By Mia Armitage and Hans Lovejoy
With more than 30 candidates announced so far for this year’s local government elections in the Byron Shire, the council’s nine seats are the most hotly contested on the Northern Rivers.
Campaigns started early compared to previous election years, after a twelve-month delay due to the pandemic.
One of the most noticeable features of the 2021 Byron Shire Council elections has been the number of independents wanting to win power.
There were already six independent tickets announced by late July, including representation from four existing councillors, one of whom quit The Greens (Mayor Michael Lyon) to lead his own team.
Byron Greens ticket announced for Sept elections
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Tweed Council clarifies that the Kingscliff DA for a haulage road that will allow 90,000 truck and trailer movements to bring in fill from the M1 upgrade does not actually allow the developers to use the proposed fill at the site – developers disagree. Sama Balson, Cr Michael Lyon, Peter Westheimer, Jeannette Martin. Photo supplied
Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, has announced a group of candidates to run for the upcoming Council elections in September. Joining him on the ticket are Women’s Village Collective founder Sama Balson, former councillor Peter Westheimer, and current Councillor (recently resigned from Byron Greens) Jeannette Martin.