Respect + Protect

Byron Bay needs some TLC.
We aim to be a collective voice on civic, social and environmental issues.

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    Sign The Petition

    Three storeys. End of story.

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    Invest In Byron Shire

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    Until 31 August
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    Built Environment

    How do we balance growth …

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  • Development Watch

    View current development applications…

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    WHAT YOU CAN DO

Stop Byron getting high…

PART I

What you need to know & why Locals are worried…

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PART II

Three proposals. One town.
Where are the assessments?

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PART III

What we’re asking for.

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A community, not a commodity.

Who are we? We are locals who are passionate about Byron Bay and its future direction.
Our mission is to be a grassroots org/conduit for the town of Byron Bay. From Broken Head to Ewingsdale, Sunrise to Suffo and Skinners Shoot. We are residents and small business owners who want our voice heard at Council level and beyond.
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We believe there is more that holds us together
than separates us.

You must become an activist if you are going to live the natural life.

— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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If you've signed up for our free monthly newsletter - check your inbox... You've got some reading 🦩 If you're not signed up and want to know what's happening in the 2481 postcode #linkinbio . . #byronbay2481 #acommunitynotacommodity #byronlocalne
Great to see and hear the issue of State Significant Developments breaching our height limit in the News .. @byronshireecho + on ABC Northcoast this morning with Bride Tanner 📻 • ➡️ Get informed,sign the petition, keep Byron low-rise 3 Storey
We tried to put a filter on this image… but no filter is going to improve where Byron Bay could be heading. 🙉 The State Government is fast-tracking developments, overriding our local planning controls and ignoring Byron Bay’s height li
With all the development pressures in town, it's good to remember why we live here and why its such a unique place - we are surrounded by beauty ... nature does it best 🌿 if you're visiting for the Writers Festival... enjoy ✍️ #respectandprotectby
An alien space ship from Burleigh Heads has landed in the wrong location ... it's hovering hoping to add a third and fourth story making it a 15- 16 metre high building and another rooftop swimming pool. Byron's building height is 11.5 metres. DA 109
Moments away from the ultra-luxe Bonobo & the unseen Eade development is the Byron Community cabin community cabin ... keepin' it real in Byron. #byronbay2481 #acommunitynotacommodity
Sunday mode ... nature does it best. #peopleofbyron2481 #respectandprotectbyron
If you are worried about development... its time to learn your SSD from your LEP 🤷 Byron's height limit is underthreat and if that goes we all go. Sign up for our newsletter. Be Informed . . #byronbay #developersdreamournightmare #planningrebelli