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Local grom takes national tube-riding prize
Local grom takes national tube-riding prize. Broken Head surfer Leihani Zoric has taken out first place in the U/14 girls and best barrel (girl) categories of the Australian Junior Online Surf Championships.
Other News
Success for Queensland’s first drug testing at Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival
The sun was peeking through the clouds as festival-goers arrived at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival in Queensland over the Easter weekend.
Speed limits
I’m surprised to see that when you drive from Bangalow to Lismore via Clunes and Bexhill the speed limit...
Short stay accommodation saga at Ballina Council
The last Ballina Council meeting saw a straightforward request from staff for more information about the short term rental accommodation situation in the shire (as it relates to NSW government policy) turn into an elaborate saga.
Mullum refugee support group formed
A new group in Mullumbimby has formed to help settle a Syrian refugee family in the area within the next few months.
Prime Minister visits Beacon in Bangalow
The Anthony Albanese show came to Bangalow yesterday as the prime minister officially opened a social enterprise laundry.
Rural roads need a path to recovery
The recent and continuing rains have turned many of our roads into a sodden mud puddle and the NSW Farmers have renewed calls for real action on road infrastructure funding after continual damage on roads and bridges across the state.
Stories about "Brunswick Heads caravan parks and Crown reserves":
Byron mayor in cahoots with holiday park trust
Michele Grant, Convenor, Foreshore Protection Group.
We witnessed another standout performance from mayor Simon Richardson as he boldly handed over the last piece of disputed...
Greens betrayal
Kelly Dodd, Brunswick Heads.
In the past when a Greens councillor found she could no longer abide by Greens principles, and found that she had more...
Genuine consultation missing in van park decision
Leigh Rees, Brunswick Heads.
I have been working with people who have been researching the activities of the NSW Crown Trust in Brunswick Heads for 20...
Did Byron mayor lie over van park motion?
Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads.
Byron Shire Council's decision to support NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust putting their development plans for Massy Greene and Ferry caravan...
Brunswick foreshore revisited
Cr Sarah Ndiaye, Byron Shire Council.
I saw Jan Barham’s article in The Echo in support of Byron Shire Council’s motion 9.3 on Brunswick Heads parkland...
Greens accused of folding over Bruns parks negotiations
Deep division and political backflips have emerged within local Greens members over a move to put plans of management (PoM) on public exhibition for two of the three holiday parks in Brunswick Heads.
Byron councillors offer $3.7m land to Bruns holiday parks
Michele Grant, Foreshore Protection Group.
Byron councillors, Sarah Ndiaye, Michael Lyons and Alan Hunter have lodged a rescission motion that will gift around 36,000m2 of...
Byron council’s last chance to change park boundaries
Michele Grant, convenor, Foreshore Protection Group. Byron Shire Council has one last chance to save the Ferry Reserve foreshore and Lot 7005 at Massey Greene caravan parks from commercial development.
Bruns park managers should be dismissed
Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads. North Coast Holiday Parks (NCHP) and the then North Coast Accommodation Trust (NCAT) held Byron Shire Council's (BSC) licences from August 2012, reaffirmed in 2013, in utter contempt in their preparation of the Plans of Management (POM) for the caravan parks in Brunswick Heads.
Government ‘misled’ over Brunswick Heads park plans
Campaigners against what they say is a long-running ‘land grab’ of public foreshore lands by adjoining crown-reserve caravan parks in Brunswick Heads have accused park managers of misleading the state government over park boundaries.
Byron Echo
Northern Rivers rugby league underway for 2024
Senior rugby league got off to a good start for the 2024 season with Byron Bay, Ballina and Mullumbimby teams picking up competition points.
Local News
Mayor defends promoting sale of Wallum lots
Is the role of mayor Michael Lyon as a negotiator with Wallum developers, Clarence Property, compromised?
With talks with the developer yet to yield...
Byron Echo
Byron U/18 girls basketballers undefeated in regional competition
The Byron Bay Beez girls U/18 squad are undefeated and sit on top of the North Eastern Junior League (NEJL) after two of four rounds.
