VOICE of BYRON regular, Syl Reid, shared a great writeup featuring the Byron Bay Winter Whales final swim for the season and the presentation of a life membership to 9-year President Peter Kendall.
Syl says, “Our last swim of the season on Sunday was deemed ‘therapeutic’ by the Club Captain and was an excellent lead up to our Club Presentations later.
Byron Shire Council continues to grapple with illegal camping. Each night it is estimated there are approximately 120 – 160 campervans in car parks around the Shire, particularly near the beach, as well as in residential streets
Byron Shire Council’s Director Sustainable Environment and Economy, Shannon Burt, said illegal camping is an issue all-year round but it gets worse during the school holidays and summer months.
A MAN and woman have been arrested following an alleged assault of another man where he ear was partially bitten off in Byron Bay early this morning.
About 12.30am (Sunday October 8), the man and woman were walking along Jonson Street when they became involved in an altercation with a 26-year-old man known to the pair.
POLICE ARE searching for the owners of a ‘crazed’ German shepherd that attacked a US tourist jogging at a popular Byron Shire beach.
Maya Kidan said the dog, which is believed to belong to a couple in their 60s, latched onto her right buttock shortly after 2.30 pm Friday at New Brighton Beach, just north of Brunswick Heads.
IN A GESTURE which truly pays tribute to the stature of his achievements, Byron Shire Council has designated October 2 as Mark “Mono” Stewart Day.
BYRON SHIRE Council has solved a sign stealing problem similar to that of Fucking, a village in Austria.
SQUIDDLEYS KIDS LOUNGE is fully supervised, FREE and open daily between 5.30 to 9pm, also Sundays 12 to 3pm, for children aged 3-14 years.
We pride ourselves in offering attentive, caring, qualified staff, in a fun-filled safe environment for your children to enjoy.
YESTERDAY’S VOICE of Byron article highlighted the resistance to change by those against relocating the Byron Bay Community Markets.
But they ignore the fact that the markets are currently in the Butler Street Reserve as the result of change.
THE BYRON BAY markets have outgrown their current location and now is the time to plan a seamless relocation.
And the only viable option is what we have dubbed the Michie Plan.
PROTECTION OF koalas and improving their habitat will be a primary focus of Byron Shire Council over the next three years thanks to $140,000 in grants from the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust and the Saving our Species program.
Clare Manning, Byron Shire’s Biodiversity Officer, said the grants will be supported with a $114,000 contribution from Council and will fund the Byron Habitats Corridors project.