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Bringing down the heat in our ‘hood
How well we survive the future depends on our vision for our towns and suburbs – and on how we bring that vision about.
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Belongil beach hut
L S Lambert, Byron Bay
The illegal building on Belongil Beach (Letters, 12 February) is a permanent structure with no...
Lismore urges REX to reconsider service cancellation
The regional airline Regional Express (REX) announced yesterday that five services, including its Lismore service, would cease once government support through the RANS program is discontinued at the end of March.
Super swim challenge accepted
A group of mates from Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay and Lennox Head, recently formed a swim team known as the Anti Budgie Boardriders for the purpose of taking part in the Starlight Foundations Super Swim Challenge.
A name by any other
Rod Murray, Ocean Shores
An extract from Turning the Tide, the latest Australian Marine Conservation supporter newsletter:
‘Last year the Adani...
A closer look at Byron Council’s fossil fuel investments
Is Byron Council putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to reducing carbon emissions?
Family Court scrapped
Despite overwhelming opposition from Australia’s family law specialists and advocates, the federal Liberal-Nationals government and cross benchers scrapped the Family Law Court and subsumed it into the circuit courts last week.
Stories about "Northern Rivers Business Awards":
Stone & Wood takes out Northern Rivers Business Awards
Iconic Murwillumbah brewery Stone & Wood has been declared regional business of the year at the 2016 Northern Rivers Business Awards.
Celebrating local businesses
Last Friday, the winners of the 2014 Northern Rivers Business Awards were announced at a Byron at Byron gala event. Nine awards were presented by the NSW Business Chamber, with winners from around the entire region.
Byron Echo
Resilience through biodiversity and awareness
The Byron Shire Resilience and Regeneration Roadshow will be in Brunswick Heads this Saturday, as part of a series of events across the region tackling the question: ‘How do we create more resilient communities in 2021?’
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Housing affordability on agenda at Ballina
David Lowe - 0
With the housing crisis worsening in Ballina and across the Northern Rivers, councillors agreed that something had to be done about the problem at their meeting yesterday.
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Final stage of Lismore Base Hospital get underway
The redevelopment works commenced in late 2016 and the final stage is now getting underway to complete the Lismore Base Hospital referbishment.
Byron Echo
Constitutional referendum/poll for LG elections for Byron Shire?
Is the wards fight back again? Byron Shire Council staff have advised, in the upcoming agenda, that ‘Council may conduct a Constitutional referendum or poll in conjunction with the Local Government Election, to be held in September 2021’.