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Writing program launched for primary and secondary schools Byron Writers Festival organisers say they are thrilled to announce their annual Schools Programs are going online this year, and are free to Primary and Secondary schools across the Northern Rivers. Running from August 3 – 7, the programs feature some of Australia’s most entertaining writers and thinkers streamed on-demand into classrooms.
Teachers need to register at byronwritersfestival.com/ primary-schools or byronwritersfestival.com/ secondary-schools to access the free programs. The 2020 Schools Programs are part of a series of online offerings from Byron Writers Festival that will be available in early August, marking what would have been the Festival’s 24th annual gathering that was
Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS We are here to help. Call us or check our website for current opening hours and temporary service changes. Phone 8.30am–4.30pm Website Email Emergency After Hours Office Address Works Depot SES Controller Rural Fire Service Byron Resource Recovery Centre Cavanbah Centre
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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DETERMINED Development Applications determined are available online using the DA Tracker on Council’s website. Go to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/datracker and navigate to Applications Determined from the menu on the left side of the page. Notices and accompanying documentation will be available online up to 5-7 days following determination.
JULY COUNCIL MEETINGS The following Council meetings are scheduled for July 2020:
30 July 2020 – 4.00pm – Extraordinary Meeting An Extraordinary Meeting has been called to deal with the following business: • Adoption of the 2020/21 Operational Plan, including Budget, Statement of Revenue Policy, and Fees and Charges • Mayor and Councillor Fees 2020/21 • Making of the 2020/21 Ordinary Rates, Charges, Fees and Interest Rate Agendas are available one week prior to the meeting on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Agendas-Minutes. In response to COVID-19 several protocols will be in place for the July meeting. Council meetings are live streamed via www.byron.nsw.gov.au/livestream. In order to meet current public health orders, members of the public will not be permitted to attend unless speaking on a matter listed on the agenda. Council encourages public access participation via Council’s online webinar platform, submission of a pre-recorded video or audio recording, or in writing to be read out on your behalf. To register for public access please visit our website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-access. Registration closes noon Wednesday prior to the meeting. Enquiries: Jazz Hardy 02 6626 7051
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cancelled owing to COVID-19 restrictions. The secondary schools program invites students to explore their writing style with Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap, Damascus), musician and writer Clare Bowditch (Your Own Kind of Girl) and former Socceroos captain Craig Foster (Fighting for Hakeem). Other writers include former Triple J presenter, comedian and writer
Matt Okine (Being Black ‘N Chicken) and LGBTIQ rights activist, writer and executive director at change.org, Sally Rugg (How Powerful We Are). These conversations are exclusive to Byron Writers Festival and wll be facilitated by authors Sunil Badami, Zacharey Jane, Benjamin Law, Maeve Marsden and Story Factory executive director Cath Keenan. Authors set to inspire
PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 The following Development Applications and the supporting documentation are available online at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/DAs_ exhibition. You can also view them online using the electronic kiosks at Council’s Customer Service Centre during normal office hours. For further information on these applications, contact the relevant planning officer whose details you can find on the DA Tracker. To make a submission, select the ‘Exhibition Details’ tab when viewing the application on the DA Tracker and use the online form. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission. To enable Council to provide you with further correspondence in relation to your submission, please provide an email address. Note: Should you make a submission, there are requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Political-donations-disclosure for further information.
