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Man killed in car crash near Coffs Harbour
A 76-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed about 35 kms northwest of Coffs Harbour last Friday afternoon, police said.
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Man killed in car crash near Coffs Harbour
A 76-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed about 35 kms northwest of Coffs Harbour last Friday afternoon, police said.
NSW bans offshore mining and exploration for gas and oil
The NSW Labor government has now banned offshore mining and exploration for gas and oil in NSW waters. NSW...
Demands for increased housing in Byron Shire raise significant concerns for CABS
Serious concerns have been raised over the Byron Shire Residential Strategy 2041 by the 12 Byron Shire-wide associations that make up Community Alliance for Byron Shire (CABS).
Will rejected developments, now included in the TGHMS, destroy the Tweed Shire
It is unfortunate the Tweed Growth Management and Housing Strategy – draft Options Paper (TGMHS) is mired in much...
Wallum works
With the recent issuing to the developer, Clarence Properties, of a subdivision works certificate, the fate of the Wallum...
Preview screening of The Koalas at Federal Hall this Sunday
An insight into the lives of koalas is taking place this Sunday with the preview screening of The Koalas at Federal Hall.
Stories about "Butler Street Reserve":
Next round of Butler Street Reserve investigations
Byron Shire Council will start the next round of contamination investigations at Butler Street Reserve in Byron Bay today and tomorrow in response to a request from the Environment Protection Authority.
How safe is the Butler Street reserve?
A request by The Echo for the report that underpins advice around contamination of Butler Street Reserve has been refused by Byron Shire Council staff.
Byron markets stay put as DA prepared
Byron Council has sought to limit the impact of Byron’s Community Market on the town’s fragile foreshore park by imposing new restrictions on stallholder parking there.
Byron market relocation proposal divides opinion
Community opinion appears to be starkly divided over the proposed relocation of the Byron Community Markets from the foreshore at Main Beach to Railway Park, which Byron councillors will vote on this Thursday.
Butler Street Reserve checked for PFAS pollution
Authorities are checking the Byron Bay site for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS.
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.
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 markets set to move, without a plan
There appears no certainty as to where the monthly Byron Market and weekly Farmers Market will call home when construction of the Butler Street bypass commences.
Calls to clean up Butler Street Reserve
Hud Maughan wakes each morning wondering what ‘little delights’ he will discover in the front yard of his family’s Byron Bay home. That’s if he managed to get to sleep in the first place.
Community campaign to save Butler Street Reserve
Helen Burns, Byron Bay.
A community-based campaign is underway to have the Butler Street Reserve in Byron Bay retained as public open space. This is...
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Tweed hospital and playgrounds welcomed
State Labor politicians have officially welcomed two upgraded playgrounds and a new hospital built in the Tweed Shire.
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Surf’s up for World Pro Adaptive Titles in Byron
Favourable conditions are expected for the World Pro-Adaptive Surfing Titles 2024, to be held at Byron Bay’s Main Beach from today.
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More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
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Body found near Byron in search for missing man
A body believed to be that of a man reported missing last week has been found, police on the weekend said.