A controversial development on flood-prone land near the Mullumbimby Showground is a step closer, after Byron Council and the developer reached a court settlement in relation to one of two development applications for the site.
Senior Council planning staff have admitted to providing wealthy developers with an advantage around a contentious large 38-lot proposal near the main road into Mullum from Uncle Toms.
An emerging NGO in India, headed by Byron Shire resident Louise Harrison, is appealing for assistance after the tourism economy collapsed 16 months ago.
There is no doubt that local councils across NSW have struggled to financially support their communities as the state government has frozen developer fees they can charge, taken over assets like caravan parks that were a significant income stream, or make them apply endlessly for grants.
Nitazenes, synthetic opioids, have been detected in all types of drugs from counterfeit pharmaceuticals like Valium and oxycodone to, MDMA, ketamine, cocaine, methamphetamine – they're even being found in vapes.
