←Volume 34
![]( "Have education budget cuts led to putting kids and teachers at risk?")
![]( "Editorial – Bring in a UBI for the crisis")
![]( "Disabled parking up for review")
![]( "Byron Shire Council ‘full steam ahead’ with roadworks")
![]( "Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: The Still Corona")
![]( "Roller derby rocks Cavanbah Centre")
![]( "Mullumbimby hosts 24 clubs for swimming carnival")
![]( "Lennox Longboarders get first contest away")
![]( "Wines: personally selected and delivered to you")
![]( "Richardson won’t stand in the 2020 Byron election")
![]( "Riot squad in Byron Bay")
![]( "Thus Spake Mungo: COVID-19 getting personal")
March 25, 2020
In this Issue:
Have education budget cuts led to putting kids and teachers at...
While schools are closing across the planet owing to COVID-19, NSW schools remain open, for now. Yet are they fully equipped to deal with the deadly virus? The United Workers Union, who represent cleaners contracted to NSW schools, said on March...
Editorial – Bring in a UBI for the crisis
Around the country we have people lining up down the streets outside Centrelink offices, attempting social distancing, to ensure they don’t starve and lose their homes as they lose their jobs. One key government response should be to bring in the universal basic income.
Disabled parking up for review
Byron Council is set to review disability parking arrangements in the Byron Bay CBD, after it emerged that the disabled parking spots next to the Mercato shopping centre did not have access to the footpath.
Byron Shire Council ‘full steam ahead’ with roadworks
Council’s works team say they have started making a dent in the $20 million allocated to Byron Shire for road programs as part of the NSW government’s $25 million tourism impacts infrastructure election commitment.
Developer bonanza
Cr Cate Coorey, Byron Bay Cr Michael Lyon’s statement in his letter regarding the Business and Industrial Lands Strategy (BILS) cannot be ignored. His comment, ‘I stand by our decision to identify additional lands for businesses to expand in the Shire...
Will dollars win?
Glenn Higson, Goonengerry Those who have researched CSG (coal seam gas) will know how counterproductive it is. Sure, it burns cleaner than coal, but the escaping gas from wells etc, which the gas companies have thought to harvest, is 80...
True COVID-19 heroes
Ron Priestley, Main Arm The true heroes of the current calamity are all the checkout people who stand a metre away from hundreds each day, who face and breathe on them, as well as often handling their credit cards and rewards...
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: The Still Corona
I noticed how happy my husband was this week. I’m home. I’m doing the washing. I’m cleaning. I’m cooking. I’m here. I’m back to being a 1950’s housewife. I’ve started wearing lipstick to bed. Next week I’m cracking out the rollers.
Roller derby rocks Cavanbah Centre
The roller derby season kicked off with six teams competing in the second running of the Northern Rivers Revolt held at the Cavanbah centre two weeks ago. Teams travelled from Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney to complete in the two-day roller derby tournament.
Mullumbimby hosts 24 clubs for swimming carnival
Over 130 swimmers from 24 clubs enjoyed a great day of competition at the Mullumbimby Swimming Club’s qualifying meet, held at the Petria Thomas pool on 14 March.
Lennox Longboarders get first contest away
The Lennox Longboarders had their first round of the year under new president, Rob Rye, and had offshore winds and one-metre waves for the 36 surfers who competed at Lennox Main Beach.
Wines: personally selected and delivered to you
By S Haslam The Sun Bistro Bottleshop in Sunrise is one of those great local businesses offering a new, unique service in response to the coronavirus. As we know, locals are going out less, many gigs and private events have...
Farmers markets are on
Both the state and federal governments have confirmed that farmers’ markets are an essential service, so the farmers’ markets will continue to operate unless instructed otherwise, but with even tighter social distancing measures. ‘On the whole, everyone has been really...
Local distillery now selling hand sanitiser for cost price
By Sandra Davey A local consequence of the cleanliness guidelines is that the area has run out of hand sanitiser. To alleviate this situation the good folk at Lord Byron Distillery, who usually make rum, vodka and limoncello, have created...
Richardson won’t stand in the 2020 Byron election
With local council elections being held later this year, there has been a lot of speculation about who will be running for office in the Byron Shire.
Riot squad in Byron Bay
With three black riot squad vans in Byron Bay on this morning, there was speculation that they were there to enforce shutdowns of venues and beaches.
Thus Spake Mungo: COVID-19 getting personal
Suddenly it’s personal. I have been placed in home isolation.
