Coffs Coast Advocate

$9.5 million for long-awaited bypass project

IT MAY not be a "magic bullet”, but this major project will make a big difference to the town.

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10th Dec. 2018 1:12 PM

Nationals Parliamentary Secretary for the North Coast Ben Franklin with Byron Mayor Simon Richardson with plan of the long awaited Butler Street Bypass.

Clothing remains optional at Tyagarah

Byron mayor uses his casting vote against himself during vote on clothing optional beach

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23rd Nov. 2018 4:11 PM

OPPONENTS: Arakwal woman Delta Kay (centre) with local residents who want Tyagarah's nude beach shut down

Residents lash out at council over Australia Day decision

"HOPE Byron Council know they have ZERO authority to cancel a National Day.”

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27th Sept. 2018 4:09 PM

Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson was MC at the Australia day celebrations at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Bowling Club.

Holiday letting 'nightmare': Desperate fight to save the Bay

'THE community is really divided over this': A battle against the surging popularity of short term letting has gone up a...

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27th Sept. 2018 8:09 AM

An Airbnb property in byron Shire for rent.

PM criticises Byron Bay's Australia Day change

"INDULGENT self-loathing does not make Australia stronger," he said.

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24th Sept. 2018 10:09 AM

NOT BYRON-BOUND: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy leader of the Liberal party Josh Frydenberg in Canberra, last August 24, 2018.

New Byron GM has seen it all

INFRASTRUCTURE will continue to be the main focus for newly appointed Byron Shire general manager Mark Arnold.

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27th June 2018 3:06 PM

FAMILIAR FACE: Newly appointed Byron Shire Council general manager Mark Arnold will take up the role on July 2.

We're the lowest paid workers in the state

TWO of the five shires in the Northern Rivers are among the poorest paid workers in the state, new figures reveal.

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22nd June 2018 12:06 AM

Hand showing money - AUD - Australian Dollars

The one point of great frustration with Airbnb

"I DO tend to be hopelessly optimistic... we need to come up with some solutions that work for us”.

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21st June 2018 9:06 AM

Airbnb is still a sore point with Byron Shire Council.

Optus wants tower in 'critically important' environment area

IT'S a mobile phone blackspot, but the mayor doesn't want to rush into a decision on the new tower.

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20th April 2018 5:04 AM

There are plans to build a new mobile phone tower in an environmentally sensitive part of the Byron Shire.

Railway Park funds secured

COUNCIL funding to complete the whole of Byron Railway Park revitalisation has been guaranteed.

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11th April 2018 11:04 AM

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