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March 31, 2023

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Is polluting a lake in a national park to support new housing ok?

From Byron Bay to Evans Head to Casino the questions about how we deal with what is politely termed ‘effluent’, and how that may or may not destroy our local environment, demand real and urgent answers.

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Ballina council contractor debt waived after company goes bust

The Ballina Shire Council has voted to write off debt owed by a failed private company initially hired to develop six industrial lots six years ago.

Byron Council staff push for Mullum’s water supply to become part of Rous

A committee that makes recommendations to Council around water and sewage management in the Shire is calling for Mullum’s water supply to remain at Lavertys Gap weir in Wilsons Creek.

Buskers for Blues

The Bluesfest Busking Comp is a community engagement initiative, established 19 years ago by a group of dedicated, local musical souls – proudly executed by ACE, and fully supported and fostered by Peter Noble and the Bluesfest family.

Do you still need help to get two rooms fixed after the 2022 flood?

More than 80 Lismore residents have had help getting a few rooms in their flood-impacted homes re-sheeted and habitable...

Rethinking the tourism paradigm

The past three years have been a fairly challenging time for the Byron tourism Industry, after fires, floods, and a pandemic. According to local tourism organisation, Destination Byron, now seems the right time to rethink the tourism paradigm for Byron.

Federal Drive landslip works to begin

More than a year after a major landslip tore through Federal Drive during the floods, major works to reconstruct the damaged section are finally set to commence.

Byron hinterland coffee companies picked up a swag of awards at last week’s Sydney Fine Food Show coffee tastings. Represented were producers from Bangalow, Booyong, Federal and of course Newrybar.

The espresso category is the region’s forte, it seems, with four silver and two bronze medals awarded: Byron Beans’ Dark Combo; Bun Coffee’s 100% Shade Grown Rainforest Blend; and Byron Bay Coffee Company’s (BBCC) Organic Espresso and Exotic blends.

Kahwana Estate, Green Cauldron Coffee Company and Bun Coffee picked up bronzes for their Magma, Quarter Jack and 100 per cent Arabica blends respectively.

Byron Beans, Kahwana, Bun and BBCC all picked up bronzes in the cappuccino category and in at least one of the two plunger-coffee categories.

For a full list of local awards go to the results page of the Sydney Fine Food Show website.


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