VOICE of BYRON regular, Benita Martin, has approached Voice of Byron with details of an alleged hit-and-run near Ewingsdale, Byron Bay.
Benita says, “On Monday evening a friend of mine was struck by a vehicle that was making a very dangerous move on the interchange of Byron over the motorway, which skittled him and his motorbike off the road.
VOICE of BYRON regular, Byron Bern, shared this article by Vivienne Pearson in domain.com.au, highlighting the increasing gap between those who can afford to live in Byron Bay and those who can’t.
Vivienne writes, “In the last 60 years, Byron Bay has morphed from an industrial whaling town to one of Australia’s most desirable destinations. Could you afford to live there?
VOICE of BYRON regular, Robyne Stone, shared this most interesting article about Cavanmah, way back in the day, featuring a wealth of information about the Bunjalung people including a fascinating map.
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A GROUND-BREAKING opportunity to achieve a range of social outcomes for the community through the sale of a vacant block of council-owned land in Mullumbimby was embraced unanimously by Byron Shire Councillors last week.
Mayor Simon Richardson, said the decision to sell Council’s vacant property on Station Street to North Coast Community Housing meant a much better outcome for the Byron Shire because now a mix of housing options would be delivered to better meet the needs of many of the vulnerable people in our community.
BYRON SHIRE Council has called for tenders for the construction of the new gateway roundabout at the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Ewingsdale Road at Byron Bay.
This project is a major piece of infrastructure for Byron Bay and has been on Council’s drawing board for many years.
A RECENT Echonetdaily Letter to the Editor has called for the return to ridings for Byron Shire.
Prior to ridings being dumped in the mid 1980s, Byron Shire was divided into five ridings and Wilf Sprengel of Ocean Shores says wards (ridings) should be returned to Byron Shire.
THE BYRON BAY and Bangalow aged care facilities run by Feros Care have recently introduced weekly silent discos — where music is played through wireless headphones instead of a loudspeaker system.
Silent discos, popular at music festivals and clubs geared towards Generation Y, have found a new posse of fans in aged-care centres across Australia.
CHANGES TO State planning rules for outdoor advertising and signage on trailers from March 1, 2018, will help reduce driver distractions and improve road safety.
The new rules mean that trailers parked in road reserves for advertising purposes may require development consent.
LOCAL GREENS parliamentarians have called on the NSW Government to ensure that any development in West Byron is of an appropriate scale.
A recent Echonetdaily article reports they want assurances that any development won’t adversely affect Ewingsdale Road, or negatively impact local wetlands or the Cape Byron Marine Park.