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Mud benda rant
Regarding last week’s Splendour Festival and all the ‘haters’ out there. I took along a few seriously fun-deprived teenage...
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Mud benda rant
Regarding last week’s Splendour Festival and all the ‘haters’ out there. I took along a few seriously fun-deprived teenage...
Flood on Prince Street
It seems that the strongest impediment to the Prince Street temporary housing is the addition of fill to the...
Byron women’s AFL narrowly avoids first loss
A battle royale unfolded last Saturday afternoon at the Cavanbah oval when the Byron Bay women’s AFL team took...
A well-thought-out blend
Noy Ben Ami says that he ‘feels the vibe of the crowd and place’ before he starts to play his original music.
Mullum locals protest flood-prone pod site
Around 40–50 locals gathered outside the Byron Shire Council chambers this morning to highlight the risks of, and lack of due process around, the selection of the flood accommodation pod site in Mullumbimby.
Be alert – koalas are on the move
Yes it's that time of year and Friends of the Koala are urging members of the public to contain dogs at night and keep a lookout for koalas on their properties and when driving, particularly during dusk to dawn.
Stories about "electromagnetic energy (EME) radiation":
EMR for Durrumbul
Anton Vanderbyl, ECSFR vice chair
Only a matter of days since the community resoundingly rejected a Telstra tower at Wilsons Creek, NBN are now proposing an...
Wilsons Ck Telstra tower rejected
A unanimous vote by councillors at Thursday’s meeting (Sept 20) has refused a development application (DA) for a 3 and 4 G mobile tower in Wilsons Creek, located behind Mullumbimby.
Letters
Autocracy or democracy for Byron Shire?
The New Yorker Magazine recently wrote a quote from Mr Rupert Murdoch ‘The truth is authoritarian governments do work!’ Hold that thought.
It has been...
Byron Echo
Criminalising protest
In another Sstate government descent into criminalising protest, to protect their own government’s sabotage of a liveable planet, last Thursday new laws were passed...
Byron Echo
Mullum pods
First, Hans Lovejoy’s article ‘emergency wedged’ was educational, factual and provided valuable information to the community. Michele Grant’s letter (27 July) was emotive overgeneralisations...
Local News
Flood residents get $650 from Lismore Council
Lismore City Mayor Steve Krieg today announced that 1,558 residents will receive a grant of $650 from the Lismore Flood Appeal.
