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Parklands application still doesn’t satisfy councillors
With North Byron Parklands in Yelgun seeking residency approval and an increase to 55,000 patrons for their flagship event, Splendour in the Grass, Byron Shire councillors have raised concerns with a notice of motion at last week's meeting.
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Adani activists drop in on COAG
On the first day of the COAG Energy Council meeting in Adelaide yesterday, two citizens entered Senator Matt Canavan’s press conference and stood either side of him bearing #StopAdani signs. Interrupting his opening statements, they asked him why he supports the Adani coal mine.
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Eco Village proposal back on council agenda
An eco-village proposal near the Brunswick Heads highway interchange at Saddle Road is back on the table after councillors voted last Thursday to include it within the Rural Land Use Strategy.
6 hours ago | The Echo | 2 Byron Echo, Local News -
Man killed in accident with truck on M1
Updated, 10:10am: The northbound lanes of the M1 (Pacific Highway) have reopened following a fatal accident early this morning, when a pedestrian was hit by a truck near near the Brunswick Heads interchange. Traffic is reportedly heavily backed up.
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Parklands application still doesn’t satisfy councillors
With North Byron Parklands in Yelgun seeking residency approval and an increase to 55,000 patrons for their flagship event, Splendour in the Grass, Byron Shire councillors have raised concerns with a notice of motion at last week's meeting.
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Affordable housing trust launched
A new governance model to deliver affordable housing in the Shire was launched last Tuesday by Cr Paul Spooner. He addressed the first Byron Community Land Limited AGM at the Community Centre.
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Have you seen Aiden?
Police are seeking community assistance to locate 16-year-old Aiden Olivieri from Cedar Point, who has been reported as missing.
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Eco Village proposal back on council agenda
An eco-village proposal near the Brunswick Heads highway interchange at Saddle Road is back on the table after councillors voted last Thursday to include it within the Rural Land Use Strategy.
6 hours ago | The Echo | 2
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Bruns land grab
Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads The exhibited Plans of Management (POM) for Massy Greene and Ferry caravan parks focus on boundaries. Once set, they give the go ahead to up-market the accommodation mix to make these prime assets on the Brunswick River.... Read More →
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Recognising Anudhi
Ian Cohen, Broken Head Great to see former mayors Jan Barham and Oliver Dunne ‘on the same page’ ruminating on our rich and verdant history in Sharon Shostak’s most recent documentary Mullumbimby’s Magic: the culture of the 70s–80s. How many of today’s... Read More →
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: The dick joke
I love a dick joke. But a $52K one? Well it better be a doozy. And it is! Thank you, Byron Council! You have kept me in dick jokes for the next decade… or should I say Dickade?! I LOVE the new sculptural cock up!
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