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Vaccinations
Vyvyan Stott, Mullumbumby
The government doctors have announced that vaccinations are compulsory for nurses .
Yet our constitution states parliament may...
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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.
Calls for Minister to conduct ‘genuine’ consultation on Murwillumbah mega-school
The Murwillumbah community and SOS (Save Our Schools) are calling on the NSW Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell to...
It’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and Dementia Australia is calling for all Australians to make themselves aware of the different forms elder abuse can take and to be alert to vulnerable Australians, including people who live with dementia.
Catch Flock’s Brice Fundraiser: Cycle For Brighter Futures
Matt Brice cycled through India solo in 2014 under the name of Cycle for Brighter Futures (CFBF), raising funds...
Bring them home to Biloela
Marilyn Perkins, MEd, JP, Wollongbar
Given the recent news that Tharnicaa is seriously ill, and has been flown to hospital in...
Vaccinations
Vyvyan Stott, Mullumbumby
The government doctors have announced that vaccinations are compulsory for nurses .
Yet our constitution states parliament may...
Stories about "Las Balsas":
Vital Alsar remembered at Las Balsas anniversary
Exactly 47 years after three balsa rafts arrived in Ballina from Ecuador, there was a gathering by the Richmond River on the weekend to mark the voyage and remember its captain, Vital Alsar.
Captain Vital sails on but epic voyages remembered
After the sad news of Vital Alsar's death in Mexico, three local people whose lives he touched gathered this week at the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum to remember him.
Ballina remembers Las Balsas navigator
A memorial service will be held in Ballina today to remember Gabriel Salas, the navigator of the Las Balsas raft, who passed away in Spain late last month.
Tribute to Gabriel Salas, navigator of Las Balsas
Ballina Shire Cr Jeff Johnson. Ballina has lost one of it's treasures with the recent passing of Gabriel Salas, navigator of the Las Balsas raft, who passed away on Saturday October 31 in Madrid.
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Tender to build rail trail from M’bah to Crabbes Creek awarded
The debate over the tender for the building of the rail trail between Murwillumbh and Crabbes Creek was ultimately held behind closed doors, Mayor...
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Massive multi-dwelling Paterson Street DA before Planning Panel
The Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP), an unelected consent authority that overrides Council decision making, will be considering a 14 townhouse DA for Paterson...
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Backsliders coming to Lennox
Australian music legends the Backsliders are coming to Lennox Head for the first time, to play at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre on Saturday 26 June 2021.
