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Fast Buck$ ejected from Byron Council meeting
During this morning's Byron Shire Council meeting a dispute between the Mayor Simon Richardson and local activist and agitator Fast Buck$ over the pronunciation of Cr Sarah Ndiaye's name led to the meeting being suspended.
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Interview with Dave Callan
Dave Callan is a big hairy Irish bloke. He’s funny. You would have seen him on Rove and heard him on Triple J – but now you get to see him dance! With backup dancers and a show full of spectacular choreography and a hairy Viking, catch A–Z of Dance at Byron Comedy Fest. Dave told us a little more…
An insult, Poppa
From what I can understand, Poppa Veet Mayo’s letter seems to imply that this latest COVID scare is a...
Affordable myth
Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads
There is a ‘myth of affordable housing’ in Byron Shire.
Well may councillors lament the lack of ‘affordable...
Common courtesy
Anonymous, Byron Bay
First of all, thank you to those customers who did the right thing and wore their masks in...
Bruns boarding house showdown Thursday
The stage is set for a crucial debate over the Brunswick Heads ‘Corso’ development in Byron Council this week, with staff recommending that the developer’s revised plans be approved.
Tony Barry, Ben Chifley and FD’s Four Freedoms
Local actor-vist, Tony Barry, has taken on a lot since he moved to the Northern Rivers, and though cancer took one of his legs, Tony still manages to put in the hard yards for social, environmental and human rights causes.
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NSW update Byron Shire – COVID-19 case locations
NSW Health has updated the list of places that two sisters, who have since tested positive for COVID-19, visited while they were in Byron Bay on the weekend.
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Shenhua gone and Breeza breathes again
Eve Jeffery - 0
In a much-hoped-for move, the NSW Government and the China Shenhua Energy Company Limited have reached a $100 million agreement in which Shenhua will withdraw its mining lease application and surrender its development consent for the Shenhua Watermark Coal project at Breeza on the Liverpool Plains.
Byron Echo
Pandemic plate lickers release lockdown dessert
Eve Jeffery - 0
The 2020 pandemic lockdown meant the entire entertainment industry was cancelled, but making music cannot be cancelled.
Byron Echo
5MW solar farm funding under question
A 5MW solar farm proposed for Myocum, located near the Byron Resource Recovery Centre, poses a ‘high degree of risk’, and could jeopardise funding for other large Council infrastructure projects, according to a staff report, to be tabled at this Thursday’s meeting.
Byron Echo
Tony Barry, Ben Chifley and FD’s Four Freedoms
Eve Jeffery - 0
Local actor-vist, Tony Barry, has taken on a lot since he moved to the Northern Rivers, and though cancer took one of his legs, Tony still manages to put in the hard yards for social, environmental and human rights causes.