Our seditious history
Where does one draw the line over the liberty we give society’s antagonists? Should free speech really have limits?One of the first European settler antagonists in Australia was Ballarat.....
| Latest News | Updated June 29, 2010 |
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Woolies Protest Inspires Song By 14 Year Old
Unhappy with the Woolworths plans to build a supermarket in her home town of Mullumbimby, 14 year old school girl Rachel Stevens has written a protest song... Read more»
MARA dismayed by Main Arm development
The Main Arm Residents Association (MARA) has expressed its dismay at a decision by Council to approve the controversial ReGenesis development in the village. After several false starts and the loss of motions to curtail the development, Council finally resolved to accept the plan for a subdivision to create 12 residential lots, one commercial lot, one open space lot and a community title subdivision creating 13 rural residential lots and one community lot. The motion was carried 6-3, Cs Tucker, Woods, Heeson, Barham, Richardson and Tabart in favour and Crs Staples, Cameron and... Read more»
Groundhog Day in the chambers
It was old home week, or as one council staffer put it, ‘Groundhog Day’, at the Byron Shire Council chambers last week, when many of the major players from the last twenty years paid a... Read more»
Tabart cleared of leaking Council secrets
An extraordinary saga has been playing out in secret since last year when Byron Shire GM Graeme Faulkner lodged a complaint against Cr Tom Tabart for an alleged disclosure of ‘confidential’ information. It ended last week, many thousands of dollars later, when councillors voted to note the report on the matter, note that no offence had been committed and to take no further action. I have yet to read the 66 pages of documentation but in brief Faulkner decided that Tabart had leaked a confidential motion to a former councillor. Tabart’s position is that he... Read more»
Progress for Suffolk Park plans?
The Suffolk Park Community Hall was filled to capacity at a recent public meeting called by the Suffolk Park Progress Association to discuss the issue of the caravan park. Over 80 people attended, including Mayor Jan Barham, Crs Patrick Morrisey, Richard Staples and Simon Richardson as well as relatives of George Suffolk who had bequeathed the land in 1922. President of the SPPA Karin Kolbe welcomed all attendees on behalf of the committee, explaining that ‘the issue of the caravan park is a very long one and some people have worked very hard on it. It demonstrates the... Read more»
Greens launch Richmond candidate
NSW Greens MP and lead Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon will joined local Greens on Sunday in the Mullumbimby Civic Hall to announce local publisher and author Joe Ebono as the Greens candidate for... Read more»
SPAR closes Byron Bay store
SPAR Australia says it has reluctantly closed its Byron Bay outlet due to difficult trading conditions and a decline in the tourism trade. ‘After trading for seven months, this is extremely disappointing, particularly for the staff who have worked tirelessly to make the store a success.
Noris ‘Moshe’ Vahaba 1954-2010
It’s with a heavy heart and fond memories that we say goodbye to one of Mullum’s most cherished. Moshe, the much loved proprietor of Café Mazah, passed away peacefully in his sleep... Read more»
‘Ecstatic’ start to sculpture biennial
At least 200 people crowded out the Byron Beach Café for the VIP Post-Opening function of artsCape Biennial 2010. ArtsCape is an outdoor exhibition of sculpture situated within the... Read more»
Timor-Leste president receives honorary doctorate
Dr José Ramos-Horta, the president of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, was made an Honorary Doctor of Southern Cross University at a ceremony held last Thursday at the Lismore... Read more»
Reprieve on Roundhouse site
A decision on the Roundhouse site at Ocean Shores emerged at Byron Shire Council’s meeting last Thursday. Residents of Ocean Shores put in one last effort to sway the council and at the... Read more»
Why should we protect the humpbacks?
By Trish & Wally Franklin Last week in Morocco the International Whaling Commission (IWC) ditched the ‘compromise’ plan seeking to resolve the so-called Japanese issue. The... Read more» |
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Abbott all at sea on navy’s role
The first duty of sailors is to rescue those in danger, irrespective of whether they be friend or foe.Young men and women join the Royal Australian Navy for a variety of reasons: to fight for their.....
Invasion of the privacy snatchers
There are three little magic words that thrill every mother to the core. Back To School. Thank Christ they’ve gone. Yeah I love them. Yeah I’d lay down my life for them. I just.....
What's in a name?
Bell pepper, pimiento, capsicum, sweet pepper, bullnose pepper – depending on where you reside the name will vary. And Christopher Columbus can be blamed for the confusion: on his voyage to.....
Cinema Review
The Descendants In the same fashion as Up In The Air (2009), we enter the movie accompanied by the confiding, measured tones of George Clooney’s voice-over. As Matt King, a descendant of.....
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.....