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Travel declaration required for travellers entering Queensland
Queensland Health says that all travellers from a state or territory with a declared COVID-19 hotspot (currently Victoria and from 1am Saturday, June 19 also New South Wales) are required to complete a Queensland Border Declaration Pass prior to entry.
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Cyclists please
Denise Nagorcka, Byron Bay
I am a driver, cyclist, pedestrian: so cyclists for your safety, could you please:
1. Make yourselves visible...
Police withdraw charge against protester
The police case against a Byron local arrested at a ‘My body, my choice’ protest has been dropped, according to rally organiser Dean Jefferys.
Save Waterlily park
Tina Petroff, Waterlily Playscape Inc.
For decades our local voluntary committees in Ocean Shores (OS) have fought for basic needs for...
Celebrating 12 years of liberating food for those in need
Liberation Larder is located on Fletcher St Byron Bay behind the community centre and was founded in 2009 by Venerable Honu, a Buddhist nun, who recognised there were many people in our community struggling to make ends meet.
Dunoon Dam from a Rocky Creek perspective
R Musgrave, Rocky Creek
Here’s a simple question about the proposed new Dunoon Dam and some local observations from a long-time...
Byron triathletes maintain impressive form to take second spot
The Byron Bay ‘Breakers’ Triathlon Club finished their season with an impressive and highly respectable second in the Forager North Coast Interclub Series.
Stories about "draft bike plan":
Bike plan hits road block
The final bike path plan and PAMP hit a road block because the community couldn’t work out what changes had been made in response to their feedback to the draft plan – that's been rectified so now is the time to take another look!
Shirewide cycleway plan comes under fire
A draft bike plan with a focus on in-town infrastructure that comes with vague funding sources has some riders disappointed and critical of its process and proposals.
Articles & Columns
‘Technically no longer human’ – can mRNA COVID-19 vaccines meld with your DNA?
It’s becoming increasingly common to see social media posts claiming that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which include those made by Pfizer and Moderna, could alter a person’s DNA.
Local News
Lantern parade and fiery finish a blast
Eve Jeffery - 0
With just under 5,000 people including performers, workers, schools and volunteers, the 2021 Lismore Lantern Parade and accompanying festival was a sold-out event celebrating light.
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Art headed for the bin after Lismore competition
Eve Jeffery - 2
Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a recent art competition in Lismore – Indigenous art, koalas, rainbows, bats and lorikeets all feature in artwork that will soon be printed onto new bins in Carrington Street.
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Locals to fight back with a series about the REAL Byron Bay
Paul Bibby - 3
News that Netflix was planning to film a vacuous docudrama in Byron Bay brought a collective snort of derision across the Shire.
