Echo Clarifies Dunn’s Four Storey DA in Byron Bay

ECHONETDAILY’S HANS Lovejoy has written a comprehensive and typically excellent article which clarifies a number of matters raised by an article run last week about the development.

Further to last week’s report of a high density development proposed on the corner block at the end of Jonson Street opposite Byron Music, developer Graham Dunn says that the proposed height of his development ‘complies with the current height of building for the B2 Town Centre zone of 11.5 metres.’

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Byron Shire Councillor says Green Politics Means More Potholes

BYRON SHIRE Councillor Alan Hunter says the past week has seen a change in pace for Council, and one that has not gained anything useful.

Cr Hunter says General Manager Ken Gainger’s resignation says a lot about Council when the person who drove Council from a prime target for amalgamation to being rated as Fit for the Future by NSW Treasury, has resigned.

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Byron Shire Provides Extra Bins for Christmas Rubbish

THERE’S NO need for Byron Shire residents to worry about what to do with the boxes, wrapping, bottles and general waste this Christmas/New Year holiday period. 

Byron Shire Council will provide extra (urban domestic) bin collections this year to help households cope with the waste and recyclables that accumulate during the festive season.

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Byron Shire Council to Host National Tourism Advocacy Alliance

No time to Photoshop any locals into this random tourism meeting shot…

FORTY COUNCILS with join Byron Shire Council as part of the new National Tourism Advocacy Alliance.

The National Tourism Advocacy Alliance, which has attracted some of the biggest tourism destinations in the country, will meet for the first time in Sydney next week.

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Byron Shire GM’s Successes Recognised by Councillors

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Byron Shire Council General Manager – Ken Gainger

THE EARLY retirement of Byron Shire Council’s General Manager Ken Gainger has prompted positive acknowledgement of his achievements from Shire Councillor we contacted by Voice of Byron yesterday.

Councillors were quick to respond to our request for “a few lines” about Ken’s unexpected early retirement which will be effective late January 2018.

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Byron Council Rangers Assaulted While Patrolling Illegal Campers

Photo: Sky News

A MAN will face Byron Local Court on Thursday December 7, charged with the alleged assault of a Byron Bay Shire Council ranger.

Police will allege a 29-year-old from Frankston, Victoria, held a steering column lock and pointed it at a ranger, who approached him while patrolling illegal campers in Byron Bay.

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No place for Instant Hotels in Byron Shire

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BYRON SHIRE Council has strongly condemned the television program Instant Hotel which features a property in the Byron Shire.

“I am concerned to see a property on Red Gate Road at South Golden Beach promoted as an ‘instant hotel’ particularly because there has been a history of non-compliance with respect to the use of the property,” Mayor Richardson said.

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