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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.
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A poem
Row upon row
Lest we forget
the rows of trees
they planted to recall
the rows of boys
they sent to die
in the war
Jon...
Happy New Year!
We all know we can help the planet by reducing our single-use footprint, so why not make a new...
Govt considers underwriting small energy retailers after Enova’s collapse
In the wake of the collapse of local green energy retailer, Enova, the NSW government say they are considering underwriting small energy retailers who face unfair market competition from large retailers who also generate electricity.
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.
Celebrating 40 years of Fig Tree Restaurant
It all started with a simple dream, to convert its original farmhouse in Ewingsdale into a restaurant in which...
Australia Anti-Nuclear Delegation
We are delighted to share the news that Australia will attend the first Meeting of State Parties to the...
Stories about "regional housing taskforce":
NSW Regional Housing Taskforce to recommend holiday rental regulation changes
Regional Housing Taskforce Chair Garry Fielding says recommendations around short-term holiday letting regulations will feature in his report to planning minister Rob Stokes later this month.
More than 500 take part in regional housing taskfoce meetings
The state’s planning minister says more than 500 people across regional NSW took part in his department’s Regional Housing Taskforce virtual roadshow earlier this...
Nationals MP calls for emergency response to housing crisis
Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis [Nationals] called for emergency orders in response to the NSW housing crisis on Tuesday as part of an online regional housing taskforce meeting.
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.
Mandy Nolan's Soapbox
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: To Hall and Back
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There is something magical about a country hall. These small wooden buildings dot the landscape. They have a frugal modesty and an old fashioned generosity. If they had names they’d be called Thelma or Rose or Alan. They’re a pungent olfactory mix of last week’s wedding enmeshed with yesterday’s committee meeting. Curry and Jatz, tea and beer, tears and laughter.
