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Travel declaration required for travellers entering Queensland

Queensland Health says that all travellers from a state or territory with a declared COVID-19 hotspot (currently Victoria and from 1am Saturday, June 19 also New South Wales) are required to complete a Queensland Border Declaration Pass prior to entry.
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Localisation fantasy

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Will Multiple Occupancies rise again in Byron?

Could Multiple Occupancy housing developments be reintroduced in the Byron Shire as a way of addressing the growing housing crisis?
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Celebrating 12 years of liberating food for those in need

Liberation Larder is located on Fletcher St Byron Bay behind the community centre and was founded in 2009 by Venerable Honu, a Buddhist nun, who recognised there were many people in our community struggling to make ends meet. 
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Some insights from Malcolm Turnbull

From the deceptive and underhanded conduct of our current Prime Minister ScMo, to the destructive impact of Tony Abbott and the far right of the Australian political and media scene, A Bigger Picture, by Malcolm Turnbull, provides an interesting insight into how he perceives the Australian political landscape.
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Byron triathletes maintain impressive form to take second spot

The Byron Bay ‘Breakers’ Triathlon Club finished their season with an impressive and highly respectable second in the Forager North Coast Interclub Series.
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Morrison’s craven cave to the QAnon cult – can he squirm out of this one too?

Monday night’s Four Corners program on ABC explained that two Australian lackeys of the American cult called QAnon – Tim Stewart and his son Jesse – are pushing the cult’s terrible excuse for a belief system.
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The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Pottsville around 7pm yesterday to search for a small plane that onlookers at Pottsville beach claimed to have seen disappear into the water off Wooyung.

The plane was subsequently located on the ground – at Tyagarah Airport.

The aircraft is a distinctive red and yellow firebombing plane that was practising low-level flying over the ocean at the time of the report.

Several onlookers thought they had seen the aircraft crash into the ocean.

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‘Technically no longer human’ – can mRNA COVID-19 vaccines meld with your DNA?

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It’s becoming increasingly common to see social media posts claiming that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which include those made by Pfizer and Moderna, could alter a person’s DNA.
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Lantern parade and fiery finish a blast

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With just under 5,000 people including performers, workers, schools and volunteers, the 2021 Lismore Lantern Parade and accompanying festival was a sold-out event celebrating light.
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Art headed for the bin after Lismore competition

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Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a resent art competition in Lismore – Indigenous art, koalas, rainbows, bats and lorikeets all feature in artwork that will soon be printed onto new bins in Carrington Street.
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Locals to fight back with a series about the REAL Byron Bay

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News that Netflix was planning to film a vacuous docudrama in Byron Bay brought a collective snort of derision across the Shire.
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‘Technically no longer human’ – can mRNA COVID-19 vaccines meld with your DNA?

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It’s becoming increasingly common to see social media posts claiming that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which include those made by Pfizer and Moderna, could alter a person’s DNA.
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Art headed for the bin after Lismore competition

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Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a resent art competition in Lismore – Indigenous art, koalas, rainbows, bats and lorikeets all feature in artwork that will soon be printed onto new bins in Carrington Street.
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Lantern parade and fiery finish a blast

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With just under 5,000 people including performers, workers, schools and volunteers, the 2021 Lismore Lantern Parade and accompanying festival was a sold-out event celebrating light.
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Locals to fight back with a series about the REAL Byron Bay

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News that Netflix was planning to film a vacuous docudrama in Byron Bay brought a collective snort of derision across the Shire.
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Kingscliff’s amenity or company profit?

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Local concert series organiser hit with $5,000 fine

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