Byron Shire Local News
Local news, articles and more from the Byron Shire.
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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.
1 hour ago | Hans Lovejoy | 0 -
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.
2 hours ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
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 →
Yesterday | 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 →
Yesterday | 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.
Yesterday | 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.
2 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.
2 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Byron mayor wants to move Australia Day ceremony
Byron Council may be about to move its Australia Day ceremony back a day in order to acknowledge that January 26 marks ‘the day the cultural decimation and denigration of the first Australians began’.
2 days ago | Paul Bibby | 13 -
Youth violence sparks Mullumbimby meeting
A public meeting will be held in Mullumbimby next Tuesday (September 25) to discuss solutions to the ongoing issues of youth violence and antisocial behaviour in the Shire’s north.
2 days ago | Paul Bibby | 0 -
Live Music for the Byron Shire. 19 September 2018
The Byron Bay Guitar Festival Byron Brewery | 6 & 7 October The Byron Bay Guitar Festival (BBGF) is returning on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October 2018 at the Byron Bay Brewery for its second year. Amongst the incredible... Read More →
2 days ago | The Echo | 0
