Saturday’s Family Fun Day enabled the community to celebrate the spacious new Byron Bay Library. Sharon Shostak joined the crowds entranced by the new space and the many activities on offer.
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Shenhua gone and Breeza breathes again
In a much-hoped-for move, the NSW Government and the China Shenhua Energy Company Limited have reached a $100 million agreement in which Shenhua will withdraw its mining lease application and surrender its development consent for the Shenhua Watermark Coal project at Breeza on the Liverpool Plains.
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DPI has an eye on Lismore’s yellow crazy ants
The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a species of ant, originally from Southeast Asia, that has been accidentally introduced to numerous places in the world – including Lismore.
Jack McCoy bringing surf show to Lennox
Legendary film maker Jack McCoy is bringing his acclaimed surf talk, film and live music event to the Lennox Head Cultural Centre on Saturday 8 May.
A coast in need of management
It appears that the long-suffering management of perhaps the region’s most precious resource and attraction, Byron Shire’s beaches and estuaries, are not a high priority for Sydney-based bureaucrats and the Liberal-Nationals government.
Music photos
Jack Paten, Shellharbour
Over the years I have collected various photos from the past of Australian Country Music history and am...
Increase in remote access scams
Local financial institutions say there has been an increase in remote access scams experienced by customers recently.
An insult, Poppa
From what I can understand, Poppa Veet Mayo’s letter seems to imply that this latest COVID scare is a...
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5MW solar farm funding under question
A 5MW solar farm proposed for Myocum, located near the Byron Resource Recovery Centre, poses a ‘high degree of risk’, and could jeopardise funding for other large Council infrastructure projects, according to a staff report, to be tabled at this Thursday’s meeting.
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Tony Barry, Ben Chifley and FD’s Four Freedoms
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Local actor-vist, Tony Barry, has taken on a lot since he moved to the Northern Rivers, and though cancer took one of his legs, Tony still manages to put in the hard yards for social, environmental and human rights causes.
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Government bullying and hidden agendas
Frank Ball, Tweed Heads
The treatment of Christine Holgate while CEO of Australia Post is nothing short of scandalous. Not only is it a prime example...
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Byron Shire celebrates seniors during festival week
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