How the media works
Often I have wanted to paste stickers on ‘news’ items that appear in newspapers.They would say, for instance, that this story is a ‘re-written media release,’ or,.....
Issue 26.34 – February 7, 2012
| Latest News | Updated February 7, 2012 |
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Splendour objectors walk out
Around 40 Ocean Shores residents walked out of the Planning Assesment Commission (PAC) public hearing on Thursday in anger at their community association president’s speech favouring the proposal. It was just one of many passionate objections that occurred at both public meetings over the controversial permanent event-site development in Yelgun. Thursday’s hearing at the Ocean Shores Public School hall drew the most heat, however. Oceans Shores Community Association president Jan Mangleson, a former Byron Shire councillor, was interrupted many times by residents... Read more»
Push is on to keep Federal church a community asset
The race is on to secure $220,000 by June so the Federal church can be retained for community use. A meeting on Saturday morning at the town’s iconic church saw a crowd of around 70,... Read more»
Tourism grants help operators re-invent
Things have changed down on the farm as tourism incentives breathe new life into the simple life. Several regional tourism operators have been granted a total of $250,000 funding via a... Read more»
Byron Naturally campaign ‘a success’
However not all are convinced it has benefited locally owned businesses While many tourist destinations around the country reported a downturn in visitor numbers over the... Read more»
Bangalow rallies to save its club
The Banglalow community has pitched in $110,000 to save the town’s club, but more is needed. The announcement comes after a group of more than eighty people attended an upbeat... Read more»
The PR spin over Centrelink slowly becomes clearer
The muddied waters over the Department of Human Services’ decision to refurbish and install more computers at Byron Bay Centrelink is beginning to clear. Community workers raised concerns with the media that many of the jobs at the Byron office were relocated to Brunswick some time ago despite the department’s media releases that spruiked improved services. The department’s message also claimed that ‘no jobs will be lost,’ and that ‘there are no changes to face-to-face services.’ Another claim was that, ‘…those... Read more»
Buck$ wins court case against Council over MO
Coorabell resident John Anderson, aka Fast Buck$, has won a longstanding fight against Byron Shire Council which had prevented him from developing a six-dwelling multiple occupancy (MO) on his Newes Road property. The Land and Environment Court ruled last week that council’s development consent for the MO, granted in July 1990, had not lapsed. Council chose not to fight the case in court, formally withdrawing from proceedings, while Mr Anderson represented himself. In his judgment, Justice Peter Biscoe said approval for the MO had not lapsed as Mr Anderson and... Read more» |
| Features | Updated February 7, 2012 |
| Opinion and Analysis | Updated February 6, 2012 |
Labor struggles to exorcise Kev’s ghost
Julia Gillard used to be a school teacher, which is probably why she recalled her class of 2012 a day early for what amounted to a pep talk and a spot of bonding. It was billed as an ideas fest,.....
Get a whiff of this
A few weeks back federal member for Brisbane and citizenship spokeswoman for the coalition, Teresa Gambaro, told The Australia that she believed migrants should be taught about the importance of.....
Restaurants: Mystique or Myth?
I have just finished reading a book called Four Kitchens. In it, chef/author Lauren Shockey describes her experiences over the course of one year in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv and Paris, cooking.....
Cinema Reviews
Chronicle What eventuates when super powers are bestowed on a crazy mixed-up bullied kid from the ’burbs who is regularly the victim of a toxic relationship with his abusive father? To quote.....
Moving our birthday
On Thursday, January 26, Byron Shire, along with the rest of Australia, will be celebrating Australia Day – see www.byron.nsw.gov.au/australia-day.The fashion for widely celebrating the birth.....