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A dumb act of STP
Council is stating that breaches of licence conditions, in part, justifies spending $10m on transferring raw sewage from Ocean...
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Iona Herbs
Pam Morrow from Iona Herbs is a one-woman-show. She has spent her whole life growing herbs and produce on...
COVID’s genetic solution?
A lucky few are unusually resistant to COVID-19. Scientists are trying to find a reason in their genes.
Library restrictions
Under Richmond Tweed Library restrictions announced today, our local libraries are now only offering click and collect, and online...
Staff cuts at Murwillumbah mega school
The NSW Teacher's Federations says that the proposed merger of four schools in Murwillumbah will result in the loss of at least 19 teaching positions.
Chainsaw accident Ewingsdale
A 44-year-old arborist suffered a serious lower leg injury following a chainsaw accident at a Ewingsdale property yesterday.
Locals gathering to object to burning forests, plastic, foils, and tyres for energy at Condong sugar mill
A public protest is taking place this Friday meet near the Condong sugar mill, north of Murwillumbah, at the big fig tree on Tweed Valley Way on Friday, 22 October at 10am to object to the burning of trees and ‘forest waste’ by Cape Byron Power to generate electricity at the Condong sugar mill.
Stories about "Butler Street bypass":
Groundwater contamination investigated in Byron Bay
Contamination by per-and-poly fluoroalkyl (PFAS) at Butler Street Reserve is being investigated by both the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Council.
Butler St caught in the glare of Byron bypass lights
Byron councillor Jan Hackett is attempting to address the impact of that the high-powered street lighting on the new Byron bypass is having on local residents.
Acting mayor says he has ‘broad community support’ over bypass
Acting mayor Michael Lyon (Greens) has defended Council’s governance, claiming there is ‘broad community support’ for the Butler bypass project.
Emergency rally called for Butler Street Reserve
Residents groups are rallying Sunday March 17 from 11am in a last ditch attempt to save ‘much of what is loved and enjoyed about the old western side of town under threat from major redevelopments’.
Byron Bay bypass gets large cash lobbed at it by govt
The Byron Bay bypass is the latest project to benefit from seemingly never-ending funding announcements by the National Party, who are lavishing the electorate with tens of millions of taxpayer dollars in the lead-up to the March election.
Byron Bypass costs blow out by $13.5 million
Plans to create a Byron Bay bypass along Butler Street, into wetland habitat and then joining Jonson and Browning Streets at Mitre 10, appear to be held up by the state government, as Byron Shire Council awaits determination for a $9.5m grant.
Byron mayor handballs questions on staff powers back to staff
The aggressive pursuit in the courts of the personal information of Butler Street residents by Council staff late last year has been revisited after a question put to the mayor by activist John Anderson was handballed back to staff to answer.
Delegated authority now ‘implied’
Former Byron Shire general manager Ken Gainger has been critcised for not seeking specific approval from councillors before continuing to defend, at great cost, the Butler Street bypass case that was brought by residents.
Butler Street bypass works approved
Councillors voted last Thursday to commence work on the controversial Butler Street bypass in Byron Bay.
Resisted by Butler Street residents, plans for a bypass...
Byron council defends court recovery costs
The Byron Shire Council has defended its decision to recover part of the legal costs associated with defending the Butler Street bypass as well as trying to force the Byron Bay residents group to supply membership and donor names and addresses through the courts.
Local News
COVID-19 update: 5 new cases in the NNSWLHD
Northern NSW Local Health District, Acting Chief Executive, Lynne Weir, says there were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for the District to 8pm last night, 21 October.
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NSW Education responds to Teachers Federation over Murwillumbah Education Campus staff cuts
The NSW Education Department has responded to the NSW Teachers Federation's accusation that Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has only just revealed the extent of staff cuts at the mega school.
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The Rebels and the Wraiths visit Nationals: ‘We are facing a planetary crisis’
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As part of a fortnight of climate actions and protests with the Extinction Rebellion, over 30 activists visited MP Kevin Hogan’s office in Lismore yesterday pushing ghostly empty white prams.
National News
NSW Legislative Council expresses concerns over push to burn native forests for power
The NSW Legislative Council unanimously passed a motion expressing its concerns over the growing push by industry to burn NSW native forests for electricity and hydrogen production.
