VoB OPINION: Where Are the Clives of Byron?

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Voice of Byron Opinion 

by Nicqui Yazdi



IN THE sixth and seventh century BC things changed in Ancient Greece, from the total disconnect between the aristocrats and the common people, where the common people rose up and made the wealthy become more altruistic. They were publicly shamed if they displayed their wealth, and were forced to spend their money on public buildings, supporting community initiatives and services and not displaying any visibly outward signs of their wealth, including having to dress exactly the same as the common people.

 

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Cape Byron Headland Reserve Trust Could Privatise Under Proposed NSW Legislation

Photo: David Young.
Photo: David Young.

THE CAPE Byron Headland Reserve Trust, Crown land at Tallow Beach currently under the management of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, and other valuable community land in Byron Shire can be privatised under new legislation proposed by the NSW Government.

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Court Conviction & $1500 Fine a Warning to Dog Owners

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A MAN FROM Federal near Mullumbimby has been convicted of being in charge of a menacing dog which attacked another dog and ordered to pay Byron Shire Council’s legal costs and a fine and compensation totalling $1500.

The attack happened near the Federal Hall just before 8:30am on the 15 August 2017 when the dog, an American Staffordshire terrier which was unrestrained attacked another dog, a Spoodle, being walked on a leash.

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