Byron Shire Local News
Local news, articles and more from the Byron Shire.
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Schoolies HUB sign-on and reunion this weekend
Yes, it’s coming up quick – the end of the school year and the inevitable deluge of schoolies into the Bay.
11 hours ago | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Alleged peeping Tom arrested over caravan park incident
Police have arrested a man who was allegedly discovered staring at a woman in a shower stall at a caravan park in Byron Bay last week.
Yesterday | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Can we improve the development application (DA) process?
Locals are increasingly finding themselves facing large inappropriate development applications (DAs) that dramatically impact on amenity and diminish biodiversity. Arguably this has already occurred in many areas – real estate values have skyrocketed in recent years and there is not... Read More →
3 days ago | Hans Lovejoy | 1 -
Wilsons Ck Telstra tower rejected
A unanimous vote by councillors at Thursday’s meeting (Sept 20) has refused a development application (DA) for a 3 and 4 G mobile tower in Wilsons Creek, located behind Mullumbimby.
3 days ago | Hans Lovejoy | 4 -
Police watchdog finds Byron officer assaulted teen
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found that a NSW Police Force officer who inflicted multiple baton strikes on a naked 16 year old male in Byron Bay on 11 January 2018 used excessive force.
3 days ago | Echonetdaily | 4 -
Cinema Review: A Simple Favour
On and on it twisted and turned, with director Paul Feig pulling rabbit after rabbit from his seemingly bottomless hat, each surprise development accompanied by an almost audible ‘You didn’t see that coming, did you’. In a whodunnit that is... Read More →
4 days ago | John Campbell | 0 -
Culture Roundup for the Byron Shire and beyond. 20 September 2018
Big Gig Comedy – Dan Willis, Robert Grayson, Mandy Nolan Ballina RSL | Thursday 27 Sep | 8pm | Free Born in 1973 in North Yorkshire, Dan Willis moved to Newcastle-upon-Tyne aged three, where he remained until nineteen years had... Read More →
4 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Tristran Parade declaration a first for energy use
With the federal energy policy in tatters, individuals have been getting ready to take on the energy challenge themselves and Tristran Parade in Mullumbimby has just become the first street to declare their commitment to create a clean-energy future.
4 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Lily awarded for her community work
Cape Byron Steiner School student Lily Harrison was among 25 students who received the prestigious John Lincoln Youth Community Award at Government House on September 14.
5 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
West Byron landowner takes Council to court
One of the developers behind the contentious and large-scale West Byron urban/commercial development on Ewingsdale Road is taking Byron Shire Council to court over a deemed refusal, despite it being yet to be determined by the JRPP.
5 days ago | The Echo | 0
