Byron Bay

FROM FACEBOOK: Medical Funds Urgently Needed for Legend Bay Muso

Post published:January 24, 2017

DIG DEEP… help out one of Byron’s true characters who has given so much to the town over the past 4 decades.

Voice of Byron regular, Sarah Buchanan, has started a crowdfunding campaign to help Byron music and entertainment legend Brendan “Mookx” Hanley.

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“I Came, I Thor, I Promoted”: Chris Hemsworth Promotes Byron Bay in New York

Post published:January 23, 2017

Byron Bay-based actor Chris Hemsworth. Photo: Getty Images.

Story by News Ltd.

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As Tourism Australia’s global ambassador, Byron-Bay based actor Chris Hemsworth, will lead tourism buffs in New York through a virtual tour to showcase the Land Down Under’s best qualities.

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Festival of Love, Sex and Tantra Arrives in Byron

Post published:January 21, 2017

Story by The Northern Star.

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PUT THE smartphone away and tap into your body’s deepest corners at this weekend’s Taste of Love Festival at Byron Bay.

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FROM FACEBOOK: More Residential Development Will Kill Need For Rates Hike

Post published:January 21, 2017

Voice of Byron regular, Diane Woods, shared the benefit of her years on Byron Shire Council regarding the subject of a rates increase.

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Byron Nippers Chasing Seventh Straight Win at State Titles

Post published:January 20, 2017

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Some of the Byron Bay nippers from the NSW Country championships last year. The club is aiming for a seventh straight win next month. Photo: Surf Life Saving NSW.

Story by The Northern Star.

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BYRON BAY is aiming for a seventh straight win at the NSW Country Surf Lifesaving Championships at South West Rocks next month.

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FROM FACEBOOK: Railway Not Abandoned, Only Out of Service

Post published:January 20, 2017

Voice of Byron regular, Geoff Bensley‎, made this video showing the state of the rail line between Boatharbour and Wooyung.

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Byron Shire DA Submissions Double in Twelve Months

Post published:January 20, 2017

Story by Echonetdaily

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THE NUMBER of development applications (DAs) that Council assess – be that lopping a tree, a house or a large development – has doubled in the past year according to staff.

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Council to Decide on Rates Hike at Feb 2 Meeting

Post published:January 20, 2017

Byron Shire Council. Photo: Eve Jeffery.

BYRON SHIRE Council’s proposed Special Rate Variation will be decided at the February 2 Council meeting.

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FROM FACEBOOK: Petition Damns Byron Council Rates Hike Attempt

Post published:January 19, 2017

Voice of Byron regular, James Mott, asks the question, “Did you know 30% of Byron Shire Council’s money goes towards tourists and tourist facilities?

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FROM FACEBOOK: Bouquets, Not Brickbats, For Byron Council Road Crew

Post published:January 19, 2017

Pepperbuh Street, Suffolk Park, sans waterhole problem.

After seeing some great road repair work done in Pepperbush Street, Suffolk Park, Voice of Byron regular, Lee-anne Wooldridge, believes in giving praise, not just criticism, when it comes to Byron Shire Council.

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