Attending a ‘White Deaths in Custody’ demonstration at Sydney Town Hall, demonstrators were informed by Green NSW MP Sue Higginson, that the shooting deaths of two mentally traumatised and disturbed young people, by NSW police, revealed a total lack...
I’m leading something of a double life. Every week, a few days in Murwillumbah, and the rest in Mullumbimby – my former place of residence.
The phrase ‘elected reps responsive to the needs of their community’, is the key to far more than just that. But the principle is essential in a far more expansive fashion. Unless both individuals and potential candidates are illuminated with...
Wild Rocket, made up of Byron Bay High School year 9 students, Zephyr Penhaligon-Breeze and Kai Akib, have taken out two awards.
Some people in the Northern Rivers think it desirable to boycott local businesses on the basis of ethnic identity. I do not. Women and children, and men, should not be made to pay for the crimes of distant military, political or...
I was disgusted to read of Council’s decision to allow a road to be built through Bangalow’s cemetery. The cemetery land was originally gifted to the community by an early pioneer for the purpose of providing a cemetery and...
The mayor agrees that Hydrosphere’s costings on Lavertys Gap versus Rous Water are so wrong that they need revision. He brought a ‘mayoral minute’ to last Thursday’s Council meeting. A mayoral minute is a special motion that doesn’t require notice...
A few more examples for those still not paying attention. For months Labor has misled the public on its two-way arms trade with Israel, now there are pictures of Albanese with a drone gun and the Australian-made drone gun being...
I was most interested to read your good news story about a defibrillator saving a man’s life last week in Mullumbimby. It got me thinking. Do defibs have easy-to-follow instructions or do you have to be a paramedic to...
I’m glad Fatima Payman, ex-Labor senator, now independent, has crossed again and is now sitting on the cross bench. The Labor Party should hang their heads in shame, the way they all treated Fatima – well most of them did. They...
Danny is correct that the newly-created Facebook group ‘Jews for Palestine Northern Rivers’ is not yet active. We are few, and we concentrate on our work rather than on social media, but numbers are no reflection on the justice...
I wonder if the community is aware of the extended nightclub operation proposed for the corner of Jonson and Kingsley Streets. Hemmes Property Pty Ltd have sought significant modifications to their approved DA, encompassing the old Cheeky Monkey’s plus...
Driving along, radio on, I hear an announcement from Mayor Michael Lyon stating he is planning an open day for residents of northern Byron Shire – New Brighton, South Golden Beach and North Ocean Shores. His statement was that he...
For many years local artist Angus McDonald observed Professor Marcia Langton AO from a distance with a mixture of admiration and deep respect.
A couple of years ago local songwriter Levi Maxwell decided to mark his 18th birthday with a kayak trip from Lismore to Ballina.
The Greens have announced a fifth member of the ticket for the upcoming local government elections, Nell Schofield.
According to the Australian Communications and Media Authority, in the 12 months from May 2022 to April 2023 Australian gambling service providers spent $238.63m on advertising
Hydrosphere have reassessed their costings for the Mullumbimy Lavertys Gap water supply option versus moving the water supply to Rous County Council
One woman dies every four days in a domestic and family violence situation in Australia and of the 112 women who were killed by an intimate partner between 10 March 2008 and 30 June 2016 in NSW, 111 were victims of coercive control.
Have we reached peak patriarchy? It’s mind blowing the ‘leader of the free world’ has never been a woman in 235 years of US Presidents.
At the Byron Shire Council (BSC) meeting on 1 August it was revealed that BSC is unique among surrounding councils in having no policy about concealed water leaks. These are underground leaks in the plumbing from the council meter to...
What can we do to get the Byron economy back on track? With many local business owners and operators battling hard to stay in the black, Byron Council has released a draft business, industry and visitor strategy outlining what it can do to help.
Expectations surrounding the upcoming Byron Shire Council elections have been thrown in the air with the revelation that the police are seeking an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) against Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Baden Lyon.
I am not a gambler. I have never sat in a pokie room and fed my money into a slot. I don’t even know if there is a slot. I don’t buy lotto tickets. I don’t bet on dogs. Or horses. Or any animal or human. I’ve probably bought six scratchie tickets in my entire life. I’ve bought raffle tickets to support a charity. That’s probably the sum total of my gambling behaviour. Yet I’ve been affected by gambling.
A proposal to look for a site for a nude beach in Byron Shire will come before Byron Council on August 15. I hope Council has listened to past complaints from Tyagarah residents and will consider the ramifications of putting...
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