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Byron's new councillor lineup – who are they?

Oct 2, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye is Byron Shire’s new mayor, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) confirming the final mayoral count on Monday. With Mayor Ndiaye’s election to the role, her party’s ticket effectively receives another councillor position. The final tally for councillors was confirmed by the AEC on Tuesday, with Greens candidates Elia Hauge, Delta Kay and Michelle Lowe all being elected as councillors.
New voices in local decision-making

Oct 1, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA |Eve Jeffery

The first and only Aboriginal councillor to be voted onto Byron Shire Council was Jimmy Budd, who was elected in 1991. There has been no local Indigenous voice since then – but the recent local government elections changed that. Now there is not one, but two, Bundjalung women taking their seats in the chamber as the 2024 election results were confirmed.
Hope for cynics in times of declining trust

Sep 11, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA |Ray Moynihan

As Byron Shire goes to the ballot box this week, it’s a fair bet there’s some cynicism around the council elections. Who among us is not guilty of feeling a little unbelieving, when we hear the latest promises on housing, or environmentally-friendly development? For any of us uncomfortable with our negativity, an explosive new book out this week is recommended reading. Hope for Cynics, by a young Stanford professor is a potent antidote to the darkness of cynical despair.
More light election reading: candidate Q&A with Byron Shire's peak community/residents’ group, CABS

Sep 11, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

The peak body representing community and residents’ groups, Community Alliance for Byron Shire (CABS), have posed the following questions to councillor candidates. All candidates replied to CABS/The Echo except mayor Michael Lyon. Infrastructure: Will you prioritise funding for essential infrastructure maintenance in Byron Shire? Labor’s Asren Pugh: Yes we will continue to do that. The flood recovery effort was enormous. Resources are stretched across the region.
Byron council candidate Q&A with peak community/residents’ group, CABS

Sep 9, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA |Hans Lovejoy

The peak body representing Byron Shire’s community and residents’ groups, Community Alliance for Byron Shire (CABS), have posed the following questions for councillor candidates. All candidates replied to CABS except mayor Michael Lyon. Infrastructure – Will you prioritise funding for essential infrastructure maintenance in Byron Shire? Group A Asren Pugh Yes we will continue to do that. The flood recovery effort was enormous. Resources are stretched across the region.
Pre-polling opens across NSW tomorrow - so how do you vote?

Sep 5, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

If you want to get in early and get your voting done for the upcoming council elections tomorrow, Saturday 7 September is your first chance to vote in the pre-polls. Vote for mayorLismore, Byron, Ballina and Richmond Valley local government area (LGA) all have a popularly elected Mayor while Tweed, Kygole and Clarance LGAs mayors are elected by the councillors. If your council has a popularly elected Myro then you will receive two ballot papers one for Mayor and one for councillors.
An Echo Q&A with Byron Shire's political newbies on hot button topics

Sep 5, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

With any election, political hopefuls enter the race as insiders (already in the ‘political tent’ and seeking re-election), or being outsiders, meaning they generally are not experienced or intimately knowledgeable with how government works (legislation, policy and regulations for example).
Council candidate Lucy Vader aims to be 'ruthlessly transparent'

Sep 4, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

Echo: It is well known that career politicians and bureaucrats suffer from narcissistic and sociopathic behaviour problems. These characteristic traits include a lack of self reflection and empathy, a belief they are always right despite evidence to the contrary, a sense of superiority, manipulation for personal gain, along with bullying and abusive behaviour. If elected, do you believe you have the resilience and inner-strength to stand your ground against such tyrants?
David Warth and the What’s Going On events

Sep 4, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

The Echo: We want to remind the reader that you run the What’s Going On events, and that your views may not be considered conventional or traditional. Presumably issues around covid, vaccination, climate science, and diminishing civic rights won’t play much part in local governance, but do you see there being a cross-over where Council policy around these matters could have some influence at a state and federal level?
Council candidate Jack Dods explains his developer connections

Sep 4, 2024 | echo.net.au | Byron LGA

Can you confirm that developer John Callahan is your wife’s father? It would be beneficial for the public to know what connections you have with local developers and what financial/property interests you may have. Can you please explain? Did you have an interest in land that was included in the residential strategy, for example? ‘No, my wife’s father died when she was nine. John Callanan is my mother’s boyfriend’. ‘John has three adult children of his own, and eight grandchildren.