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Proposed surfboard leg rope law could see surfers fined for riding unleashed in Byron Bay

A Byron Shire councillor is hoping to introduce a regulation that will see surfers fined up to $1,100 for not wearing a leg rope, likening the practice to being as easy as "'wearing seatbelts".

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Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover

The four blues guitar giants came together for an unforgettable jam at the Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia earlier this month

Guitar World

Former Byron Bay firefighter and co-accused jailed for smuggling cocaine in extinguisher

Scott Edward Biber, 59, and Philip David Emanuel, 52, will spend at least three years in jail for transporting cocaine from Sydney's eastern suburbs to the north coast in 2020.

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Byron Bay's Feros Care village residents told to find new home as facility set to be redeveloped

More than 40 aged care residents at Feros Care village in Byron Bay are in a state of shock, after being told they will need to find a new home to make way for an "intergenerational community centre".

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Battle for Byron’s soul: the debate over holiday rentals in the NSW coastal town is an existential one

Housing insecurity for long-term renters is ‘diabolical’ says the town’s deputy mayor. But the tourism sector warns reducing short-term letting will hurt, not help

The Guardian - AU

Short-term rentals destroying ‘social fabric’ of region, Byron Bay residents tell inquiry

Second day of NSW Independent Planning Commission begins after NSW government stripped council of power to cap short-term rentals

The Guardian - AU

Byron Bay property prices plunge as some regions buck trend, according to CoreLogic data

In a case of what goes up must come down, property prices in Byron Bay have plunged 25 per cent in the past 12 months. But not all regions have fallen. Here's how they performed.

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Byron Bay surfer Mathew Cassidy's injury sparks call for legropes to be made mandatory

A loose longboard left a former pro surfer's "bicep hanging out" after its fin ripped through his arm while he in the water at a renowned east coast break.

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Byron Bay edge out Snapper Rocks, Merewether in Australian Boardriders Battle final

Merewether Surfboard Club fell agonisingly short of creating Australian Boardriders Battle history in a three-way, final wave finish as Byron Bay won their first national title on Sunday at Newcastle beach.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Police Are Looking For 7 Naked Dudes Who Broke Into A Byron Bay Mansion To Twerk And Swim

NSW Police are investigating after a group of naked men broke into the Byron Bay mansion of Eddie "Spa King" Phillips on New Year's Eve.

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Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

The Guardian - AU

If White Lotus headed to Australia for a third season, where would it land?

As the sun sets in Sicily for season two of Mike White’s hit comedy series, Aussie beaches, crocodiles and influencers would make the perfect setting for the next outing

The Guardian - AU

World's most beautiful beaches revealed including the US, Thailand and Australia

The golden sands of Byron Bay in Australia, Venice Beach in California, and El Nido in Palawan, Philippines are among a list of the most beautiful beaches in the world

Daily Mirror

Rusev joins the dots of love and life on new single

BREE Rusev wrote Dotted Lines when she was 15 and in the preceding four years she's undergone a mountain growth as a young woman and an artist. But there was something about those sweetly naive lyrics about discovering love and life's possibilities which continued to resonate with the 19-year-old Novocastrian.…

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The holiday hotspots where values are lower this year than in 2021

In a stroke of good luck for holiday home hunters, properties in some of NSW and Victoria's most popular tourist spots are cheaper now than they were at the same point in 2021, according to new data from CoreLogic.

Evening Standard

Python in Australia bites, drags 5-year-old boy into pool

The snake attacked Beau Blake near his family pool in Byron Bay

Daily Mirror

Boy, 5, bitten by giant nine-foot python and dragged into swimming pool

Beau Blake, five, was out playing with his brother beside the pool in the garden of his family's home in Byron Bay, Australia when the enormous nine-foot python struck

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Schoolies keen to relax at Byron Bay after schooling years impacted by COVID, floods and fires

The schoolies of 2022 have earned the right to celebrate after their school years were impacted by COVID, fire and floods, but thousands are shunning the traditional trek to the Gold Coast for the more sedate surrounds of Byron Bay.

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Pain in Paradise: In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later, he’s speaking out

Dylan says he still has questions about what happened to him.

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Squatters Trashed Tones And I’s Byron Home But Thank God She Was In One Of Her Other $3M+ Pads

The house is one of five luxury properties owned by the singer.

AAP

Byron man accused of rape in 5-star hotel

A Byron Bay man will spend his 21st birthday in custody after he allegedly violently raped a woman in a five-star hotel in Sydney's CBD.

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A State Coroner Found Missing Backpacker Theo Hayez Is Dead, But How He Died Is Still Unclear

Theo went missing in Byron Bay three years ago.

The Independent UK

Belgium tourist's Australia disappearance remains a mystery

The disappearance of a young Belgian backpacker in Australia three years ago remains a mystery after an inquest ended without a conclusive finding

ABC News

Fate of Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez remains a mystery as coroner delivers findings

Theo Hayez went missing from Byron Bay three years ago. The NSW coroner has ruled that he is likely deceased, but the cause of manner of his death could not be established.

AAP

Mystery still surrounds backpacker's death

Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez is dead, the NSW state coroner has concluded, but she's been unable to decide if it was a tragic accident or involved foul play.

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