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April 23, 2024

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Sweet and sour doughnuts

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Deadly fire ants found in Murray-Darling Basin

The Invasive Species Council has expressed serious concern following the detection of multiple new fire ant nests at Oakey, 29 km west of Toowoomba in Queensland.

Keeping watch on Tyalgum Road

Residents keen to stay up to date on the status of the temporary track at Tyalgum Road – particularly during significant rain events – are urged to sign up to a new SMS alert system launched by Tweed Shire Council.

Byron’s Sydney-centric policies

Very interesting comments slipped out of the mouth of Premier Chris Minns during the recent Sydney/regional floods: ‘There shall...

Tweed Council wants your ideas on future sports facilities

Tweed Council is looking for feedback from residents about future plans for sport and recreation in the area.

Byron Bay takes second at NSW grade three regional bowls championships

Pam Scarborough Byron Bay’s district winning, grade three pennants bowl team knew they had stepped up a grade when they...

New insights into great white shark behaviour off California coast

Marine scientists using tracking devices have been able to shine a spotlight on the behaviour of great white sharks...

Che Hamill-Diehl, Coorabell

When you think things are starting to go back to normal in the Byron Shire after 18 months of this global pandemic, you awake to a Sydneysider with his two teenage children, positive with Sars-COV-2 and travelling around the region looking to buy property.

Does this person have no commonsense? Are they just really stupid? Thanks to him people’s health and lives are jepordised with this selfish act. I guess we have the state government to thank for its wording – by not using ‘lockdown’ and instead opting for the less dramatic wording of a ‘Stay at Home Order’. The rest of the states and territories used the word ‘lockdown’ – why can’t our State government?

I think we know why, it’s not to hard to work out. That’s why the coronavirus case numbers in NSW are out of control. No one in these hotspots is wanting to listen to the government when they aren’t using the right wording.

With this current situation affecting the Shire we know it will probably not be the last. Fingers crossed that people will start learning.


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  1. How ridiculous are our politicians. They dictate laws–you can’t take your child across the border to see the doctor or a dying relative but you can visit to buy real estate as investments. Pathetic! Have you no shame????

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