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The best councillor response from the GM’s chopping trees without notice and throwing the masterplan team under a bus goes to Cr Jan Hackett (Labor). She replied within a group email when all hell broke loose: ‘I no longer know why I’m on Council, given that I am completely left out of the loop when it comes to town infrastructure development. Seems we councillors are just decorative.’ Q Q Q Q
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Our decorative councillors are meeting again this Thursday after failing to get through their large agenda last week. One topic up for a vote will be how to deal with staff ’s eviction notice served on the Byron Environment Centre (BEC) to remove their rotunda from Railway Park. Mayor Simon Richardson says he will table an urgency notice of motion (NoM) to revoke the eviction.
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Save the date: Saturday November 11, 6pm, Hotel Brunswick for a rally against paid parking in Brunswick Heads. Organisers say there will be music and comedy to ‘provide light relief around the very serious focus of sending a strong message to Council that paid parking is neither needed nor wanted in the village.’
Fatigued by online dating? This Wednesday November 1, Swipe Right is coming to the Corner Palm in Byron Bay’s Arts and Industry Estate. Organisers say, ‘We have become so isolated from each other and dating apps are not helping, they’re making it worse.’ The aim of the game, they say, is ‘not to walk home with Mr or Mrs Right, but to open up to laughter, fun and connection.’ Tickets are available through www.swiperightbyron.eventbrite.com.au.
With Facebook now admitting that 126 million people were exposed to Russian government-generated fake news in the lead-up to the last US election, it’s worth pointing out that this is not isolated or unusual. The tax-avoiding behemoth has admitted to manipulating user feeds, axed its fact-checking journalists prior to the US election and has been found to have inflated or misled how many people it reaches to its paying customers.
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Only Space Cowboy could find a segue between Halloween and renewable energy. As he stood atop a Tesla coil, 1,000,000 volts passed through his body that then became bolts of lightning. He reckons he’s safe as long as it doesn’t earth. Mr Cowboy performed this shocking act at Byron Theatre last Sunday. Photo: Jeff ‘Trying This At Home Since 1986’ Dawson.
It’s been a big week of federal political idiocy too – farewell to One Nation’s chief anti-science goblin Malcom Roberts for not being an Australian citizen when elected to parliament. Roberts could always start the Multi Nation Party.
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