Despite Peter Olsen’s limitless comedic ability, perhaps it’s time for The Echo to curtail his paranoid multi conspiracy theories conspicuous in his letters. Really, if you can’t sustain your argument without resorting to lies (can’t go to the beach...
No jab, no jive if you want to go to a festival, what the? This is blackmail by the health department and regimes. This country is turning into a police state. I thought I saw the last of that...
Mask mandates are flawed orders that violate the human right to informed consent. Businesses that demand their customers wear a face mask and provide personal details do so in what I consider to be a violation of privacy rights....
As a medical doctor of 30 years, and citizen, I have watched the last 18 months with confusion. Initially we were all worried about the unknown virus. Then we mostly agreed with slowing the curve of infections through some...
I really like The Echo’s new word invention: Freedumb (noun) 1. The belief that your right to personal freedom outweighs others’ rights to personal safety. Onya! Burkhard S Waltrup, Crabbes Creek
In my seventy-eight years I’ve seen many changes, not only in Mullumbimby. The thing I notice most is how we now dance to the tune of the biggest idiot. I personally am very lucky, have had ups and downs but...
For all the travels of the world, cultural habits are slow to share. The Japanese sneeze and cough into their elbow which is now a practice we adhere to. In Thailand, masks are worn for a cold and sore...
I wholeheartedly agree with Brian Mollett (Letters 18 August). Until very recently Burringbar Street was a true representation of an iconic Northern Rivers coastal country town main street; complete with palm trees and a few remaining classic buildings. It...
The virus isn’t going anywhere – it’s here to stay. There are three real solutions. 1. Let the virus run its course without intervention 2. A perpetual police state 3. Mass vaccination What do you choose? Nick Chapman, Ocean Shores
Narada Vantari, I am over 70, have a pre-existing inherited condition, (no amount of healthy living could have avoided it) and I have to share my community with many who share your views. It seems, from your letter, that...
I am impelled to bring to your attention the next environmental disaster. We’ve had plastic bottles, single use plastic bags, disposable nappies, balloons, and now we have disposable masks! They are everywhere; these masks are primarily made in China...
In recent commentary on the Commonwealth’s proposed quarantine facility in Brisbane, Simon Birmingham said, ‘Whilst it will be used for any ongoing quarantine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic it will also be there in the years to come to...
Byron Shire Council (BSC) is not transparent despite what the former Mayor or BSC’s senior management would like the community to believe. You cannot claim that the Council is transparent when waged staff are threatened with dismissal if they...
My best mate lives in a country town in the UK. Over the last year, she estimates around 10 per cent of her community have had COVID-19, including her Nan who died, and our friend from school who, at...
Australia has indeed been ‘the lucky country’ in the COVID-19 pandemic until recently, yet ‘run mainly by second rate people’ as the original quote continues. Our federal and state governments have squandered our advantage by not creating safe quarantine...
I am getting a little tired of the sweeping statements trotted out about the ‘allopathic medical establishment’ and its ‘obeisance to the pharmaceutical industry’ (Nerada Vantari, letters, 25 August). Suffice to say that this does an enormous disservice to...
I was just wondering if anyone has the answer to this question: If face masks have the ability to contain so many germs, viruses etc then how come we don’t have biosecurity bins to safely deposit our used face masks...
Wendy Bithell from Byron Bay Eco Tours describes the current climate as ‘like being trapped underwater, and the only air you can breathe is through a straw’.
An additional 3,000 training places are now on offer to upskill at home during lockdown, says NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee.
Locals are questioning the criteria for filming Coke ads and Love Island in Byron Shire, claiming film companies ignore regulations around shooting drone footage and perform illegal earthworks.
It was good to see a wide coverage regards affordable housing. The situation is critical with so many homeless people living rough, living in their cars and, if lucky, some couch surfing. Weekly I meet people, mainly women, who ask...
Marie Sherd, Mullumbimby I am not a local – I’ve only lived here since 1972. As one of the ‘alternatives’ I know we freaked out the locals when we arrived, but over time but we got along just fine – eventually....
Challenging times seem to bring out the best and the worst in people, and Byron’s small business landscape appears to be seeing plenty of both during the current COVID lockdown.
The NSW Government say they will increase the Residential Tenancy Support Package up to $4,500 per tenancy, and have extended the eviction moratorium until November 1.
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