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The great Ballina Library book sale
This Friday and Saturday will see book lovers dreams materialise in Ballina when the library holds their Library Collection Overhaul and Book Sale.
Other News
Riverland Wine: A hidden gem
Julz Recsei*
As I navigate the vast world of wine, I am constantly looking for something new and I found...
Byron businesses buckle down
The Greater Sydney lockdown has had a direct impact on local businesses who have seen a dramatic fall in customer numbers, particularly in Byron Bay.
Staged rollout change for large OS DA
Plans by a developer to change the staged rollout for a large Ocean Shores subdivision, and nine dwellings on 11 and 13 Warrambool Rd and 9 Bian Crt, Ocean Shores, are now on exhibition on Council’s website.
Independent assessment needed to determine use of Alstonville aquifers
The Save Alstonville Aquifer Group have raised concerns regarding the potential impact on the aquifer of making it part...
Northern Rivers responds to cal for COVID-19 testing
Following the flight of a COVID positive traveller from Sydney to Ballina and the detection of COVID fragments in the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) both locals and visitors have responded to calls for more testing in the region.
Cherry-picked COVID-19 statistics: Were the weekend’s ‘Freedom Rallies’ based on science?
A flyer recently dropped into the letterboxes of some New South Wales residents urged people to attend the controversial ‘Freedom Rallies’ – Let’s break it down and present some context.
Stories about "motor bike accident":
Police urge vigilance after weekend motorcycle road toll
Police have urged drivers and motorbike riders to take extra care on the roads after five motorcyclists were killed in the state over the weekend, two on the North Coast.
Two injured in cascading accidents on Pacific Highway
Two people were injured, one seriously, in separate crashes less than a kilometre apart near on the M1 Pacific Highway near Clothiers Creek on Friday (August 10).
Byron Bay girl killed in Thai motorbike accident
The enjoyment of a holiday in rural Thailand was tragically cut short for a Byron Bay family of four when their youngest child Sonya, aged five, suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident on January 18.
Trail biker flown to Lismore hospital with leg injuries
A man has been flown to Lismore Base Hospital with leg injuries after a trail bike accident near Busby Flat on Sunday.
Local News
Break and Enter at Cinemas in Byron Bay
Police say that shortly after 4.20am, yesterday, Sunday August 1 a youth forced open
one of the steel gates of the Palace Cinemas Byron Bay.
Byron Echo
Pandemic
Sarah Smith, Byron Shire
Finally, our premier is speaking a language that the business community of Sydney should comprehend – a $10,000 fine for forcing their...
Byron Echo
Read all about it…
Rick Molloy, Federal
If recent letters in The Echo have left you confused about the Israel/Palestine conflict, then help is at hand.
Our local library has...
Byron Echo
Council negligence
Jim Mangleson, Ocean Shores
Interesting article by Steve Hansen regarding artificial reefs for Byron’s erosion problem (Echo, 21 July).
He mentions historical charts and photos of...
