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Millions in funding for Byron roads

MORE than $2 million in funding has been announced to support several road upgrade projects in the Byron Shire, including...

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23rd July 2020 3:07 PM

More popular beach carparks set to close

THE closures come alongside other measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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31st March 2020 5:03 PM

Mayor to step down to focus on being 'great dad'

"FINDING myself as a sole parent of two daughters, I cannot commit to the time required to do the job as it should be...

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24th March 2020 9:03 AM

Holiday-letting businesses slam council’s proposed 90-day cap

“They appear to be driving away the very guests that they want.”

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05th March 2020 4:03 AM

Lighthouse graffiti ‘failed’ as a form of political protest

National Parks staff are "deeply disappointed" by the vandalism, which has been partly removed.

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31st Jan. 2020 1:01 PM

What council is doing to keep locals in Byron

MAYOR reveals how council will help lessen the negative impacts on locals from high demand and high rents in the shire.

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17th Jan. 2020 9:01 AM

Byron Bay is in such high demand that rents are continuing to rise and forcing locals out of town. But Byron Shire council has a plan.

Mayors on fire battleground make climate call to government

MAYORS of fire-stricken areas have signed a statement calling on government to acknowledge the link between climate change...

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15th Nov. 2019 7:11 AM

Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson has signed a joint statement from Mayors across NSW locations adressing the issue of climate change.

'Now is the time to look after each other': Byron mayor

BYRON Mayor acknowledges fireys in the midst of a 'terrible and frightening situation'.

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12th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

GRATITUDE: Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson pays tribute to volunteers firefighters.

Whatever became of Byron Bay's $80,000 sculpture?

BYRON mayor rejects the idea council has been scared off big public art by the the disco dong debacle.

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08th Nov. 2019 1:11 PM

PUBLIC ART: Maqette of the sculpture proposed for Railway Park

SNAILGATE EXCLUSIVE: More slimy political deals

THE snail at the centre of Byron's biggest snail-based political scandal says its time to drain the swamp.

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07th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

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