Aslan Shand

The proposed draft changes to NSW's allocation formula for Financial Assistance Grant funding to local councils that woudl have seen Byron Shire Council lose $2.4m in funding will not go ahead.

When the last switchboard operator became extinct and the filing assistant closed the cabinet for the last time to join the lamplighters and ratcatchers we were, perhaps, mollified with the knowledge that newer, more interesting careers would open up before us.

The CSIRO report on flood mitigation in the Richmond River was released in June to enthusiastic proclamations from Lismore business leaders. ‘We must act without delay!' they urged. ‘The science has spoken!'

The controversial subdivision at 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum that directs traffic onto the McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection has had a number of the modifications approved – but not all.

A growing stockpile of debris from Byron's town drainage system upgrade has been deposited on Council-remediated land at South Byron's Old Sewage Treatment Plant.

Last Thursday, 22 October, the Northern Regional Planning Panel unanimously approved the amended 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby development application by Landcom on the Byron Shire Council (BSC) owned site.

The humble NSW koala has led to local Liberal MP Catherine Cusack crossing the floor, and serious internal disputes between the NSW Liberal and

An exciting Mullumbimby Show is coming up on 6, 7, and 8 November at the Mullumbimby Showground with lots of fun activities, music, and events for all the family.

Sexual assault and violence against women has reached an intolerable point and the surfing community is now calling for a change in behaviour and culture that breaks the silence, stigma, and risk that comes from speaking out.

Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce President says demolishing the historic Mullumbimby Scout Hall is not good enough and that Byron Council need to step up and relocate the building.