Locals concerned about the recent fish kills in the Richmond River are urged to attend a free community forum tomorrow evening at the Ballina RSL.

Blackwater is the likely cause of a fish kill that has occurred in the Richmond River, at Ballina following ex-cyclone Alfred.

A recent attempt by someone to open the mouth of Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park has prompted the Byron Shire Council and NSW Government authorities to remind people the act is illegal.

An environmental impact statement is needed for any changes to the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant and its impacts upon the Belongil Estuary say hydrologist and effected landholders.

The overloading of the Union Drain that then flows into the Belongil Estuar, the result of excess water flows from the Byron Bay STP, is leaving local farmers with unusable farming land and a catchment unable to cope.

Byron Shire Council are looking to overcome waterlogging of farmland, caused by treated effluent from the Byron Sewage Treatment Plant, by diverting excess effluent via a shorter route to the Belongil Estuary. This appears to be a prelude to upgrading the STP.

Dailan Pugh, Byron Bay I find it extraordinary that Greens Mayor Richardson considers that I should apologise for trying to put the record straight about killing...

In a little northern NSW coastal town last Thursday, local governance persevered. Nine elected Byron Shire councillors and executive Council staff held court in the Mullum chambers. So what did they say, and what was approved?

Significant fish kills in both the Ballina and Tweed areas have come about because of the recent flooding say council reps.