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John ‘Strop’ Cornell dies
John Cornell, a character credited with initiating major change in Byron Bay after his purchase of the Beach Hotel, has died at his home in Byron Bay, aged 80, surrounded by his wife Delvene Delaney and family.
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Byron Council seeks height variation for its bioenergy facility
The bioenergy facility was one of many Council projects identified as being at risk of losing funding, within the solar farm report.
Byron Shire look out
Paul Brecht, Evans Head
Michael Lyon has formed a Council candidates ticket with a couple of now ex-Greens, himself being an...
Tweed Hospital main priority for new local health board chair
The new chair of the Northern NSW Local Health District board says overseeing development of the new Tweed hospital will be his main priority in the role.
Editorial – Free fi fo dumb?
Hans Lovejoy, editor
Scientists have warned that now the UK has come out of lockdown on ‘freedom day’ (July 19),...
Large bioenergy facility DA before public
A Council proposal for a bioenergy facility at the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which is also a popular birdwatching location, is now before the public for comment.
Mullum High strike ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading’ say Education Department
The Department of Education has accused the Teachers Federation of being inaccurate and misleading following last week’s teachers strike at Mullumbimby High School.
Stories about "Women’s Health Week":
Women’s Health Week a timely reminder
Women, and men, could benefit from taking a closer look at their health all the time – Women's Health Week is a gentle reminder to do what we should be doing more often.
Editorial
Editorial – Free fi fo dumb?
Hans Lovejoy, editor
Scientists have warned that now the UK has come out of lockdown on ‘freedom day’ (July 19), it will lead to ‘a...
Articles & Columns
Snakes monitor radioactive contamination
Ten years on from the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan – the most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl – researchers are using Japanese rat snakes to measure radioactivity in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone.
Local News
Criticism of Ballina Cr Cadwallader’s water election tactics
Aslan Shand - 1
The Ballina Environment Society (BES) has accused Ballina Councillor Sharon Cadwallader of politicising water security by using ‘the Dunoon Dam as one of her key concerns in her bid for mayor in September’s local government elections’.
Byron Echo
Old Byron Hospital DA on exhibition
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Plans are finally in for the redevelopment of the old Byron Hospital that will facilitate its transformation into a much-needed community hub.
