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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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Who can I trust?
COVID, WHO SHOULD I TRUST ?
I tend to trust people who care,
who demonstrate they have no agenda,
but to be...
Bio-energy vs biodiversity
I thank The Echo for so clearly informing the readers of the ongoing concerns of Byron Bird Buddies and...
Stranded local artist shares stories from India
Vrinda Gleeson prepared for her new exhibition in a small London bedsit where she is living until she can return to her Northern Rivers home.
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.
So long Greens
So, where to now for Greens voters disillusioned with local MP Tamara Smith advocating the big pharmaceutical program?
One would...
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...
Stories about "Byron Bay Cheese":
Byron Bay Cheese Company sold
The owner of Byron Bay Cheese Company has said its sale was precipitated by the success of his latest venture. The company has been taken over by the owners of Nimbin Valley Dairy.
Local News
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.
Local News
The Rebels and the Wraiths visit Nationals: ‘We are facing a planetary crisis’
Eve Jeffery - 1
As part of a fortnight of climate actions and protests with the Extinction Rebellion, over 30 activists visited MP Kevin Hogan’s office in Lismore yesterday pushing ghostly empty white prams.
National News
NSW Legislative Council expresses concerns over push to burn native forests for power
The NSW Legislative Council unanimously passed a motion expressing its concerns over the growing push by industry to burn NSW native forests for electricity and hydrogen production.
Local News
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.
