Byron Shire Local News
Local news, articles and more from the Byron Shire.
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Byron Green councillors all pretenders
Today was my first attendance to a Byron Council meeting. It was amazing, I witnessed a mayor completely out of his depth and basically not up to the challenges ahead of him.
Yesterday | The Echo | 0 -
Mur’bah-to-Casino rail line an asset we need
Louise Doran, Ocean Shores. Recent letters claiming the Casino to Murwillumbah train line is in such bad condition that trains will never return are wrong on both points.
Yesterday | The Echo | 0 -
Byron’s roads are ‘a mess’, council admits
‘After weeks of heavy rainfall and flooding, many roads within Byron Shire are heavily pot-holed and falling apart.’ That unlikely confession is an official admission from Byron Shire Council that it has failed over many years to keep up with its road maintenance obligations.
2 days ago | Chris Dobney | 4 -
Recent rains test new flood response for Billinudgel
Recent heavy rains have allowed the Byron council and SES to demonstrate some of the changes that they are making in relation to flood responses in the north of the shire following the flood meeting on June 1.
3 days ago | Aslan Shand | 0 -
WWI memorial park study underway
A report is underway to determine the heritage significance of the Brunswick Heads WWI Memorial Park, according to Byron Shire Council staff, following use of the area for overflow to camping and residents' complaints of their poor health.
3 days ago | The Echo | 1 -
New group encourages young girls to dream big
Years ago when my 22-year-old daughter was a teenager, I searched tirelessly for a program that might suit her. I longed to find a place that offered her a breadth of experiences; that built her confidence through friendships and learning.
3 days ago | Mandy Nolan | 1 -
Rebecca records acts of kindness and hopes to spread it
Byron local Rebecca Johnson, 24, has launched The Kindness Book project at the recent Young & Green eco-fair.
3 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Federal children honour Aboriginal culture
Federal Community Children’s Centre is holding a Connecting to Country day to celebrate Aboriginal culture and respect for the environment on Sunday June 25 over 10am–2pm.
3 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Enforcement, not ‘bed tax’ the solution to housing crisis
Trish Burt, Convenor, Neighbours Not Strangers. On the subject of tourist/visitor letting, Byron Shire Cr Paul Spooner believes ‘we need…to convince the state government to change’. He misses the point completely. It’s local councils who must be mandated to enforce... Read More →
4 days ago | Echonetdaily | 1 -
West Byron’s ecological impact will be big
Jo Faith, Newtown. Addressing proposed development at West Byron, it is noted that the DCP peer review has come back and has been reported on by Byron Shire Council staff. An assertion exists that there is no core koala habitat on the site.
8 days ago | The Echo | 0
