Here’s Why Splendour 2016 Rocked Bigtime
THE CROWDS have returned to their jobs, the felt hats have been put away, the selfies have been uploaded to Instagram and the festival hangover is about to reach critical levels.
Splendour 2016 introduced three new spaces, the World Stage within the Global Village area, the Indian-inspired Marigold Majestic and the Very Small Suburb that brought some of Australia’s favourite food and fashion to Byron.
GM Gainger in Council’s Top Job ’til 2020
BYRON SHIRE Council General Manager, Ken Gainger, has been reappointed for another four years in the top council job.Confirmed unanimously by Councillors, the appointment will see Mr Gainger support the…
Swim Danger Warning from Bay SLSC
THE NATION'S peak lifeguard group has warned Splendour in the Grass festival goers not to mix the deadly combination of alcohol, drugs and swimming during the event over the next…
Information Briefing Sessions for Council Candidates
LOCAL Government NSW will be providing briefing sessions for intending candidates at the Local Government Election to be held in September 2016.
Byron Shire Council will be hosting two three-hour sessions:
How’s Your Plastic-Free July Going?
How's your progress, resisting the plastic temptation this July?Byron Plastic Free July, led by Santos Organics and supported by Byron Shire Council, is a campaign designed to change the way…
Council Seeks Satisfaction Results
IF YOU get a call over the next few weeks asking about your experiences with Byron Shire Council, please participate.Council is commencing its 2016 Community Satisfaction Survey and is keen…
Council Grants: $45,000 Fund for Community Projects
Council has available in its draft 2016/2017 Budget a donation pool of $45,000 for assistance to event organisers, community groups, not for profit organisations and individual persons. Moneys can be…
Byron CZMP: “I’m Not Dead Yet”
BYRON SHIRE’s Coastal Management Plan (CZMP) has still not been finalised. At the Byron Shire Council meeting of June 29, the motion to adopt the CZMP was passed 5-4.
But in an extraordinary turn of events late in the meeting, the motion was recommitted for further debate.
Councillors Cubis and Ibrahim left the still open meeting early, before it had closed.
Byron Plans for Zero CO2 Emissions by 2025
The iconic coastal and tourist region of Byron Bay and its surrounding towns has become the first local community to conduct a full audit of its greenhouse gas emissions as it maps out a plan to reach 100 per cent renewable energy and zero emissions by 2025.
The emissions inventory – unveiled at the local RenewFest festival that attracted some 2,000 people on the weekend and formally released on Tuesday at the National Assembly of Local Government in Canberra – assessed emissions from energy, buildings, land use, waste and transport, and possible solutions.