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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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Make a SHIFT and support women at risk of homelessness

The Small SHIFT: I Will Survive event where seven women, spanning seven decades, tell their story in seven minutes, is back for the fourth year running on Thursday, 5 November.

NSW commits $3 million for Saddle Road sewer link

The NSW Government will spend $3 million on a sewer link for the Saddle Road housing precinct near Brunswick Heads, a connection it says could service up to 600 residential lots.

A new season on the plate at The Imperial Hotel

As summer approaches, the Imperial Hotel in Murwillumbah has once again let the seasons shape what’s on the plate.

‘Dancing against violence’ in Lismore

A sold-out gala in Lismore has raised more than $200,000 for Women Up North (WUN) and its Bugalma Bihyn Aboriginal Women’s Refuge, which can accommodate up to five families.

Call for Mel Davis to be permanent Byron Public principal

Parents at Byron Bay Public School (BBPS) have started a petition to ask the NSW Department of Education (DOE) to reconsider their decision to replace Acting Principal, Mel Davis, and to allow her to continue permanently as principal.

Byron proposes limits on putting residents’ personal information into AI

Byron Shire Council is proposing restrictions on entering residents’ personal and health information into artificial intelligence tools, with exceptions requiring an approved privacy assessment or the individual’s consent.

Stories about "myocum":

Trust Council with DA compliance?

The controversial subdivision at 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum that directs traffic onto the McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection has had a number of the modifications approved – but not all.

NDIS respite day care proposed for Myocum

A small NDIS respite day care centre has been proposed for a rural residential property at Myocum, with the applicant seeking approval to regularise unauthorised building works and allow the ongoing use of an existing building to support people living with disability.

Developers seek to relax pet bans

Developers behind two environmentally sensitive residential projects in the Byron Shire are seeking to relax restrictions on cats and dogs, arguing that responsible pet ownership offers a more practical and enforceable way of protecting native wildlife than blanket bans.

Extension for submissions on 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum

The public submission period has been extended on the modification requests for the development application (DA 10.2023.454.2) for a large Community Title (CT) at...

Developers seek to remove sewage, road safety, and environmental conditions from DA

In what appears to have become a common tactic for developers across Byron Shire, the developers behind a contentious, large Community Title (CT) at 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum, are seeking to add an extra lot and water down the consent conditions for development application (DA) 10.2023.454.2.

Turning waste into wonder one stitch at a time

The Sewing Circle Collective has been launched at the Re-market Tip Shop in Myocum where community members can not only reduce textile waste but also revive the age-old art of sewing as a modern, sustainable practice.

Q&A with Crs Warth and Mayor Ndiaye over their support of 53 MacAuleys Lane DA

The following is a Q&A with Cr David Warth and Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye around their justifications to give passage for a 39-large-lot contentious,...

Petition for better telco service in Byron Shire launched

Two Byron Shire residents have spoken out publicly about what they say is rotten service from national telco Telstra.

Affordable housing proposed in Myocum

Philanthropists Christopher and Linda Dean, with help from architect David Brown, have lodged a DA for 1247 Myocum Road, for what they say is an attempt to address the chronic shortage of affordable housing.

Dingo Lane solar project – like other Council projects it doesn’t add up

The Dingo Lane Solar Farm development application (DA) has been passed by the Northern Regional Planning Panel.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.