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Management of Byron’s fragile coastline impeded by NSW government: report
Insufficient funding and guidance from the State government is inhibiting Byron Council’s attempt to effectively manage its famous but fragile coastline, a Council report has revealed.
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First Nations place-names under Ballina council spotlight
Greater efforts at reconciliation with First Nations people in the Ballina Shire when it comes to place-names is to happen after furious agreement at June’s council meeting.
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 6 July, 2022
Now showing at HOTA (Home of the Arts), Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of thousands of stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland, Canada, that welcomed them all.
First Nations Voice in Council moves closer
Byron Council will aim to give local First Nations people a role in its decision-making process by September 2024, echoing the newly-elected federal government’s pledge to honour the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Happy New Year!
We all know we can help the planet by reducing our single-use footprint, so why not make a new...
It’s plastic free July!
Did you know that plastic packaging and single-use plastic items make up 60 per cent of all litter in NSW?
Council advertising
Thanks Council, for the advertisement on page 5 letting us know that you co-hosted a conference. It is good...
Stories about "native bee":
Ben’s passion for native bees
Ocean Shores Community Garden has recently had a rescued native bee hive installed, adding to the diversity and health of the garden and helping ensure vital pollination well into the future.
Flow Hive is back with a hive of improvements
North Coast father and son team Stuart and Cedar Anderson are now launching Flow Hive 2 with 14 new innovations from the award winning original model, all designed to improve the beekeeping experience.
Local News
Road workers strike first time in decades
Road workers, construction crews and other Transport for NSW workers will walk off the job for the first time in decades on Thursday, as frustrations over the NSW Government's effective pay cut boil over.
Local News
Extreme fire weather days in Australia have doubled
Extreme fire weather days in Australia have doubled, yet according to new research from an international team of scientists, including the CSIRO, extreme fire weather days have increased in Australia by 56 per cent over the last four decades.
Entertainment News
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 6 July, 2022
Now showing at HOTA (Home of the Arts), Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of thousands of stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland, Canada, that welcomed them all.
Byron Echo
Developer fees and charges cut
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Council fees for construction and development in Byron were the equivalent of paying $160 for a coffee, making it ‘entirely unviable’ to invest here, industry representatives told the Council last week.