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NSW government strips Byron council of authority to cap short-term rentals such as Airbnb

Intervention came a day before council voted to cap use of some residential accommodation at 90 days per year

The Guardian - AU

Byron Bay's 90-day holiday rental cap vote shut down by NSW government intervention

The Byron Shire Council was on the verge of making a ground-breaking vote today to restrict holiday rentals around the tourist hotspot. Then the state government took the decision out of its hands.

ABC News

‘A lot of money at stake’: investors irate as Byron council pushes to cap short-term rentals like Airbnb

Property owners say a council proposal to cap some accommodation at 90 days a year will ‘devastate the economy’ and won’t solve the housing problem

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Pain in Paradise: In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later, he’s speaking out

Dylan says he still has questions about what happened to him.

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Byron Baes Star Sarah St James Called Out Her Time On The Show Guess She Isn’t Manifesting S2

"Losing that control was a catalyst for a lot of my anxiety."

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Squatters Trashed Tones And I’s Byron Home But Thank God She Was In One Of Her Other $3M+ Pads

The house is one of five luxury properties owned by the singer.

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‘Somebody knows something’: the Byron Bay death that remains a mystery a year on

In August 2021 Melbourne man Jackson Stacker’s body was found in a field near his van. His family is still looking for answers

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Byron holiday rental debate flares as renters struggle to find homes amid housing squeeze, floods aftermath

In flood-ravaged northern NSW people are repeatedly being forced out of their homes or into financially dire living situations that are breaking up families.

ABC News

The key to Byron Bay's transformation from 'reeking' abattoir town to coastal hotspot — American surfers

With all that Byron Bay has become, it's remarkable to think that the same town was once an industrial hub with a piggery, an abattoir, sand mining and a whaling station — until surfers came along.

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Flood-ravaged communities split amid backlash to temporary pod housing plan

Denise Lowe says opposition from North Coast residents to the installation of the pods in parks makes her feel "less essential than people being able to walk their dog".

ABC News

Splendour in the Grass 2022 fiasco was foreseeable and ‘just plain dangerous’, local councillors say

Organisers apologise to tens of thousands of music festivalgoers who were left bogged, stranded and out of pocket

The Guardian - AU

Splendour in the Grass 2022: bus chaos, noxious mud and public urination at an ‘unbelievably awful’ time

Organisers of the Byron Bay music festival underplayed the reality of the situation as rain and transport woes created a perfect storm that left punters shell-shocked

The Guardian - AU

Gumboots galore at Byron music festival

A weather system hitting the Queensland and northern NSW coast has eased as it moves south, while Byron Bay festival organisers call for patience.

AAP

Here’s A Bunch Of Footage From Splendour’s Cancelled Acts Tearing Up The Pubs Of Byron Bay

WE. LOVE. TO. SEE. IT.

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Splendour in the Grass chaos: first day of music festival cancelled amid wild weather

Attendees of the Byron Bay festival report long queues, flooded campsites and people sleeping in cars due to the downpour

The Conversation

Enforcing adult chaperones of teens at Splendour in the Grass actually undermines public health

On Monday night, Splendour in the Grass, an annual three-day music festival in Byron, New South Wales, posted to social media the news that all patrons under the age of 18 “must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times whilst at the event.”

ABC News

Wild swells reaching five metres batter NSW coastline from Byron to Eden

Authorities warn people enjoying a chilly, but sunny, public holiday in New South Wales to avoid coastal activities, as wild swells batter beaches from Byron Bay in the north, all the way south to Eden.

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Byron Bay council gets go-ahead for 90-day holiday letting cap

The Mayor believes the measure could help to ease the housing crisis, but a business group is not convinced.

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Homeless Mullumbimby, Byron Shire flood victims and SES front NSW independent inquiry

Survivors have shared their experiences in this year’s Northern Rivers floods at a meeting in Mullumbimby.

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NSW flood warnings as heavy rain continues

A hazardous surf warning is in place for much of the NSW coast from Byron Bay in the north to Batemans Bay in the south, as widespread rain continues.

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After floods and storms, is it safe to swim in beaches, lakes and rivers over Easter?

It only took 15 minutes of swimming at Byron Bay's Belongil Beach, a week after February's devastating floods, for Jade to pick up an infection from contaminated water. But how do you know it's safe for a swim?

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NSW Flood Victims Are Being Relocated To Qld Before Tourists Hit Byron Bay For The Easter Hols

Around 60 people will be moved from their emergency accommodation before Easter.

The Guardian - AU

Paradise underwater: the floods that caught Byron Bay off-guard

Locals in the NSW town shocked by floods, but are now turning their attention to climate action

The Guardian - AU

Lismore and Byron Bay flooded as weather system tracks south bringing more evacuations

Missing woman identified as Lismore’s levee overtops for second time in a month

The Guardian - AU

After the floods: is the Byron region ready for Easter tourist season?

While some areas of the northern rivers have been utterly devastated by the February flooding, others are crying out for tourist dollars – but logistics may be complicated

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