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Park trouble for BARCO
A group of dog owners who met at the common shed at the Brunswick Heads Sports Fields last Sunday say they were confronted by three men with a dog who were camping at the location.
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Public scrutiny?
Byron Council has magicked away from public scrutiny and risk analysis its own submission detailing imperative details on the...
Energy policy a priority, says Elliot
Reflecting on the recent win for federal Labor, local MP, Justine Elliot, says that without a doubt, Australians wanted change.
Concerns raised over heritage demolition proposal in Byron
The Byron Bay Historical Society has supported concerns raised by residents around a DA that proposes to demolish a home listed in a heritage area.
Ballina Shire Council approved for special rate increase
Ratepayers in the Ballina Shire can expect slightly higher bills for council services and infrastructure maintenance after approval from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.
Fooling no one
Danny Wakil isn’t fooling anyone (Letters, 15 June). He is obviously pro-Israel, but his tone and talking points belie...
Byron Council releases data on flood-affected biz
The first official data has been released following the devastating February 28 floods.
Stories about "boat turn-back":
Boat turn-back policy a failure
Warren Kennedy, Mullumbimby
Maynard Keynes once famously said, ‘When the facts change, I change too. What do you do?’. For all Australians the facts changed...
Human rights commissioner under attack
Human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs has again been attacked by federal government ministers after she criticised the government’s boat turn-back policy.
In a report by...
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Byron Council releases data on flood-affected biz
The first official data has been released following the devastating February 28 floods.
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Govt to rebuild Northern Rivers from July 1
The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) will come into existence from July 1. So what is it, and how will it assist flood-affected residents across the region?
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Drains, floods, creeks
I was thankful for Duncan Dey’s input at the last Council meeting where two representatives spoke in public access to the long overdue attention...
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Perplexed
Perplexed to read Richard Jones’ article ‘Now’s the time for those reforms’, when the opening sentence quotes: ‘Just over two weeks ago, we had...