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Waste to energy
On Friday I attended a biomass and waste incineration event, at the Condong sugar mill, held by the Northern...
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Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 26 October, 2021
Letting you know whats on in the Shire
Epiq sporting facilities ready for summer
Lennox Head’s Clarence Property has just handed over to Ballina Shire Council the newly constructed Community & Sports Amenities Building, at the sports fields opposite Epiq Marketplace, off Hutley Drive.
Library restrictions
Under Richmond Tweed Library restrictions announced today, our local libraries are now only offering click and collect, and online...
A dumb act of STP
Council is stating that breaches of licence conditions, in part, justifies spending $10m on transferring raw sewage from Ocean...
A history of ‘freedom’ and the Northern Rivers vaccine divide
Among the many myths about the COVID-19 vaccines is a belief they contain live virus that a vaccinated person will shed in social and intimate circumstances. Along with many other vaccine myths, this belief is contributing to a significant divide in the Northern Rivers community.
Julian Assange: the name that cannot be uttered
Since the news came through I have been keeping an eye and an ear out for further reporting in...
Stories about "Holiday Letting Organisation (HLO)":
Byron Council seeks court precedent on holiday letting
Byron Shire Council is about to commence a major prosecution against an allegedly unauthorised short-term holiday-letting operation in the Land and Environment Court. Tweed Shire Council has indicated it is contemplating similar action.
Byron Echo
Byron Bay – Main Beach’s future tabled
Paul Bibby - 0
The range of options for protecting Byron’s Main Beach look set to be narrowed to three, after the community had its say on the crucial shoreline project.
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Byron Council staff push to make Unauthorised Dwelling Policy for ‘internal use’
Aslan Shand - 0
A contentious draft Unauthorised Dwelling Policy, put on exhibition last year by Council, has re-emerged for this Thursday’s meeting.
Byron Echo
Cartoon of the week – 27 October, 2021
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Ben Smith leaving Ballina Council
David Lowe - 0
The unique contributions of current Deputy Mayor Ben Smith to Ballina Shire Council are coming to an end, as he's decided to hang up his councillor hat after thirteen years, and not contest the December election.
