PROTECTION OF koalas and improving their habitat will be a primary focus of Byron Shire Council over the next three years thanks to $140,000 in grants from the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust and the Saving our Species program.
Clare Manning, Byron Shire’s Biodiversity Officer, said the grants will be supported with a $114,000 contribution from Council and will fund the Byron Habitats Corridors project.
BYRON SHIRE Council will be undertaking another beach scraping program at New Brighton beach between October and December this year to help protect the dune system against short to medium-term erosion and inundation.
A combination of bulldozers and excavators will be brought in to do the work along approximately 1.3km of beach north and south of Strand Avenue.
WALK INTO any local supermarket or grocery store and you’ll see at least a dozen products proudly emblazoned with the name ‘Byron Bay’.
Their colourful labels weave images of rich soil, sun-drenched hillsides, and local producers with authentic, personal connections to the land.
THE DEATH of a man at the Pass, Byron Bay and the near-drowning of a child in Brunswick Heads have marked the start of Byron Shire’s surf lifesaving season.
SIX BRIDGES in Byron Shire will be replaces when Byron Shire Council gets $3.15 million under the Federal Government’s Australian Government’s Bridges Renewal Program.
SECOND HAND Saturday on September 23 is set to be the biggest garage sale event of the year.
JOHNNY CASH will come back to life at the Johnny Cash Tribute Show being held at the Byron Bay Services Club this Sunday September 10 at 4 pm.
TENDERS HAVE been called by Byron Shire Council for a study to examine potential uses for the railway corridor running through the Shire.
BYRON SHIRE Council is offering 2 small grants of up to $2,500 for Byron Shire young people aged 15 to 25.