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Developer fees and charges cut
Council fees for construction and development in Byron were the equivalent of paying $160 for a coffee, making it ‘entirely unviable’ to invest here, industry representatives told the Council last week.
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: To Hall and Back
There is something magical about a country hall. These small wooden buildings dot the landscape. They have a frugal modesty and an old fashioned generosity. If they had names they’d be called Thelma or Rose or Alan. They’re a pungent olfactory mix of last week’s wedding enmeshed with yesterday’s committee meeting. Curry and Jatz, tea and beer, tears and laughter.
A poem
Row upon row
Lest we forget
the rows of trees
they planted to recall
the rows of boys
they sent to die
in the war
Jon...
Scandalous Council
How much of these pro-developer actions by Council are we supposed to put up with? Council give away land...
The ‘Court of Public Opinion’
The corona investigative committee is moving forward. Time is needed to assimilate the proceedings of this very important investigation,...
Farmers: flood rebuild vital for regional survival
An increase in federal government funding to rebuild businesses in Lismore has been welcomed by the state’s peak farming body, but it remains concerned about vital job losses.
Locals take points in first all-female surf event
Ross Kendall
The Le-Ba Ladybirds won the final event of the inaugural, and Australian first, All Women’s Surf Series held...
Stories about "Alan Tudge":
Reasons to be cheerful
After nine long years of being led by the least among us, Australia’s future feels optimistic. Thanks, Western Australia, you were instrumental in booting those numpties out!
Mandy Nolan's Soapbox
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: To Hall and Back
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There is something magical about a country hall. These small wooden buildings dot the landscape. They have a frugal modesty and an old fashioned generosity. If they had names they’d be called Thelma or Rose or Alan. They’re a pungent olfactory mix of last week’s wedding enmeshed with yesterday’s committee meeting. Curry and Jatz, tea and beer, tears and laughter.
Local News
NSW Farmers: post-flood job losses are devastating
People need jobs if an area is to survive and many businesses have been crippled when successive major floods devastated the region earlier this year.
The Good Life
Taqueria in Byron celebrates four years
Chupacabra Mexican restaurant in Suffolk Park is turning four this week! Through the ups and downs of the past few years this little taqueria...
The Good Life
Celebrating 40 years of Fig Tree Restaurant
It all started with a simple dream, to convert its original farmhouse in Ewingsdale into a restaurant in which its guests could gather to...
