Byron Ballet presents one of the world’s most beloved tales, The Sleeping Beauty – Princess Aurora is cursed to die on her 16th birthday after a vengeful spell is cast by the powerful fairy Maleficent. The wisdom fairy comes to the rescue and softens the spell into a long, hundred year sleep.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued Leadshine Pty Limited with a fine of $15,000 for ongoing poor erosion and sediment controls at its Broken Head Quarry, near Byron Bay.
Joe Monks, The Gap. You might remember the furore around NPWS decision to remove an ilmenite tailings dump from Bandjalung National Park without due scientific or environmental reasons to do so.
Jim Mangleson, Ocean Shores. An interesting photo of the proposed development at Wooyung ran in conjunction with your article 'Wooyung developer wants luxury housing instead of resort'. It clearly shows the remnants of the old outlet which flowed into the ocean through the Wooyung cane fields.
Unfortunately your article ‘Green senators slam lunatic budget’ on May 19 contained factual inaccuracies and misleading statements in both the questions posed and the answers given which may mislead your readers about Lynas operations and the safety of the rare earths.
Mark Wato, Billinudgel. The whole coastline of NSW was so different before the rutile miners. Me and my Dad fished the beaches from The Entrance to Ballina back 45-50 years ago and …
Matt Hartley, Byron Bay. Oh, spare me. The Belongil? Again? Could The Echo run that article from a few years back that detailed (with photos) the deep sand mining that destroyed the ancient solid dune base?
Police say they’ve charged a teenage boy with seven counts of shoplifting, and four counts of entering enclosed lands without a lawful excuse, as part of an ongoing operation in the Tweed/Byron district.
Independent Cr David Warth was the key voter at last week’s Council meeting, in favour of sending a letter to local Greens MP Tamara Smith, ‘requesting that she withdraw her sponsorship of a petition to NSW Parliament by the Mullumbimby Residents Group (MRA) and instead support Council’s efforts to build affordable housing’.
Labor is on track to a thumping majority, with Peter Dutton's Coalition cut to shreds, following an Australian election conducted under the shadow of collapsing democracy in the United States.
The federal electoral race for Richmond was officially too close to call as counting finished Sunday but a nation-wide so-called ‘Labor landslide’ looked likely to include the marginal seat.
