Time to Get Real: Byron Markets Must Relocate
THE BYRON BAY markets have outgrown their current location and now is the time to plan a seamless relocation.
And the only viable option is what we have dubbed the Michie Plan.
THE BYRON BAY markets have outgrown their current location and now is the time to plan a seamless relocation.
And the only viable option is what we have dubbed the Michie Plan.
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.
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.
THE BUILDERS of an award-winning Byron home made from hemp hope that they inspire a shift towards making it a mainstream construction material.
VOICE of BYRON regular, Tim Cassidy, shared his thoughts about another truly deserving addition to Byron’s Surfing Honour Roll.
VOICE of BYRON regular, Mike Watterson, shared his opinion of the best use of the old Byron District Hospital on NSW MP Tamara Smith’s Facebook Page, and got an encouraging response. (more…)
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.