Voice of Byron

IN MEMORY of Greg Light. October 1st 2019 marks 30 years since my brother Greg Light died on his motorbike in the Simpson Desert, in 1989. When the Police came…

50 YEARS AGO Mike Watterson, then manager of Norco at the Bay, received a knock on his door at 52 Carlyle Street.

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VOICE of BYRON regular, Debby Milgate, found these old clippings from an April 13, 1988 edition of The Byron News, including an advertisement run by Byron Shire Councillor Keith Haines, and authorised by AJ “Bigfoot” Rees. 

At the time there was a lot of controversy over the Sandhills Estate and much more, and Cr Haines paid for a survey to gauge the views of the Byron Bay townspeople.

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FOR THE third time in three weeks, we mark the passing away of another long time Bayite. Athol Lee Harrow passed away peacefully on the 14th August 2019. Athol was…

Glenda Kaye Butler (nee Richardson) passed away on the 10th August 2019. She lived in the bay til her late 20's, then moved to Whyallah in South Australia for a…

EVERY TIME one of our long-time Bay residents passes on we are sad, but losing a mate makes it all that much sadder. And losing Mick has been a very…

SAD NEWS received earlier about the passing of long time local Mona Sloan.  Mona-Faye Sloan (wife of the legendary Sergeant Don Sloan) passed away peacefully in her sleep on the…

LOCAL BYRON Bay journalist Gary Chigwidden has launched a website/blog attached to our Voice of Byron Website.

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ALL AROUND Australia this morning, Sunday May 19, 2019, there are very sad, and very happy, voters.

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CORRECTION: Emaile's Memorial Service commencement time in another local newspaper is incorrectly published as 10 am. Elaine's memorial service will start at 11 am, Monday, May 6. Shattered to hear…