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Use housing pods for key workers like police, says Ballina mayor
Wollongbar’s temporary emergency housing village for Northern Rivers 2022 disaster survivors would best be decommissioned and the pods used to house police instead, reelected Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader says.
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Alert to clear gutters, drains ahead of more storms
State Emergency Services (SES) volunteers are urging people on the Northern Rivers to clear gutters and drains ahead of more expected storm activity.
Wuhan market increasingly likely origin point for COVID-19
An international team of researchers has found more evidence that COVID-19 came from animals in a Wuhan food market.
Mullum propaganda
When my otherwise peaceful, progressive mate from Mullum starts sprouting militarist, right-wing Russian propaganda that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
Hate and war
Whatever your personal views regarding the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024, the one thing that stood out...
Support for north coast farmers’ mental health
The Minns government is investing in the mental health of regional communities with a new $335,000 12-month pilot program to support the mental wellbeing of farmers on the north coast.
Editorial – MAD laws to keep you safe
In an ever-increasingly complex world of misinformation and sinister algorithms, it’s great to know that federal Labor have your interests at heart.
Stories about "Ballina Fair Cinemas":
End of one era and start of another at Ballina
There's been a quiet changing of the guard at Ballina Fair Cinemas this month, with one family-owned business taking over from another, showing optimism for the future of big screen entertainment in the area after what was a tough time during COVID.
Local cinemas back in business with added safety
The popcorn is cooking and the choc tops are cold. In great news for movie-lovers, the cinemas of the Northern Rivers have re-opened, with added COVID safety precautions.
Looking ahead with Ballina Fair Cinemas
It's been a tough few months for the film industry with COVID-19, and cinema operators have been particularly hard-hit, locally owned and operated Ballina Fair Cinemas included.
Local News
Church calls on all MPs to attend NSW drug summit
Organisers of the only legal medically supervised injecting centre in NSW say they want every state parliamentarian to attend next month’s long-awaited drug summit.
Byron Echo
Chinny Charge
In response to Bruce Robinson‘s letter regarding the Chincogan Charge. As everyone is aware we had the Chinny Charge last week which was a...
Byron Echo
Closure of Billinudgel Rd
I, by chance, found out a few months ago that Billinudgel Road had been closed to through traffic. The sign was located three kilometres...
Byron LGA
Byron’s new councillor lineup – who are they?
Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye is Byron Shire’s new mayor, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) confirming the final mayoral count on Monday. With Mayor...
