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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 disruptive event,” he said. “I think they made a change a couple of years ago to some ext...

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 submissions on the proposal are due prior to May 3. They asked that the council send an objection to ...

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," Mr MacDonald said. He said the proposed location of Heritage Park in Mullumbimby would be "very a...

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 Bayside Connected, told councillors they would be “voting to disregard 20 plus years of (their) own pl...

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 reinstated to the Future Water Project 2060. In December, the water authority for the region, Rous Cou...