Byron Shire Mayor, Sarah Ndiaye, presented Jan Olley with her award yesterday in front of friends and family at the Byron Shire Community Awards.

The war in Gaza has triggered a "terrifying surge" of racism, according to Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman, who urged the government to act in a speech on Wednesday afternoon.

Even though he lacked formal training in both acting and dancing, Ray's breakout role as Leroy Johnson in the television ...