BYRON SHIRE Council candidate Ian Cohen has an easy way to solve the Shire’s high rise building issues.
Mr Cohen says that if a majority of Councillors adhere to Council’s Local Environment plan (LEP), questions about high rise variations can never arise.
BYRON SHIRE Council Greens candidate Ian Cohen is returning to the fray, standing for Council in the December 2021 local government elections, to help protect Byron Shire’s environment.
“I visited Byron Shire at every opportunity since the early 70s, making my home here in 1982,” Ian said this week.
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THE NORTH BYRON Parklands, near Byron Bay on the NSW North Coast, is home to two of Australia’s largest music festivals, which attract tens of thousands of music fans and, organisers say, millions of dollars to the region’s economy.
However, a $42 million proposal to create a permanent festival site for up to 50,000 people has raised concerns that the staging of events such as Splendour in the Grass and the Falls Festival harms the environment, creates traffic and transport problems and affects the amenity of locals.
AFTER EIGHT weeks of discussions with more than 300 people in the Byron Shire about the new Environmental (E) zone review process, Council staff are reviewing 600 submissions received from land owners and members of the public.
Shannon Burt, Byron Shire Council’s Director Sustainable Environment and Economy, said staff are collating all of the information and feedback from the public about where they think E zones should be applied and reviewing what changes are needed to improve the accuracy of Council’s vegetation and E zone mapping information
EIGHT FAMILIES in the Northern Rivers who have been experiencing tough going this year will be celebrating a merrier Christmas thanks to the generosity of Byron Shire Council staff.
The Salvation Army approached Council’s Records Coordinator, Tracey Dousling two weeks ago asking if she could organise staff to provide a food hamper and several gifts for one family in need.
Byron Shire Council’s General Manager, Ken Gainger, said the 2016/17 Annual Report highlighted the operations of Council which go well beyond the traditional areas of rates, roads and rubbish.
Road reconstruction, recycling, flood recovery and roundabouts were significant projects delivered in the last financial year by Byron Shire Council.
BYRON SHIRE Councillor Alan Hunter says the past week has seen a change in pace for Council, and one that has not gained anything useful.
Cr Hunter says General Manager Ken Gainger’s resignation says a lot about Council when the person who drove Council from a prime target for amalgamation to being rated as Fit for the Future by NSW Treasury, has resigned.
THERE’S NO need for Byron Shire residents to worry about what to do with the boxes, wrapping, bottles and general waste this Christmas/New Year holiday period.
Byron Shire Council will provide extra (urban domestic) bin collections this year to help households cope with the waste and recyclables that accumulate during the festive season.