BYRON SHIRE pet owners can now access the new public website NSW Pet Registry and keep their pet’s details up to date.
Byron Shire Council’s sustainable development manager, Wayne Bertram, said current pet details helped ensure that microchipped pets are returned quickly to their owners.
BYRON BAY’S Butler Street Community Network (BSCN) has launched a Land and Environment Court challenge to the Byron Bay CBD bypass.
The Butler Street bypass was approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) on 22nd June this year.
THE WORLD’S largest “crystal guardians” have completed an epic journey from Uruguay to the Byron Bay hinterland.
Standing 5.3m tall and weighing 19 tonnes, the pair of crystals are estimated to be at least 120 million years old.
“Managing Dreamer” of the Crystal Castle, Naren King, mortgaged his property to buy the massive pair from a Uruguayan farmer.
COMMUNITY BYRON have announced their candidacy for the Council Elections. The group, led by Cate Coorey – President of Byron Residents’ Group – is made up of all first-time candidates, bringing a new and vibrant energy to the Council fray.
BYRON SHIRE Council Deputy Mayor Paul Spooner has announced he will be running with a Labor team in the upcoming Byron Shire Council elections.Seeking a second term on council Cr…
MORE THAN a dozen US states have now completely decriminalized the act of possessing marijuana and both Colorado and Washington have made it legal to possess, sell, transport and cultivate the plant.
But soon it may be legalized across the entire country following a decision Thursday by the US federal government.
DOES DEPUTY Mayor Paul Spooner have a love affair with affordable housing?
This was the unusual claim made by a Byron Shire Greens councillor during a radio interview last Friday.
Cr Duncan Dey made the claim while being interviewed about a Byron Shire Council affordable housing approval that was supported by Cr. Spooner.
SINGER-SONGWRITER Bernard Fanning has joined other Australian celebrities in moving to Byron, giving him more to think about recently than this week’s release of his third solo album “Civil Dusk”.
The frontman of former rock band Powderfinger and his wife Andrea Moreno have also been settling into their new $2,465,000 Byron Bay home.
WITH BYRON Shire Council elections on the horizon, it’s a good time to find out precisely where we – and our candidates – are, on the political spectrum.
The people at Political Compass have come up with a process that does it for us.
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EVER FELT a desperate need for some KFC, but you can’t get your hands on some, because the franchise is totally locked out of Byron?