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Mutual obligation or mandatory vax?
There is much being said about the pros and cons of the vaccination. Do we? Don’t we? Must we?
Must...
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Immunity
I know I’m not the only one who has joined the dots between Byron Shire having the lowest vaccination...
French hypocrisy
The French are understandably upset about being stabbed in the back by Australia’s sinking of the submarine contract. They...
Diadem Street, Lismore
Around 2,000 residents in Lismore lost their electricity connection on Wednesday night after a large gum tree took out power lines.
New freedom party, not Greens
I write with dismay but not surprise at the article ‘Local Greens MP Urges Vaccination.’
As a very Active ex-member...
Phone scam – Just.Hang.Up.
Crime Stoppers says that almost 90 per cent of Australians have received at least one nuisance or unwanted call every week
XR plans two weeks of ‘Reclaim our Future’ protests
Extinction Rebellion Lismore is part of the Northern Rivers push to highlight the issue of climate change and a march and candlelit vigil last night was the start to a fortnight of ‘Reclaim Our Future’ protests.
Stories about "Black Summer fires":
Did we underestimate the health effects of the Black Summer bushfires?
Study reveals the physical and mental impacts of bushfire smoke.
Dear Mr Prime Minister,
It’s time to talk about the mask. Now, first off, thank you for reminding us that you are an Australian. You’d have to forgive us for not realising, given your waning presence over the past ten weeks.
The legalities around pork barrelling in NSW
The misallocation of public funds to benefit partisan interest, to the detriment of making such decisions based on merit, is nothing new in the state of NSW. However, the blatant justifications of the practice by the current coalition government are something new.
On track to three degrees of warming
Our planet has warmed by 1.1 degrees, on average, since the Industrial Revolution, and Australia has warmed by 1.4 degrees since 1910 when records of temperature measurements began.
Lismore’s Friends of the Koala is preparing for the next fire season
Lack of action on climate change has ensured that we will see more fire seasons like the 2019–20 Black Summer fires so Lismore Friends of the Koala is getting prepared for the next one now.
A fun day out for local RFS members
Recognising the unpaid dedication of their RFS members and their families the NSW Rural Fire Service Association (RFSA) has run a series of seven family days across the state for RFS members and their families including one at Knockrow Macadamia Castle near Ballina last Saturday.
Did Liberal-Nationals rort ‘bushfire’ recovery funds?
Lismore MP Janelle Saffin (Labor) has joined the call to highlight the actions of the Berejiklian-Barilaro NSW government over the latest ‘Liberal-National government grant rorts scandal’.
Electorates miss out on bushfire slush fund
NSW member for Ballina, Tamara Smith (Greens), has spoken of disgust at the latest Liberal-National government grant rorts scandal, which has directly impacted this electorate and the neighbouring Lismore electorate.
Byron’s Mobile Wildlife Hospital has launched
It was a star studded cast for the launch of the Byron Bay Mobile Wildlife Hospital last night at the The Farm in Ewingsdale.
Byron Councillors object to govt’s ‘koala killing’ Bill
In an urgency motion passed unanimously at last Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting, all councillors noted their ‘strong objection’ to the Local Land Services Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2020, which allows for large-scale clearing of bushland by farmers and industry.
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Christian fundamentals
Robin Harrison’s letter (13 October) made me realise how Christian fundamentals are little known, yet so freely referred to. There are at least three...
Byron Echo
A dumb act of STP
Council is stating that breaches of licence conditions, in part, justifies spending $10m on transferring raw sewage from Ocean Shores Sewerage Treatment Plant (OS...
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COVID-19 update: 5 new cases in the NNSWLHD
Northern NSW Local Health District, Acting Chief Executive, Lynne Weir, says there were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for the District to 8pm last night, 21 October.
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NSW Education responds to Teachers Federation over Murwillumbah Education Campus staff cuts
The NSW Education Department has responded to the NSW Teachers Federation's accusation that Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has only just revealed the extent of staff cuts at the mega school.
