The Disabled Surfers Association aims to get everybody in the water and onto a wave no matter what their ability. The first gathering of the season is just over a week away but they need the community’s help to make a big splash.

It’s nearing that time of year when the final school bell rings and thousands of school-leavers hit the streets in celebration. Byron Bay has long been a hotspot for schoolies and this year ‘The Hub’ is offering free drug and alcohol training for volunteers to ensure it’s the safest year yet.

A truck loaded with live chickens rolled on the Bruxner Highway this morning causing traffic chaos for commuters. It comes less than a year after another b-double, also loaded with live chickens, overturned along the same stretch of road.

Alstonville Waterpolo Club is looking to make a splash and come back in a big way this season. The transformation of two local pools into Olympic-grade facilities, helping their preparations.

The Ballina Sharks are hungry for home runs this season as they chase a third-straight premiership. The softball season gets underway this Saturday and although participation is up, Far North Coast Softball says it would like to see more men step up to the plate.

After the best bowlers in the state played on Ballina’s greens this week, the rookie’s have tried their hand at the sport. The knock-out lawn bowls competition runs for one day a year, with the zone winner off to compete in the state championships.

Partners of the motorcyclists who tragically lost their lives at the Alstonville intersection have united in their calls for an immediate speed reduction along the notorious stretch of road. They fear if more isn’t done, another life will be lost

After struggling to find teams to play against, the Byron Bay female union team is training hard ahead of the Rugby Sevens Competition later in the month. They intend to be a force to be reckoned with, not just because of their training, they’ll be donning a uniform for the first time in the club’s history.

They help track missing persons, stop narcotics at the border and now a sniffer dog will be used in the fight against yellow crazy ants. 4-year-old Jet is specially trained to sniff out the invasive pest and does it all for a pat and throw of a ball.

Photos have emerged of Chris Hemsworth’s mega mansion, now nearly complete, just outside of Byron Bay, and not everyone’s happy the movie star is moving in. Meanwhile, real estate agents are struggling to keep up with demand from buyers.