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A quiet day in Bruns after arrests and lock-ons
Though no machinery arrived at Wallum this morning, contractors and police were on the development site at Brunswick Heads as well as dozens of Save Wallum protesters.
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Wallum urban development back in court
The company behind the Wallum housing development in Brunswick Heads is once again taking Byron Council to court, this time for allegedly holding up its planned earthworks at the site in an unlawful manner.
Shame Mullum RSL
For those that do not know, RSL stands for Returned and Services League Australia. An independent support organisation for...
Northern Rivers rugby league underway for 2024
Senior rugby league got off to a good start for the 2024 season with Byron Bay, Ballina and Mullumbimby teams picking up competition points.
Peace
Elimination by people-power voting is necessary to remove dictators from Russia, Israel, China, Iran, wannabe (again!) North Korea, to...
Local grom takes national tube-riding prize
Local grom takes national tube-riding prize. Broken Head surfer Leihani Zoric has taken out first place in the U/14 girls and best barrel (girl) categories of the Australian Junior Online Surf Championships.
Byron swimmer airlifted to hospital
A man swimming in Byron Bay on the weekend was airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital, rescuers said.
Stories about "paid parking Byron Bay":
Half of Byron paid parking revenue retained for town
Byron Shire councillors voted at last Thursday’s meeting to allocate at least 50 per cent of paid parking revenue from Byron Bay to projects in the town.
Make Byron Bay tourists pay
Gerd Modlich, Byron Bay
One has only to stroll through the Byron CBD to realise there is a lot of money in the pockets of...
Parking money should fix the dunny
Suzanne Sticka, Terranora
Last Wednesday, October 5, we visited Byron Bay with eight of our family members up from Canberra for the week.
We took them...
Driver ‘loses it’ with parking officer at beach-side carpark
Confronted with a parking officer writing a ticket for his car in Byron's Main Beach carpark last week, a driver allegedly assaulted the officer, smashed the equipment and crashed his vehicle into another parked car.
Chipping into the paid parking debate
Tony Margan, Federal. Whenever I go to Brisbane Airport I am charged by credit card for the privilege of using the Gateway Bridge infrastructure via a plastic thing which is adhered to my windscreen.
Welcome to Byron Pay
Andrew Crockett, Burringbar. As a Tweed Shire resident I am not entitled to a 'local sticker' as I live about a kilometre out of 'the shire', yet I go into town often for work and need to buy these pesky parking coupons.
Parking charges a disguised rate rise
James Gall, Suffolk Park. RE: $100 per year for locals to park in town? Really? Is this a LNP Council? Tax the poor (locals)?
$100 car-parking comes to Byron Bay
Byron Shire Council has forged ahead with its plan to implement paid on-street parking in Byron Bay in an effort to balance the books with the help of the town’s tourist population. But locals' parking permits will rise from $25 per year to $100 under the plan.
Byron council to decide on pay parking
Byron Shire councillors will vote this week on whether to introduce paid parking for Byron Bay's town centre.
Entertainment News
What’s happening in the rainforest’s Understory?
Springing to life in the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens this April school holidays, Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure created for children by Roundabout Theatre.
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Wallum urban development back in court
Paul Bibby - 1
The company behind the Wallum housing development in Brunswick Heads is once again taking Byron Council to court, this time for allegedly holding up its planned earthworks at the site in an unlawful manner.
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WATER Northern Rivers says Rous County Council is wrong
WATER Northern Rivers Alliance says despite decades of objection, Rous County Council have just commissioned yet another heritage and biodiversity study in the Rocky Creek valley, between Dunoon and The Channon, in the heart of the Northern Rivers.
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Musicians and MLC support the save Wallum fight
Eve Jeffery - 6
As the drama unfolded between police and protesters at the Wallum Development in Brunswick Heads yesterday, people were drawn to the site by the red alerts sent out by the Save Wallum organisers.
