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Want Falls tickets? Be prepared to fork out big bucks

TICKETS that are normally worth about $300 are selling online for $1000.

Phoenix staying cool for the win over Alstonville

BYRON Bay Phoenix won the Nortec Junior Tennis League Division 3 Grand Finals in Ballina this weekend defeating the Alstonville Aces.

Devil Dolphins in big season finale

THE Byron Bay Lennox Head junior rugby league club topped off a big season with three teams competing in finals.

Two big weekends of basketball action

BYRON Bay Basketball continued to foster popularity of the game locally hosting their fifth Annual Senior Carnival over two weekends.

PHOTOS: Byron Public's Celebration Days

THE sun was shining and students young and old flocked back to Byron to celebrate the much loved local public school.

Rams victorious in senior grand finals

BYRON Bay Football Club has plenty to celebrate after wrapping up grand final wins across all senior grades.

Water crisis: 'Every day it's getting worse'

IT IS "desperate times" on the Northern Rivers, as people are forced to wait up to five weeks to have tank water delivered.

Macy Gray: "I'm bringing the party to Byron Bay"

THE American singer is back to the Northern Rivers next week.

Learning we are all born runners

Get off the couch and into shape with some free training sessions in the lead-up to the Byron Lighthouse Run.

REVEALED: Zeppelin frontman to play at Bluesfest

BLUESFEST has announced some exciting acts to play in 2018.

News

What if your marriage equality postal vote doesn't turn up?

Murdered woman Lanell Latta was originally from Byron Bay.

News

North Coast woman murdered in supermodel's home

Damien O'Donaghue of Suffolk Park and Javier Encalada of Bangalow at the Frutopia festival at the Lismore Showgrounds on Saturday, September 16, 2017.

News

Same sex marriage postal votes 'sabotaged'

Emma Swinson: Ms Byron Bay Galaxy 2016,Mrs Congeniality Australia 2015, Mrs Galaxy Byron Bay 2015.

News

Photographer and model in court over Facebook posts

An eastern brown snake.Photo Contributed

News

WATCH: Brown snake trapped in a macadamia nut

Michael Phillip Martin trial, crime scene photos. View showing the tomahawk.

News

REVEALED: Grisly images from murder trial

WORTHY: 1993 World Women's Surfing Champion Pauline Menczer with surfing buddy Holly English.

News

Calls to honour one of North Coast's best surfers

Man and child from Mt Morgan die in horror crash

Opinion

Why saying 'let's see the SSM legislation' is just dumb

Adrian Attwater and Paul Maris enter Coffs Harbour Police Station for the last time before being found guilty in the death of Lynette Daley at the Supreme Court trial on Wednesday, 6th November, 2017.

News

Supreme Court reveals Daley duo's prior convictions

Sophia Martini has died after crashing a scooter in Bali.Source:Facebook

News

Qld woman dead in Bali scooter crash

Storm Season

Josh Watson captured this incredible image from Brightwater Estate on the Sunshine Coast.

News

Queensland facing hot, steamy week ahead

Queensland is facing some 'supercell' activity on Friday.

News

Queensland told to brace for heavy rain from 'epic low'

The large tree hit by lightning out at Old Bonalbo in yesterday's storms.

News

Storm chasers miss lightning hit by five minutes

News

Five years since deadly tsunami devastated region

Sport

NEED FOR SPEED: Byron Bay's Triple AAA racing have returned from Bonneville with a new swag of records.

News

Straight outta Byron

KEEPING WATCH: Dedicated whale watcher Elaine 'Larnie' Reid, pictured during last year's annual whale census, with Tiffany Lee, from Tyagarah.

News

Surf sister farewelled by beloved whales

OFF AND RUNNING: The Byron2Bruns beach run attracted more than 200 competitors.

News

Big field at Byron2Bruns Beach Run

ALL IN: The Wildcats, in a goalmouth scramble, wait for the ball to drop.

News

Wildcats ground on down

Videos

Inmates on roof at Wacol prison

Woman accused of stealing teens welfare payments

Hero drags man from burning wreck

iPhone update

Outdoor Living

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

News

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

A stonefish was recently caught by a fisherman at Caloundra.

Photo Contributed

News

Most venomous fish in world found near shore

Roothy’s LowRange

John Rooth's old faithful Milo: It’s not that hard to keep an old truck flush in new parts

Lifestyle

Beer & BS: Roothy tells how to keep an old truck running

It’s a pretty safe bet there’s been more than a few divorces due to warm steaks, burnt fuses and wives tripping over tent pegs sticking out of the ground in the dark.

