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Concerns raised over the impact of opening up to tourists
The North Coast has seen a significant rise in vaccination however, spokesperson for the Cross Border Task Force and Tweed Shire Mayor Chris Cherry has told The Echo that there are significant concerns over the impacts as people start arriving from Sydney.
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Ben Smith leaving Ballina Council
The unique contributions of current Deputy Mayor Ben Smith to Ballina Shire Council are coming to an end, as he's decided to hang up his councillor hat after thirteen years, and not contest the December election.
Library restrictions
Under Richmond Tweed Library restrictions announced today, our local libraries are now only offering click and collect, and online...
A history of ‘freedom’ and the Northern Rivers vaccine divide
Among the many myths about the COVID-19 vaccines is a belief they contain live virus that a vaccinated person will shed in social and intimate circumstances. Along with many other vaccine myths, this belief is contributing to a significant divide in the Northern Rivers community.
A dumb act of STP
Council is stating that breaches of licence conditions, in part, justifies spending $10m on transferring raw sewage from Ocean...
Blue skies for Blueberry Fields
Blueberry Fields is very much a family business with father-and-son team Otto and Jasch Saeck working alongside each other...
I’m back!
Over the past few weeks I’ve stayed out of the limelight in order to rest for the election campaign,...
Stories about "alcohol abuse":
‘Drunk’ woman dragged unconscious from surf at 2am
Lifesavers have issued a warning after a tourist, who police say was drunk, had to be rescued from Byron Bay’s Main Beach at 2am on Saturday (April 9).
Students learn to PARTY safely
Students from Mullumbimby High School will today visit the Byron Bay Hospital emergency department as part of a program, aptly titled PARTY, aimed at reducing risky behaviours that all-too often result in injury or worse.
Local News
Should the Northern Rivers be opening up to mines?
The question of whether or not mining should be allowed in the Northern Rivers has once again been raised and the issue is being brought to the table in the NSW Parliament.
Byron Echo
Paid parking review on the table for Byron Shire Council
Touted as their ‘first detailed policy position ahead of the Council elections’, the Byron Independents have announced their plans to expand pay parking in ‘other towns’ like Brunswick Heads and Mullumbimby.
Byron Echo
Community sport warms up as restrictions recede
Amid the uncertainty of COVID-19 and the winding back of public health restrictions, summer sporting codes are doing what they can to get their season underway.
Byron Echo
Freedoms and rights
Whilst I agree with most of Adrian Gattenhoff’s assertions in Letters (13 October: Perrotet and Opus Dei) I urge him not to be fooled...
