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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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Healthy Minds Club powering ahead
Since The Echo last spoke to Lennox Head's Jackson Connellan, from The Healthy Minds Club, things have become even...
Lantern parade and fiery finish a blast
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.
Murwillumbah mega-school – consultation done says Minister’s office
The challenge to the NSW Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell that she had sprung the Murwillumbah mega-school on the community with no consultation and needed to seek further genuine consultation with the Murwillumbah community has been rebuffed.
‘Influencers’ – just another advertising platform…
The question being asked by many consumers is 'are influencers genuinely promoting products that they like and believe in, or is it just more advertising?
Young animators shine on Ballina’s big screen
A group of up and coming local indigenous animators were excited to see their first films on the big screen at Ballina Fair Cinemas on Tuesday night.
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.
Stories about "Mayoral elections":
Independent Chris Cherry wins Mayoral vote in Tweed
Councillor Chris Cherry (Independent)has been elected as the new Tweed Shire Council Mayor while the role of Deputy Mayor, wen to Councillor Reece Byrne (Labor).
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‘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.
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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 - 1
Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a resent 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 - 1
News that Netflix was planning to film a vacuous docudrama in Byron Bay brought a collective snort of derision across the Shire.
