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Afterpay’s Anthony Eisen buys $23 million Byron Bay house
The fintech entrepreneur already owned one of the dozen houses fronting Byron Bay’s Wategos Beach before he added a second one on Wednesday.
- by Lucy Macken
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Byron’s million-dollar ‘lifestyle’ properties the latest target in fight for more housing
Multimillion-dollar properties in the Byron hinterland are taking over once important agricultural land that should be used for housing instead, Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon says.
- by Catherine Naylor
‘Huge difference’: 60-day cap on short-term rentals recommended for Byron
Mayor Michael Lyon says other councils across NSW will look closely at the Independent Planning Commission finding.
- by Catherine Naylor
Byron Bay mulls fines for ‘hipster’ surfers who ditch leg ropes
Former professional Mat Cassidy was enjoying a surf close to home earlier this year when a runaway board left him so badly hurt he thought he was going to die.
- by Catherine Naylor
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Byron Bay’s trophy home market soars with record $37 million sale
Tom and Emma Lane, of the Oroton fashion accessories empire, have set a new NSW North Coast house price record as they ink a $37 million sale of their Coopers Shoot home.
- by Lucy Macken
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Chef Shannon Bennett was subject of domestic violence order
The existence of the orders was revealed in a hearing at the Byron Bay court, where the celebrity chef’s ex-partner, Madeleine West, unsuccessfully challenged a restraining order filed against her on behalf of Bennett’s father.
- by Zach Hope and Cameron Houston
The cheapest homes in the most sought-after sea change hotspots
Buying in a popular sea change town does not come cheap, but there are a handful of entry-level options not so far from the main drag.
- by Elizabeth Redman
From comedy to politics and back: the woman Wil Anderson described as ‘the funniest non-famous comedian’
Mandy Nolan came close to an unlikely win at the last federal election. Now she’s turned it into a comedy show, but don’t rule out a second tilt at Canberra.
- by Karl Quinn
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The Block’s Shelley Craft flips Byron Bay home for $9 million
In Sydney, Lord Michael Glendonbrook has snapped up his neighbour’s Darling Point pad for $16 million.
- by Lucy Macken
Police search for swimmer after suspected drowning in Byron Bay
The man was seen struggling in the surf at Main Beach in Byron Bay on Wednesday afternoon but is yet to be found.
- by Sarah Keoghan