Lifestyle

12V tips: Five easy 4WD upgrades you can do at home

Roothy ready to get cooking on the campfire

Lifestyle

Camp cooking: Whip up a feast from whatever you've got

Where it all started - on the verandah of the old homestead in the Flinders. Anthony Warry captured this photo of Roothy reflecting on a lifetime of playing with machines.

Lifestyle

A mechanical life: Roothy gives us a glimpse

Regional News

READY FOR THE RACES: Angela Murphy is excited to attend this year's Lismore Cup with fine weather and summer fashions all on display.

News

Bit of a buzz for Lismore's Cup day

Community

See Casino through an historian's eyes and win a book

Max McGillivray, 8, in action at Evans Head Main Beach.

Sport

Surfing champs from Evans Head club head to city comp

Property

Second chance for iconic Rappville Pub

State News

News

88-year-old driver pleads not guilty to fatal crash

Lismore businessman Rod Bruem has called for an investigation into the weekend's Nationals Lismore pre-selection process.

News

Deputy Premier supports gay Nats candidate after 'attack'

Kevin Burton with daughter Kirsty White - Kevin's oxygen tank was taken from him outside Grafton Shoppingworld last week.

News

OXYGEN THIEVES: Chronic lung disease victim hit by theft

The body of a woman has been found at a the northern beaches home owned by supermodel Gemma Ward.

News

Woman found dead in supermodel’s home

National News

An Aldi worker has helped a 75-year-old grandfather work out how to use his new iPhone.

Business

Aldi worker's act of kindness rescues grandfather

The new ten dollar note.Source:News Corp Australia

News

New $10 note fails on first day

News

You don’t want this on your boarding pass

The spider web covering a huge patch of Pialba backyard.

News

SPIDER INVASION: 'This is the thing nightmares are made of.'

Ben’s wife Leah died of melanoma soon after their wedding.Source:Facebook

Lifestyle

How Ben dedicates his new adventures to his beloved late wife

Travel

How I ended up flying first class for the price of economy

Abril Benedit and Facundo Arguello gave up their careers in psychology and marketing in Argentina to travel the world and spend more time with one another. Picture: Richard Dobson

Lifestyle

Sleep and sex will make you happier than a payrise, study shows

She has two boys and her sister has used both her children's names for her own kids

Lifestyle

Mum upset after sister steals both her baby names

Entertainment

Lights, camera, romance: falling in love on reality TV

Entertainment

Revealed: The dark secrets behind The Sound of Music

Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue poses during the world premiere of the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle in Leicester square in London.

Entertainment

Kylie Minogue’s back on the scene for Kingsman sequel

Actor Ryan Phillippe is being sued by his ex-girlfriend.

Entertainment

Phillippe ‘bashed lover in drug bender’

Business News

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for the Snowy Mountains Control Centre during a Snowy Mountains visit.

Business

Coast calls on PM to throw down some funding as well as a beer

News

Don't be surprised: New $10 note to make debut

News

New $10 note could be in your wallet tomorrow

Perth Children's Hospital. Picture: Nic Ellis.

Business

Builder John Holland faces $42m fine over hospital debacle

Latest Blogs

Father Dave Smith is an Anglican Priest and professional boxer.Source:News Limited

Opinion

Priest: Why Christians ought to support same-sex marriage

VOTE NO: Pastor Brian Robertson is leading the no campaign against same-sex marriage.

News

Pastor explains why he wants you to vote no

Ashy Bine's Range Rover in a disabled parking space outside her gym at Mermaid Beach.

News

Time to get tough on those misusing disabled parking spaces

Would you dress your baby or toddler girl in blue, or let your boy wear a dress?

Opinion

Gender bending politics needs to stay away from my daughter

Big Rigs

MONSTER FAMILY: Sam Xuereb and eldest son Michael love putting on a show and pushing their diesel guzzling creations to the limit.

News

Meet the real monster mechanic

National Driver Work Diary has meant a hurdle for truck drivers.

Photo Kate Darvall/ South Burnett Times

News

Costly mistakes as the 'flog book' strikes again

Police are appealing for a public assistance in locating Peter McIntosh.

News

Police appeal for help to find missing truck driver

LOGBOOK FINE: The 53 year old driver from Currans Hill NSW appeared in Albury Local Court on 21 logbook charges under the Road Transport Act.

News

Logbook breach: $23000 fine and 33 demerit points for driver

Rural Weekly

Lot 9 Waco Floyd has sold for $90,000 today.

News

Record prices at Yarrawonga Waco bull sale

Cattle sale at CQLX.
Photo Allan Reinikka / The Morning Bulletin

News

Northern NSW cattle sales wrap up

More than $1.7m of stock was sold online at the March auction. Ritchie Bros registered 37 bidders in Canada, 34 in the USA and 17 in Middle Eastern countries.

News

VIDEO: Largest-ever Australian agricultural auction

News