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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.
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Natural probiotics for longevity
Victoria Cosford
For five years Roma’s been taking a 30ml shot of Katerina’s Gut Tonic every single day and she...
A melodious morning
Dean Doyle and Sophistication are back this week for Morning Melodies at the Ballina RSL. Dean, Narelle and Paul...
Bruns underground car park reconsidered
Byron Council’s decision to approve a controversial mixed-use development in Brunswick Heads that would include the town’s first underground car park could be overturned at this week’s meeting, with a group of councillors moving a rescission motion.
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.
Flat Earth Byron councillors
In face of the facts, an approval of the development application (DA) for a basement car park in Brunswick...
Revenge
The Fischer–Spassky 1992 Twentieth Anniversary Rematch was in fact Russia and Spassky’s revenge.
Russia knew that Bobby Fischer was unstable,...
Stories about "Fast Food":
Byron takeaways – taking out the rubbish
Australians today are now some of the world’s busiest people (statistically speaking). We are working the longest hours in the developed world (go figure)...
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Council: Goonellabah park not available for pods
Eve Jeffery - 0
Tuesday’s debate in the Lismore Council chambers was mostly about the community’s need for open, green space for sport and recreation balanced against the need for places to live.
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Cabarita DA refused on character grounds
Aslan Shand - 0
Tweed Shire Councillors refused a DA for a four-storey block of flats at 2-6 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach, despite the staff recommendation of approval.
Local News
Concerns over future of Murwillumbah Hospital
Northern NSW Local Health District have sought to reassure locals that facilities won't be downgraded or closed at Murwillumbah Hospital when the controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen near Kingscliff opens in 2023.
Byron Echo
No letup in the struggle for climate justice
Richard Hil - 1
The 43 per cent emissions target passed last week in the House of Representatives lacks the ambition needed to radically diminish Australia’s contribution to global warming. It’s too little, too late.