EXHIBITION CLOSES 29 JULY 2020 10.2020.292.1 – Ocean Shores, 80 Rajah Road (Lot 4 DP 828623) Newton Denny Chapelle, Alterations and Additions to Existing Ocean Shores Tavern
EXHIBITION CLOSES 5 AUGUST 2020 10.2020.277.1 – Suffolk Park, Alcorn Street (Lot 6 SEC 7 DP 11632) Geolink Consulting Engineers, Demolition of Existing Toilet Block and Construction of New Toilet Block 10.2020.311.1 – Byron Bay, 17 Marvell Street (Lot 14 SEC 27 DP 758207) Planners North, Use of Dwelling as Tourist and Visitor Accommodation – Three (3) Guest Accommodation Rooms, a Manager’s Room and New Swimming Pool 10.2020.316.1 – Coopers Shoot, 141 Picadilly Hill Road (Lot 1 DP 900625) Mrs N Martyr, Change of Use of Approved Studio to Rural Tourist Accommodation and Addition of Deck and Plunge Pool 10.2020.312.1 – Byron Bay, 40 Brownell Drive (Lot 5 DP 244648) Town Planning Studio Pty Ltd, New dwelling to create Dual Occupancy (detached), retaining walls and Strata Subdivision 10.2020.323.1 – Possum Creek, 541 Friday Hut Road (Lot 3 DP 252483) Ms V Polasek, Change of Use of a Dwelling House for Purposes of an Education and Information Facility (Art Gallery) and Use of Two (2) Existing Unauthorised Buildings, for a ‘Farm’ Shed and other Outbuilding 10.2020.313.1 – Coorabell, 9/213 Coorabell Road (Lot 9 DP 286140) Mr B Cooney, Use of Conversion of Double Garage with Storage and WC to a Single Bay Garage and Expanded Dwelling Module 10.2020.296.1 – Coopers Shoot, 665 Coopers Shoot Road (Lot 5 DP 747075) Mr B Walker, Dual Occupancy (Detached)
2020/21 OPERATIONAL PLAN (INCLUDING BUDGET, RATES, AND FEES AND CHARGES) The Draft 2020/21 Operational Plan and associated Budget, Statement of Revenue Policy, and Fees and Charges, is on exhibition for public comment until 23 July 2020. The documents on exhibition outline the 2020/21: • Operational Plan – details of the activities and programs to be provided by Council • Budget estimates and overview of the capital works programs • Proposed rates and charges, borrowings, and fees and charges Our Plan is available for inspection and members of the public are encouraged to make a submission and can do so online at www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/our-plan-20-21 Submissions Close: 4.00pm on Thursday, 23 July 2020 Enquiries: Heather Sills 02 6626 7171
primary school students include Tristan Bancks (Nit Boy), Felice Arena (The Boy and the Spy), celebrated climate-change trilogy author Deborah Abela (Grimsdon) and award-winning children’s author, poet and NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year, Kirli Saunders (The Incredible Freedom Machines). Interested teachers can register via www.byronwritersfestival.com.
Author Benjamin Law. Photo supplied
Resilient Byron is seeking volunteer team leaders A not for profit organisation which aims to create local resilience to the diverse impacts of the climate emergency are seeking volunteer team leaders. According to Resilient Byron co-organiser Jean S Renouf, their primary aims are to ‘ensure Byron Shire becomes resilient in times of disaster and regenerative in the face of the climate emergency; help communities and neighbourhoods develop their capacity to prepare for, respond and recover from disasters and deepen local community connections and the local financial ecosystem’. Renouf said, ‘We have made substantial progress in establishing community and neighbourhood resilience groups with team leaders in place’. ‘We are now seeking
team leaders who can help to develop resilience in the key thematic areas of risk associated with the climate emergency including food security, water security, energy security, housing security, health and wellbeing, and safety. ‘Initially this role will focus on building knowledge of existing resources across Byron Shire, and will then expand to include attracting additional volunteers and leading initiatives to improve resilience in the specific area of risk’.
Database Part of the key responsibilities include researching and building a database of existing organisations and initiatives across the Shire. Expression of Interest can be sent to info@resilientbyron.org before August 5.
Machinery at Scarrabelotti’s Lookout for roadwork The recent approval of a cafe next to Scarrabelotti’s Lookout on Coolamaon Scenic Drive has left locals keeping a close eye out for activity at the site. The recent arrival of earth moving equipment at the lookout concerned some locals, however, Byron Shire Council has confirmed it they are not for site work at the at the recently approved site for the cafe. They are for road works and safety improvements that have been long fought for by locals. A $2.4 million grant from the NSW government’s Safer Roads program will see improvements on the 16.5 kilometre road from Azalea Street at Mullumbimby to the Hinterland Way. Phil Holloway, Byron Shire Council’s Director Infrastructure Services, said the road
has a history of crashes, is narrow and windy in some areas, has limited signage and steep drop-offs. ‘The funding from the Safer Roads Program is very welcome as this road is not only used by many locals, but is getting increasingly busier with tourists using it as they explore the region,’ Mr Holloway said.
Road widened The improvements include the widening of the road and an anti-skid surface in some sections as well as the installation of safety barriers, signage and guideposts. The developers who gained approval for the 40 seat cafe/restaurant next to Scarrabelotti’s Lookout recently has put the property up for sale, as reported last week.
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