MINING MAGNATE Brian Flannery has pioneered the world’s first solar-powered railway, but when his train started whirring past sea-changers’ homes in Byron Bay, not everyone is happy.
Trialling a solar-powered train at Byron Bay started last month November 2017.
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.
A REPORT will be prepared for the coroner after a woman’s body was found dead on the banks of the Brunswick River in Mullumbimby on Wednesday November 29.
The woman, who was found nearby the river in Heritage Park, Mullumbimby about 4.30pm Wednesday 29, is yet to be formally identified but her death is not believed to be suspicious.
ONE OF THE first things that grab the attention of visitors to the Byron Bay Services Club is the impressive dining experiences available to members and their guests.
MONDAY 4th December is going to be a funny night at the Byron Bay Services Club!
Mandy Nolan‘s Virgin Sacrifice show is on again.
BYRON SHIRE surfing legend, Mark “Mono” Stewart has arrived with the Australian Team in La Jolla, California, home of the 2017 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship.
The Australian team is part of a record-breaking 109 contestants from 26 countries who will take part in the championship event, shattering the record of 77 athletes from 21 countries that was set in 2016.
RESIDENTS IN villages close to Bangalow will be offered the opportunity to buy an E permit when pay parking is introduced on 1 January 2018.
People living in Clunes, Newrybar, Rosebank, Nashua, Brooklet, Booyong and Repentance Creek will be able to apply for an E permit because many people use Bangalow as their primary place to do business.
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.
Save Our Local Amenity – Byron Bay member, Greg Meek, has written a comprehensive and informative article on why so many members of the Byron Bay community are concerned over Council actions towards the Byron Bay Memorial Rec Grounds.
As Greg himself says, it’s a long read, but contains important information. We agree, and urge Voice of Byron members to make the time to read it through.
VOICE of BYRON regular, Emma, wants us to help Main Arm School get a new playground, and asks Voice of Byron members to vote to make it happen.
Emma says, “A small Byron Shire school at Main Arm is trying to win a playground made from recycled plastic because their current one is rusted.