Byron Shire Local News
Local news, articles and more from the Byron Shire.
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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 →
3 hours 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 hours 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.
5 hours 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.
22 hours 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.
Yesterday | 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’.
Yesterday | Paul Bibby | 10 -
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.
Yesterday | 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 →
Yesterday | The Echo | 0 -
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: SAVE BYRON
Next time you blow a tyre on a pothole in our Shire, don’t curse Council, curse your neighbours who live in Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane and rent their house out on Airbnb or Booking.com. It’s their greed that put it there.
Yesterday | Mandy Nolan | 4 -
Byron film fest program is now online
The full program for the Byron Bay Film Festival is now available online, introducing a stellar showcase of over 155 films.
Yesterday | Echonetdaily | 0
