Not content with the decision of the Planning Panel, the ‘local’ landowners of West Byron (the coloured bits in the…
Loving Byron to death
From Byron Shire Echo 14/7/2017 By Mary Gardner As I review photographs from my recent travels, a sadness is upon…
Community teamwork wins Tallow Bird protection
Striped pardalote at the old STP at Tallow Creek. An alliance of locals from Byron Residents’ Group, a councillor and…
A Draft Residential Strategy for too much growth
The Strategy as exhibited is not built around Ecologically Sustainable Development principles. The amount of growth Byron is currently experiencing,…
More unfair BnB
From our friends at Neighbours Not Strangers: ASTRA writes that its “hard working volunteer directors” have been given “a weeks…
Air BnB in Byron – 3 days to act or it becomes legal and permanent
Air BnB would like you think that their hosts are just local people earning a bit of pocket money on…
We won!
With this evening’s unanimous refusal by the Planning Panel, our community has been vindicated. The Panel concurred with all the reasons that…
West Byron DA refused by Planning Panel
This afternoon’s community hearing before the Northern Planning Panel took an unexpected turn when Panel Chair, Gary West, announced at…
WHO’S SLEEPING WHERE? LONG-TERM v SHORT-TERM v HOMELESS
From our friends at Neighbours Not Strangers: PDF of media release can be downloaded here
Pecuniary interest no problem for NSW politicians who holiday let their properties
From our friends at Neighbours Not Strangers: Dear John Barilaro The activities of non-accredited short-term rental operators, according to…
URGENT submissions needed for silly season!
Sorry, the holiday is over! As happens every year, submission periods for REALLY important things happening around us are in…
