←Volume 35
June 24, 2020
In this Issue:
Dementia failure?
Meg Pickup, Ballina I have cared for a family member with dementia so am shocked Dementia Australia (DA) will ditch their physical presence in Tweed and terminate the Diversity and Inclusion Officer position. Vital support for people with dementia, and their carers,...
The right-wing extremist and the anti-vax and 5G protester
Ms Magda Whale, Suffolk Park As a resident of Byron Bay for nearly 30 years I am dismayed that Byron Shire is known as the anti-5G and anti-vax capital of Australia. My dismay is not only related to my scepticism of...
Lennox: business and people coming back
With businesses in Lennox Head slowly returning to the new normal, the Lennox Chamber of Commerce is continuing with plans that began pre-pandemic.
Paid parking at Brunswick Heads
Paul Brennan, Brunswick Heads The Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce maintains that paid parking in Brunswick Heads is not wanted. Have they conducted a survey of the permanent residents of the town? I have been a permanent resident of Brunswick for six...
Bruns parking goalposts moved, says chamber
Senior Council staff have defended the way traffic data is analysed, after the Brunswick Heads chamber of commerce claimed the term ‘full capacity’ is defined as an occupancy of 90 per cent, not 100 per cent.
Drop in Byron Shire greenhouse gas emissions owing to lockdown
Electricity emissions in Byron Shire were reduced by 21 per cent in April this year, while private transport emissions were estimated to have reduced by 50 per cent to 75 per cent over the month of April.
Toilet surprise
Gabi Giacomin, Ocean Shores I popped into the Brunswick public toilets last week and got such a lovely surprise. They had been renovated to a first world standard. While the bickering was unfolding between Jan Barham, MP Tamara Smith and Byron Council...
Greens-dominated council paves paradise – again…
It is one of the most beautiful, unspoilt, tranquil spots that is beloved by local people and visitors to the Byron Shire. Allowing a cafe to be built here is a tragedy made real by the greed of developers, and the failure of councillors and Council staff to protect the public interest in the face of these endless development challenges.
Stand in shame
Ken Ohlsson, Ocean Shores What a crazy time we live in, when tearing down statues of historical figures seems a good idea for some to prove black lives matter. History cannot be changed by obliterating the memory of tyrants who brought...
Community showgrounds
Magenta Appel-Pye, Mullumbimby Thanks to Cheryl Tyler for bringing up an important community issue in last week’s letters. The Mullumbimby Showground is a beautiful, peaceful place for families, kids, dogwalkers and everyone to visit and enjoy. Except when cars speed through...
Paid parking for the whole shire
A Hunter, Bangalow The whole Shire should have paid parking. The benefits of which would be welcomed by all residents – better roads, and visitors paying their way so the ratepayers of our Shire get more bang for their buck.
Tallow fish kill
M Clarke, South Golden Beach So Mr Lyon, obviously there's no need to hold anybody to account for the death of thousands of animals? Or for acting contrary to licences and established best management practices? It should never have happened. It should never...
Trashed beaches
Bugal Bee, Ballina In response to your Beaches being trashed, but who is responsible? article. We are descendants of the Nyangbul Bundjalung people who call the area of Ballina, Lennox Head and South Ballina home. We too are concerned about the...
Cartoon of the week – 24 June, 2020
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Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 24 June,...
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 24 June, 2020
Adapting and surviving: Wharf Bar & Restaurant
Eve Jeffery Situated in one of the most enviable places on the far north coast, Wharf Bar & Restaurant in Ballina was one of the businesses who changed the way they served food during the pandemic. Even though they had to...
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: An Untidy Woman
‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results’. That quote has often been attributed to Einstein, but he didn’t say it. His wife did. It’s not relativity theory, it’s domestic drudgery.
Thus Spake Mungo: Bloody Victorians
Déjà vu all over again. In the dim, dark ages before I even arrived in Canberra, I was writing stories about the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party
