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Premium Content The date of the Byron Bay Triathlon has been changed from May 8 to 9. This change, approved by Byron Shire Council, means the event, which involves street closures in the Byron CBD, will now be held on Mother’s Day. The matter went before the council’s meeting on Thursday. Cr Cate Coorey said the event “does cause some problems on main streets”. Cr Basil Cameron said the matter was discussed by the Local Traffic Committee every year. “It’s quite a...

Premium Content Subscriber only A matter of urgency regarding Telstra’s 5G technology rollout was brought before Byron Shire Council’s recent meeting. Before the meeting closed on Thursday afternoon, the motion was brought before the council by Cr Sarah Ndiaye and deputy mayor Michael Lyon. Mayor Simon Richardson allowed the matter of a planned upgrade of an existing communications tower at Bottlebrush Crescent in Suffolk Park to be put to a debate as an urgent item, in light of the fact s...

Premium Content A touching gesture will honour a significant contributor to community groups in the Byron Shire. Nino MacDonald addressed Byron Shire Council at its meeting on Thursday to encourage it to support calls for a memorial bench to acknowledge the contributions of his late wife, Judy. "During the 18 years that she was actively engaged in the life of the shire she became well known for the drive, energy, commitment and enthusiasm that she brought to whatever undertaking was at hand,...

Premium Content Byron Shire Council has approved a contentious development in Brunswick Heads. A group of community members were in the public gallery to show their opposition to the development application for The Corso, a mixed-use boarding house and commercial development in the Bayside area, when the council met on Thursday. The $6.3 million proposal, from Oniva Pty Ltd, proposed business spaces, shop-top housing and a boarding house at 94 Kingsford Drive. Judith Brazenor, representing Bays...

Premium Content Subscriber only The Dunoon Dam has twice been rejected by Rous County Council as an option to secure future water supply for the Northern Rivers, so why does it remain a topic of heated debate? Lismore City Council heard a motion at its meeting this week, requesting the council support the dam being put back on the table for consideration. The motion was not successful, with five of eight councillors voting against it, but there remains a push from some sectors to see the dam re...

Premium Content Subscriber only Byron Shire councillors have been at loggerheads over the future of the shires rail corridor. Councillor Paul Spooner sought for the council to suspend all work on the Byron Shire Rail with Trail project at the councils meeting on Thursday. While a solar train runs between Elements of Byron Resort and the CBD, the remainder of the shires rail corridor remains disused, with its future unclear for now. Cr Spooners motion sought information on whether discussion...

Premium Content Subscriber only The deputy chair of Rous County Council has made a plea to Northern Rivers residents to voice their support for the Dunoon Dam. Ballina Shire councillor Sharon Cadwallader made the request via social media, asking people to email Rous County Council and show support for the project. Cr Cadwallader is one of three Rous councillors who have tabled a rescission motion to bring the dam back into the Future Water Plan 2060. "Please help me to help you by emailing ...

The Multi Use Rail Corridor Study (MURC) is supposed to be independent but the council refuses to reveal its terms of reference document. This would no doubt be because aim of the report was to make a positive finding for the practicality of running trains. The trail was clearly a secondary consideration which is why the discussion of the benefits of the trail were based on urban cycle usage and completely ignored that it would be part of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Arcadis, the company tha...

The plight of a Mullum resident has touched the hearts and injustice buttons of people far and wide who feel that a requirement that she repaint her house a heritage colour and possibly pay a fine, not only ridiculous but also petty. Rous County Council virtual mockup of former Dunoon Dam proposal. Three pro-dam councillors have announced a rescission motion to be discussed at the next Rous County Council meeting, seeking to overturn the recent decision to abandon the Dunoon Dam. Crs Sharon Ca...

Hans Lovejoy, editor Almost every Council meeting throws up hard decisions that must be courageously tackled, such as resolving competing community uses of public land. At last Thursday’s Council meeting, councillors voted to proceed with plans for a pump track, or a BMX track, at the Linda Vidler Memorial Parklands, located in Suffolk Park. Yet the chamber heard the decision comes without an adopted masterplan for the area, although a plan of management (PoM) was in place. The chamber also ...