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First Byron Shire Council meeting postponed
Byron Shire Council’s first meeting of newly minted councillors was to take place today, 20 January, however, the storm of COVID-19 that is taking place across the country led to it being postponed.
Other News
Daintree buyback sees more forest retained
Over the last two-and-a-half years the Mullumbimby based Rainforest 4 Foundation has had a mission to buy back parts of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest that were subdivided for sale in the 1980s.
Localisation shines as supply chains weaken
While Coles and Woolworths struggle with supply chain issues caused by the Omicron outbreak, local farmer’s markets and independent food retailers appear to be coming into their own.
Mullumbimby Indian Restaurant
The Mullum Indian Restaurant is situated, conveniently, a short drive from town, at the Mullumbimby Golf Club and...
It is The Byron Shire Quiz!
It is The Byron Shire Quiz!
How much do you think you know about the Byron Shire?
Ross Kendall challenges you to...
Food for thought?
‘The fundamental cause of the trouble,’ he wrote, ‘is that in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while...
Lismore Women’s Festival cancelled
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis that is sweeping NSW and other states in Australia the Lismore Women’s Festival has been cancelled.
Stories about "Senator Richard Di Natale":
New Greens leader to visit north coast
New federal Greens leader, Senator Richard Di Natale, will visit the northern rivers next week as part of a national tour.
Local News
1,051 new cases of COVID-19 for Northern Rivers
The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) saw 1,051 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed to 8pm last night (19 January) while there were...
Local News
Can you volunteer to help Friends of the Koala in Lismore?
Lismore’s Friends of the Koala have been on the frontline of saving koalas for many long years and are looking for volunteers to help them keep the species alive.
Byron Echo
Ocean Shores DA threat to biodiversity, say residents
A proposal to subdivide one lot (2,097m2) into three lots, and build two dwellings and three secondary dwellings, in densly forested riparian land in North Ocean Shores would create ‘Gold-Coast-style overdevelopment’, say residents.
Byron Echo
Disaster prevention pledge welcomed
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has welcomed a pre-election commitment from Federal Labor to invest up to $200 million per year in disaster prevention and resilience.
