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Pottsville mobile tower approved despite concerns over the environment
A failure to provide the requested ecological assessment for the site of a potential telecommunications pole at Pottsville, following a previous refusal, has not proved a hindrance to the majority of Tweed Shire councillors now approving the proposal.
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CSIRO claims net zero remains achievable by 2050
A new report by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, shows existing technologies will enable Australia to halve emissions by 2030 from 2020 levels, under a rapid decarbonisation scenario led by a renewable electricity sector.
3G networks phased out next week
The peak lobby group representing Australia's telecommunication industry announced last week it will phase out 3G networks in the region on 15 December.
Temporary closure of Fawcett Street and Fawcett Park tomorrow
Fawcett Street and Fawcett Park will have sections temporarily close tomorrow Thursday 7 December 2023, to reinstall steel sculptures within the park.
Labor’s hypocrisy on climate undimmed
Last week the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered the Albanese Government's second annual Climate Change Statement, claiming major progress in emissions reduction while the numbers continue to scream that the opposite is true.
Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government
Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
Ballina takes lead with anti-DV rally
More than five hundred people have rallied on the Northern Rivers along with thousands across the country calling for an end to domestic and family violence.
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.
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Temporary closure of Fawcett Street and Fawcett Park tomorrow
Fawcett Street and Fawcett Park will have sections temporarily close tomorrow Thursday 7 December 2023, to reinstall steel sculptures within the park.
Byron Echo
Lismore City Council struggles to maintain staff and understand the Local Government Act
The most contentious items on Lismore Council’s agenda for the November meeting were a development application (DA) for the change of use of a...
Local News
Bushfire risk and health warnings as it heats up across NSW
High heat warnings have been predicted for much of NSW over the coming days with above average temperatures predicted for Northern Tablelands, Central West...
Byron Echo
Rally calls for ceasefire
Eve Jeffery - 4
A small but staunch group gathered at Main Beach Byron on Saturday to put their voices behind a call for a ceasefire in Palestine and an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
