Media releases
Media enquiries: please contact the Media Communications Officer on 02 6626 7320.
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| Community information session - Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Pacific Highway upgrade Roads and Maritime Services will host a community information session about the Bangalow interchange and St Helena tunnel as part of the Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Pacific Highway upgrade. RMA has completed a review of the Bangalow interchange, and will explain the approved Bangalow interchange design at the meeting. The session will also look at construction of the St Helena tunnel, including proposals to increase blasting hours and vibration limits. |
22 May 2012 |
| Celebrate National Reconciliation Week in the Byron Shire Byron Shire Council is inviting the community to be a part of one of the most important weeks in the Australian calendar, as it marks National Reconciliation Week 2012. |
22 May 2012 |
| Budget Q + A for residents tomorrow Byron Shire Council is encouraging interested residents to attend a community meeting about how Council plans to use ratepayer’s money during the upcoming financial year. |
21 May 2012 |
| Council asks for community comment on using development money
Byron Shire Council is seeking community input on its new, draft plan to invest development contributions across the Shire. |
15 May 2012 |
| Community open information sessions on Council budget and long term planning Like to know more about the 2012-13 Byron Shire Council budget and long term planning? Come along to a community open information session at the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby on Tuesday 22 May and Byron Bay Community Centre, Tuesday 29 May. |
11 May 2012 |
| Fees for sports fields hire up for discussion User fees at Byron Shire Council’s sporting fields are back out on public exhibition for community comment until Friday 25 May. |
11 May 2012 |
| Byron Shire general rates to rise 3.6% for 2012/13 Byron Shire Council ratepayers can expect an increase of 3.6% on their general rates for 2012/13 and an overall rise of 6.1% based on the average residential ratepayer. |
8 May 2012 |
| Council shares in $2 million to protect koalas Byron Shire Council will share in $2 million worth of funding over the next five years as part of a plan to improve the habitat of local koala populations and other threatened species.
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7 May 2012 |
| Council asks for community info about tree removal Byron Shire Council is seeking community help after about 30 large trees were illegally removed from a property at Bangalow Road, Talofa. |
7 May 2012 |
| Youth Grants now open – you could receive $1000 If you’re under 25 and have a great idea that you need funding to help get up and running, now is the time to apply for one of Byron Shire Council’s $1,000 Small Change Grants. |
4 May 2012 |