by mybribie | Mar 5, 2013 | Environment
What are “national parks”? And why do we have them? The Australian Government website offers the following comments to those questions….. National Parks are usually large areas of land that are protected because they have unspoilt landscapes and a diverse number of...
by mybribie | Feb 4, 2013 | General
It is almost a year ago to the day since MyBribieIsland was launched and readership has increased virtually every month with another monthly record achieved in January, 2013. To obtain such increasing support, MBI must be covering stories that are of interest to...
by mybribie | Jan 4, 2013 | General
Its that time of the year when all the “experts” make their predictions about the issues that will make news in 2013. So MBI has consulted its “experts” and come up with its list for Bribie Taxation issues – MBRC introduced major new taxes here on Bribie in its last...
by mybribie | Oct 25, 2012 | General
The ruling by the NSW Land and Environment Court in the case brought by John and Ann Vaughan against the Byron Bay Council sets a precedent in Australian law by defining financial responsibilities for protection of properties that have been allowed by councils to be...
by mybribie | Sep 24, 2012 | General
In this week’s article, MyBribieIsland looks at the experiences of the residents and visitors to Ile de Re – a small island off the Atlantic coast of France at La Rochelle. This article was written by Lee Shipley, Editor of the Moreton Bay Journal and first appeared...