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Handcrafted delicious French pastries at Mullum Farmers Markets

Allie Godfrey A taste of France has arrived at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, with local pastry chef Dan introducing his...
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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Shark culls not the answer

It has been a confronting and devastating year with a 12-year-old killed by a shark in Sydney and another shark attack in Coogee over the weekend. The NSW government has said there is nothing off the table in response to the latest shark incident. But it is vital that we don’t just start going out there and randomly culling sharks.
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LettersJo Faith, Newtown - 0

Tipping point, climate change

Please do not think me didactic. There is a sense of urgency that communities including Byron Bay must prepare for. ...
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Highwayman’s Winter Whisky Feast

Highwayman’s Dan Woolley has been working with whisky for over 20 years, and started to fill his own barrels...
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Byron EchoThe Echo - 0

NSW Golf Croquet State Championships to be hosted in the Northern Rivers

Ballina Cherry Street, Byron Bay, and Lismore croquet clubs region will once again host the 2026 NSW Golf Croquet...
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LettersJudy Bamberger, O’Connor ACT - 0

What are we going to *DO* about it?

Israel is expediting legislation to plan and legalise 69 outposts, allocating over 100-million shekels (about US$34-million). Israel’s Defence Ministry is...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

More comes out on Byron and Mullum pools saga

The problem with Byron Shire councillors making decisions in confidential sessions ‘behind closed doors’ is that no-one knows what really happened apart from those in the room.
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Stories about "Fast Buck$":

Byron Council critic’s AVO thrown out of court

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 0
A five year old temporary AVO preventing Council critic Fast Buck$, aka John Anderson, from approaching Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye has been thrown out in court.
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Fast Buck$ APVO case in Byron Courthouse

Local News David Lowe - 3
This morning, at Byron Bay Courthouse, Magistrate Kathy Crittenden held over the matter of the Apprehended Personal Violence Order against John Anderson, aka Fast Buck$, taken out by the police on behalf of Byron Mayor Sarah Ndiaye.
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John Anderson runs for mayor in Byron

Local News The Echo - 2
Mayoral candidate John Anderson is standing for mayor here is his campaign platform in his own words.
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Respect cuts both ways

Editorial Aslan Shand - 3
The council elections will be taking place on September 4 this year. As a community we have a choice on how we head into those debates around policy and local government issues and how we choose to conduct ourselves.
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Simon Richardson steps down as Byron Shire Mayor

Local News The Echo - 21
In an eventful day for Byron Shire Council, pot-stirrer Fast Buck$ was ejected from the council chambers yesterday and later Cr Simon Richardson announced that he will be stepping down as mayor from the end of next week.
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Where’s my gong?

Letters The Echo - 0
Fast Buck$, Coorabell Another Australia Day has come and gone and still I've received no gong! After more than eight years attending nearly every Council...
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Byron Council moves to censor critic

Byron Echo Hans Lovejoy - 1
After many years of inconvenience to the local government establishment, Council’s general manager Mark Arnold is now considering whether to refuse public access to...
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The danger of delegated authority as The Echo gambles its reputation on a town planner

Articles & Columns David Lovejoy - 0
When in February 1996 Fast Buck$ obtained a file that described a developer in Byron Bay obtaining preferential treatment from Council, he published an advertisement in The Echo headed, ‘Something stinks at Hog’s Breath’.
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Re-zoning back on the agenda: Beating off the Academy rort

Articles & Columns David Lovejoy - 1
During the 1987–91 term of Council an application was made to develop a large site at Broken Head as an ‘academy’.
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Illegal development: it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission

Articles & Columns The Echo - 3
In the early 90s ICAC made some findings in relation to north coast councils that certain arrangements were ‘conducive to corruption’. This term was discontinued after the extremist pro-development lobby loudly complained
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The Good Life

Local farming legend retires after 23 years

The Echo - 0
Thursday, 25 June marks the end of an era for local farmer Kenrick Riley who is retiring from Byron Farmers Market after 23 years. Kenrick...
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The Good Life

Highwayman’s Winter Whisky Feast

The Echo - 0
Highwayman’s Dan Woolley has been working with whisky for over 20 years, and started to fill his own barrels here in Byron Bay over...
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Byron Echo

Men’s XV: Byron Shire Rebels vs Lismore

Hywel David - 0
The Rebels Men’s XV put in a dominant attacking display of rugby to see off Lismore 42-17, racking up six tries in a performance...
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Byron Echo

Byron’s Winter Whales raise $43,000

The Echo - 0
The Byron Bay Winter Whales (BBWW) took to the ocean for the 39th time this year on the first Sunday of May and raised $43,000 for local organisations and charities.
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