FROM FACEBOOK: Bob McTavish at Watego’s 1961

VOICE of BYRON regular, Shaun McDonald shared Hodaddy’s post about the early 1960s at Watego’s Beach.

Hodaddy says, “That is Wategoes Beach in 1961, via Colin Ashford. There are several nice photos of Wategoes showing no houses, minimal houses, the banana farm, then the dirt road into bitumen and of course to where it is now … millionaires only. 

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Byron Council GM Disappointed After Attempts to Help Bike Shop Backfire

Photo: Michael Langford

“UNGRATEFUL AND extremely disappointing” is how Byron Shire Council’s General Manager, Ken Gainger, is describing a small business owner who was allowed to set up shop in a prime site in Byron Bay’s CBD for 12 months rent-free. 

“The owner of a solar, charged electric bike hire company approached Council in August 2016, asking us, as a show of support for start-up businesses, to allow him to operate from a prominent location in the Byron Bay CBD such as a car park,” Mr Gainger said.

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Council Blitzes Illegal Campers in Over 1100 Holiday Infringement Notices

THE CHRISTMAS and New Year period was busy for Byron Shire Council’s Enforcement team with 11 staff working early and finishing late to address illegal camping.

“There were no holidays for our Enforcement team in response to ongoing concerns from our community about illegal campers and their behaviour and to let these people know that setting up vans and camping on beaches and in residential streets is not okay any time of the year,” Council’s Director, Sustainable Environment and Economy, Shannon Burt said.

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Stay Off Byron Dunes This Summer

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BYRON SHIRE Council is asking locals and visitors to take special care of the Shire’s precious coastal dunes by steering clear of them.

With Summer holidays in full swing, Byron Shire Council is asking locals and visitors to take special care of the Shire’s precious coastal dunes by steering clear of them.

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