PAUL SPOONER, Deputy Mayor of Byron Shire Council, has congratulated council staff for making Byron Council’s first ethical investment.
Council recently invested one million dollars in the Westpac Climate Bond for renewable energy projects.
THE DEADLINE for submissions on a Planning Proposal to amend Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 1988, Part 4 – West Byron Bay site will close on 19 August 2016.
BYRON SHIRE Council is not only ready to defend a recent legal challenge by the Butler Street Community Network (BSCN), but also factored the group’s legal action into Council’s overall construction plan, set to commence in February 2017.
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.
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…
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.
THE LACK of affordable housing for people wanting to rent or buy in Byron Shire is something that Greens Cr Simon Richardson has been working hard to address.
Cr Richardson is running again for Mayor 2016-2020 and one of his main priorities is affordable housing in the shire.
“When community workers, older residents wanting to downsize, young locals looking to move out of home but stay near their parents … and young families are forced to leave the Shire because of high rents and high property prices, it makes Byron Shire a poorer place,” he said.
THE GREENS will run a ticket of four candidates in the upcoming (September 10) Byron Shire Council elections.Current Byron shire mayor Simon Richardson, standing again for a second term, will…