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Do COVID vaccines affect male fertility?
Vaccines do have side effects, but there are some social-media users peddling myths that COVID-19 vaccines cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction.
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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.
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Since the news came through I have been keeping an eye and an ear out for further reporting in...
Waste to energy
On Friday I attended a biomass and waste incineration event, at the Condong sugar mill, held by the Northern...
Rancho Relaxo
Although Jane Boniface says that everything she does is ‘a mistake’, she seems to have the knack of turning...
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.
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.
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Federal Drive closed amid landslip fears
Byron Shire Council has been forced to close a section of Federal Drive at Federal because of the potential for a serious land slip.
Flood of road repairs in Tweed
Almost a year after the catastrophic March 2017 floods, Tweed Shire Council has finally awarded the first bundle of major-sized flood repair road packages to the value of about $1.9 million.
Stop using Wilsons Ck as a political football
Ms A Maclean, Huonbrook. I am not in possession of the full facts in regard to the Belongil rock wall saga so would not presume to comment until I am. In the meantime I would request that those not in full possession of the facts in regards the geography and history of the Byron Shire's landslips do not use the Wilson's Creek community as a political football via the media.
Landslips: councils also to blame
Rossco Phillips, Wanganui Road, Wanganui. It’s now two years since Wanganui Road suffered landslips. As I wrote in my letter to the Echo back then, these slips (one in particular) were at least partially man-made, not ‘natural’ disasters, due to lack of maintenance.
MPs criticised over landslip response
Wilsons Creek residents have vented their anger at local Nationals MPs over what they say is an inadequate response to landslips in their valley, located west of Mullumbimby.
Downpour caused $1m damage to Byron’s roads
The heavy downpour that occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day has caused more damage than was initially thought in the Byron Shire hinterland.
Wilsons Creek Road landslip will need federal funding
Wilsons Creek residents woke up to an unwanted New Year’s present after flash floods in the early hours of January 1 caused a major landslip that once again blocked the only road in and out of the village.
Landslip site tender advertised
Residents on Byron’s Upper Coopers Creek Road may finally get back their access to the outside world – almost a year to the day after it was washed away.
Byron landslips work ‘progressing’
The repair bill for 12 landslips that have affected roads in Byron Shire could be as high as $10 million, but will be paid...
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Another Lismore COVID case
Lismore has seen one new case of COVID-19 reported in the 24 hours to 8pm 26 October.
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The Richmond River and its bad health
It is no longer a secret; the Richmond River is in bad health.
2021 marked the establishment of a new project, the Coast Management Program...
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Toluene found at Mullumbimby’s old hospital site
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Yet another contamination concern has been uncovered at the site of the old Mullum Hospital, adding an extra $1.5 million to the already ballooning cost of remediating the land.
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Does Lennox lookout need any more concrete?
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Ballina Shire Councillor Jeff Johnson will attempt to defer the construction of a sealed path at Pat Morton Lookout in today's council meeting.
