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1: Early To Bed For Byron Shire Councillors!

In what could be considered a slap in the face for democracy in Byron Shire, the local council last week voted 7-3 against a motion moved by Greens members of Council to change meeting times from daytime back to night-time....
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Posted: 4Jul2008 07:01   2 page-views Similar items

2: NSW Greens Discuss Their Future.

A group of Bryon Ballina Greens travelled to Sydney recently to attend the NSW Greens Futures Conference. This was just the second time in 10 years that such a get together had been held and the topics for discussions were a real testament to how much the party has prog...
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Posted: 4Jul2008 05:06   6 page-views Similar items

3: High Court Decision Puts State Forests Under Threat

In a move that could signal a decline in the level of protection for State forests the High Court last week rejected a special leave to appeal by Greens Senator Bob Brown. Senator Brown was seeking to have upheld an earlier Federal Court decision that logging in the Wi...
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Posted: 5Jun2008 05:57   71 page-views Similar items

4: Byron Shire Council Announces Greenhouse Action Strategy

Byron Shire Council Mayor Jan Barham, said today,"The development and implementation of our Greenhouse Action Strategy is one of the key successes of the current council." The 2008 Greenhouse Action Strategy is designed to guide Council and the wider Byron Shire com...
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Posted: 14May2008 05:59   150 page-views Similar items

5: John Kaye Foresees A Bright Future For Publicly Owned Electricity

Last night at a meeting in Brunswick Heads (near Byron Bay), John Kaye Greens MLC outlined the reasons why electricity privatisation is a bad idea in New South Wales. John started by saying that we now stand at a significant point in Australia's history, where ...
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Posted: 2May2008 10:46   138 page-views Similar items

6: Does Revolving Door Exist Between State Labor And NSW Developers?

What happens when you get a revolving door relationship between large developers and State Government? Do we have an example of this with the current relationship between State Labor and development companies in New South Wales? Money seems to be turning up in the ...
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Posted: 9Apr2008 06:36   129 page-views Similar items

7: Former Byron Councillor Speaks About Woolworths Approval In Mullumbimby

On Thursday two national TV news crews (channel nine and channel seven) descended on Mullumbimby to film a protest against the building of a large Woolworths supermarket in the town. BBG interviewed Duncan Dey a former Greens Byron shire councillor....
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Posted: 2Apr2008 04:56   155 page-views Similar items

8: Join The Greens And Make A Difference

In the run-up to the 2008 local government elections, the Byron Ballina Greens are seeking to encourage participation by the community through membership in the Greens....
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Posted: 19Mar2008 07:04   151 page-views Similar items

9: Its Time To End The Corruption

For the past decade The Greens have worked to ban corporate donations to political parties. The Greens refuse to take donations from developers or big business. Everyone knows that developers who donate to political parties expect something in return. The NSW Labo...
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Posted: 13Mar2008 04:45   147 page-views Similar items

10: Battle Of The Bands For Brunswick Heads

Sounds Unlimited will feature young musicians and their bands at The Soundshell in Terrace Park on Saturday 5 April. We now have 10 bands and start at 4pm instead of the advertised 6pm It's not a 'Band' competition but we are thinking of offering a coup...
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Posted: 13Mar2008 02:32   164 page-views Similar items