21.5 C
Byron Shire
March 27, 2024

Always treated with respect by Byron community markets

Latest News

Splendour 2024 cancelled

It's offical, Splendour in the Grass 2024 has been cancelled.

Other News

Wild dog breeding season can increase attacks on domestic dogs

Local Land Services are reminding landowners to be aware of wild dogs as they have received five reports of domestic dogs being attacked and killed by wild dogs in the last two months.

Bay FM community radio celebrates digital upgrade

Volunteers from Byron and across the Northern Rivers celebrated nearly $100,000 worth of new studio equipment at Bay FM Community Radio station on the weekend.

Big week in Byron Bay for adaptive surfers

Australia’s first-ever international adaptive surfing contest held in Byron Bay last week was an overwhelming success according to organiser Mark ‘mono’ Stewart.

Lismore Labor MP called out over native forest logging

More than five hundred people marched in the rain through Lismore to the local state member’s office in protest against government sanctioned native forest logging on Sunday.

Terania blockade film to support Wallum cause

A film about Australia’s first environmental confrontation, which occured at Terania Creek near Nimbin, will screen on Friday, 22 March from 7pm at Brunswick Picture House as a fundraiser for the Save Wallum campaign. 

Mullum and Byron locals lock on at Ewingar State Forest

Byron Bay and Mullumbimby locals Emma Briggs and Bassi Brown locked onto machinery at Ewingar State Forest, in the Upper Clarence area, yesterday as they called for an end to native forest logging. 

P Cordeiro, Ocean Shores

I have been a business (a marketeer) attending the Byron Bay Community Markets for around 16 years.

During this time, there were many issues raised and dealt with, just like every other market in the Shire.

But the beautification and positive energy that we got during recent years with coucillor Paul Spooner have been a great change, in spite of the terrible ordeals sorrowing the actual site and the dismissal of a manager.

I made my own complaints with the administration of the Byron community markets on a few occasions and I have always been treated with respect.

So I don’t feel surprised with the obvious misunderstandings with other matters that are far more difficult to deal with regarding the future of our Byron Bay Community Markets site for instance.

What upsets me deeply is to watch one of our strongest and loved councillors being bombarded personally. If coucillor Spooner were such a heartless individual, regarding the three months’ suspension of a marketeer, why would the committee let the marketeer sell their products at the current markets by someone else?

This ‘dirty washing’ needs to be dealt privately, between the community markets and marketeer. I sincerely hope that we can work this one out because I will miss terribly our ‘mornings free Opera’, as we set up our stalls early in the morning.

Coucillors Paul Spooner, Simon Richardson and Basil Cameron are the best team we ever had to deal politically against Liberal right-wing sitting in Council on ‘a pudding’ at our community’s expense and inhibiting sustainable progress for far too long. I hope that voters realise how certain people are trying so hard to dis and underestimate our loved councillors, and cause division between them.

To me the recent local media article is just another attempt to do just that.


Support The Echo

Keeping the community together and the community voice loud and clear is what The Echo is about. More than ever we need your help to keep this voice alive and thriving in the community.

Like all businesses we are struggling to keep food on the table of all our local and hard working journalists, artists, sales, delivery and drudges who keep the news coming out to you both in the newspaper and online. If you can spare a few dollars a week – or maybe more – we would appreciate all the support you are able to give to keep the voice of independent, local journalism alive.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

We just love him!

If you’re over 50 you might not be a fan of Tom Jones, but you can bet your mum is. If you’re under 40 you might not even know who he is, but your grandmother probably wet her pants at the mere mention of his name.

Peter Garrett gives Bluesfest the nod

If I say the words ‘US Forces give the nod’, I can pretty much guarantee that you will hear the unmistakable voice of Peter Garrett ringing in your ears. Your head may even start to bob up and down a bit. 

Save Wallum finalist in NSW 2024 environment awards

The Save Wallum campaign has been named as a finalist in the Nature Conservation Council of NSW Environment Awards 2024. The award ceremony will be held in Sydney tonight, and Save Wallum spokesperson and ecologist James Barrie will be attending with Tegan Kitt, another founding member of the group.

New report highlights gaps in rural and remote health

The second annual Royal Flying Doctor Service ‘Best for the Bush, Rural and remote Health Base Line’ report has just been released. Presenting the latest data on the health of rural and remote Australians and evidence on service gaps, it identifies issues in urgent need of attention from service providers, funders, partners and policy makers.