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AFL Aussie Rules Grand Final in Western Australia... Rugby League Grand Final in Queensland...
Melbourne Cup in Tasmania?
Margaret Keating,...
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New positive COVID-19 case at Ballina Coast High School
Update 14 October:
Ballina Coast High School will reopen for staff and students on Thursday, 14 October 2021, after a member/s of the school community tested positive to...
Lismore one of four test areas for COVID digital vaccination certificate
In a joint announcement from the Deputy Premier and the Minister for Digital and Customer Service – Lismore 'customers' will be the first to display their COVID-19 digital vaccination certificate on the Service NSW app.
International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2021
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is an annual day of remembrance for the families of lost babies and is observed on October 15.
Creative definition of affordable housing before Byron Council
A development application is (again) coming before this week’s planning meeting, which attempts to use ‘farm stay’ accommodation to provide affordable housing for students enrolled in agriculture-related courses.
Bias
Congratulations on more ridiculous and biased coverage of the protests last Saturday.
Rather than objectively report on the march, you...
Celebrating and supporting carers
Every day there are family and friends who provide care to others in their life. National Carers Week, 10–16 October, aims to recognise those 2.65 million carers in Australia who support those family and friends who have a disability, mental health condition, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue or who are frail aged and need support.
Stories about "qantas":
Qantas flies back into Ballina, with bells on
A QantasLink service from Sydney touched down in Ballina Byron Gateway Airport yesterday to a water cannon welcome from two fire trucks. It was the first flight from the airline into Ballina for fifteen years.
Qantas pilot’s suicide crash off Byron: report
A Lennox Head based Qantas pilot is believed to have deliberately crashed his light plane into the ocean off Byron Bay, Sydney media has reported.
Qantas named world’s safest airline
After a year described as one of the worst for the aviation industry, Qantas has been named the world's safest airline.
Three Qantas flights forced to land
Three Qantas flights have been forced to make unplanned landings, with dozens of passengers from one plane needing medical treatment.
Qantas suffers $2.8b loss
Qantas has suffered a record $2.8 billion loss following another poor performance from its international division and its battle with rival Virgin.
Qantas set to remain Australian
Labor is welcoming news that plans to allow unlimited foreign ownership of Qantas have been sidelined.
Letters
Mandatory vax
I write to you in response to the article on the front page of The Echo relating to mandatory vax. I find it extremely...
Byron Echo
End the cult
A military conflict between China and the USA would very likely result in global nuclear war, a major setback to human civilisation and possibly...
Local News
Hundreds queue to have COVID test and two new cases in the NNSWLHD
Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is urging people to continue coming forward for testing and vaccination after two further COVID-19 cases were reported in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, October 14.
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Charges after cars damaged in police pursuit – Coffs Harbour
Police say a man has been charged following a pursuit, where a number of cars – including an unmarked police car – were sideswiped on the Mid-North Coast yesterday.
