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61: Tribute To Terrie Wells(Red Terra)

Terrie Wells, local activist and presenter of Bay FM's "The Shakedown" programme on Friday mornings, has died. She collapsed at home last Thursday, and was taken to Tweed Hospital where she did not regain consciousness, and died on Monday. There will b...
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Posted: 24Jul2009 19:06   Similar items

62: Does Family Planning In NSW Equal Corporations In Bed With Government?

When do the dealings between a Development Applicant and the Assessing Authority go from being a process of negotiation to collusion? Last week our Councillors 6-1 refused Woolworths ‘sewer on a bog’. How the NSW Department of Planning approved that ludicrous onsite ...
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Posted: 7Jul2009 12:10   Similar items

63: New Mullumbimby Stickers Now Available

HOT PRESS!! A new batch of our popular black and yellow Mullumbimby stickers are now available. As well as the popular "I shop local", and "Woolworths I won't shop there", we have two new ones. "Mullumbimby a Woolworths free zone&quo...
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Posted: 27Jun2009 17:53   Similar items

64: Woolworths Site Looks Like A Horse Paddock With No Sewerage Entitlement

It appears from sales records that, Mallams in December 07, did a deal with State Rail to purchase the Station St property for $1.326M. We all enjoyed our Christmas and Mallams started the New Year, January 08 by selling that same property to Woolworths for $3.8M. I...
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Posted: 19Jun2009 10:30   Similar items

65: Mullumbimby Gets A Reprieve From The Woolly Mammoth!!!!!!

Hoorah for Byron Shire Councillors who voted yesterday to send the Woolworths sewage application back to the drawing board. Moved by Cr. Tom Tabart, 6 out of 9 of our elected representatives have demanded that council staff answer 12 specific questions about the adeq...
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Posted: 12Jun2009 21:12   Similar items

66: Byron Shire Council To Consider Woolworths Sewerage Proposal On June 11

Byron Shire Councillors will vote this Thursday 11 June, on the Woolworths onsite sewage application (S68). Council’s Director of Planning and Environment Services, Ray Darney, has written a letter to the people who expressed concern about the Woolworths S68, assurin...
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Posted: 4Jun2009 11:00   Similar items

67: Stopping Woolworths: Your Support Is Vital Now!!

Tell your councillors that Byron Shire Council needs to be brave. Surely Council would feel much happier taking on an appeal by Woolworths in the Land and Environment court, with support from the community, rather than Council facing a challenge by the community if ...
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Posted: 17May2009 17:36   Similar items

68: Planning Minister Keneally Approves Ninety Plus Part 3A Projects In 170 Days ...

The NSW Opposition is accusing Planning Minister Kristina Keneally of rushing through too many major developments. Keneally has passed 90 Part 3A projects in 170 days, nearly one every two days, claims the Australian Liberal Party. ...
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Posted: 27Feb2009 17:14   Similar items

69: Woolworths Supermarket Approval In Mullumbimby Slammed

Woolworths supermarket and bottleshop has now been approved for Mullumbimby. Mullumbimby Community Action Network’s response is that we are appalled that the State government has ignored Byron Shire Council’s condemnation of the proposal as “unacceptable”, the non-en...
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Posted: 30Jan2009 15:50   Similar items

70: Wallaroo Win Against Woolworths In South Australia

The Copper Coast Community Watch group at Wallaroo in Sth Aust were successful in their campaign to prevent Woolworths moving into their town. Another Woolworths exists less than 9km away in Kadina the next town. ...
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Posted: 15Jan2009 12:50   Similar items