Rare Orchid saved by Byron protesters

A rare tiny orchid survives near the Paterson St Lookout just down from the iconic Byron Bay Lighthouse.

The fact that it and other wildlife continue to survive is contingent on a protest against development that Byron residents staged twenty years ago.  Central to the protest was a broadcast from Bay FM that morning.

Image: Image: Supplied – Mia Armitage

Produced By: Mia Armitage

Featured In Story: Veda Turner – Byron conservationist

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 23 May 2023