Protect Animal Welfare

Protect Animal Welfare

The Byron Greens support animal welfare. We believe that animals must be recognised as sentient beings that deserve our care and respect.   Byron Greens will: Continue to prohibit circuses with trained animals operating on Byron Council managed land. Support the...
Sustainable Rural Living

Sustainable Rural Living

Byron Greens members were instrumental in Byron Council adopting a program entitled, “Greenprint for a Sustainable Future for Byron Shire”  in 1995. Byron Greens’ first councillor, Richard Staples, was elected in 1995 and was a part of the council that developed the...
Diversity of Belief

Diversity of Belief

The Byron Greens believe that diversity of belief is critical for a healthy society and democracy. We support the right to peacefully protest. We support the option of non-violent direct action to protect the environment, human rights, and our community. Byron Greens...
Protect our Communities’ Most Venerable

Protect our Communities’ Most Venerable

The Byron Greens support our community and our most vulnerable  The Byron Greens drove the early adoption of a Byron Shire Positive Ageing Strategy and a Byron Shire Youth Strategy. Sadly, over the last nine years those strategies were ignored and finally in 2020 they...
Protect Byron’s Unique Culture and Lifestyle

Protect Byron’s Unique Culture and Lifestyle

Since the Aquarius festival in ‘73 the north coast has attracted people with passions and ideals that are essentially Green – respect and love of nature, living the ethics of social justice, reducing their footprint on the earth. The Byron Greens are keeping the...
Support Diverse Local Healthcare Options

Support Diverse Local Healthcare Options

The Byron Greens support traditional medicine, complimentary therapies, and allied health. The Byron Greens: Acknowledge that the use of all drugs and medicines, both legal and illegal, have the potential to cause harm to the individual and to the community.  Support...