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COVID update: two new cases in Lismore and fragments in Byron’s STP
The Northern NSW Local Health District, Lynne Weir, today say that two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the District to 8pm, 23 October.
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Love U 4 EV
In order to transition from a fossil fuel powered car industry I think we need to address our car culture. We’re petrol heads. Mad Max would have been a very different movie if Mel had to find a charging station instead of fuel.
Slanted and bulldozed
Thanks to Paul Bibby for his (22 September) story, which addresses the outcome of the Council meeting on 16...
Staff cuts at Murwillumbah mega school
The NSW Teacher's Federations says that the proposed merger of four schools in Murwillumbah will result in the loss of at least 19 teaching positions.
Epiq sporting facilities ready for summer
Lennox Head’s Clarence Property has just handed over to Ballina Shire Council the newly constructed Community & Sports Amenities Building, at the sports fields opposite Epiq Marketplace, off Hutley Drive.
Dr COVID
The other day I met a Mullumbimby doctor. As I used to live in Mullum and Mullum was in...
Chainsaw accident Ewingsdale
A 44-year-old arborist suffered a serious lower leg injury following a chainsaw accident at a Ewingsdale property yesterday.
Stories about "sports grant":
Female soccer club to get change rooms
The Mullumbimby-Brunswick Valley Football Club will receive $20,000 in federal funding for female change rooms and showers. Still more groups were showered with state funding.
Sporting clubs get government support
From archery and sailing to basketball and tennis there are plenty of local sports clubs that have received funding for everything from uniforms to bows and arrows.
$10,000 sports grants to build inclusiveness
Local not-for-profit community sports groups can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 to promote diversity and inclusion in sport.
The Australian Sports Foundation’s...
Byron Echo
Mutual obligation or mandatory vax?
There is much being said about the pros and cons of the vaccination. Do we? Don’t we? Must we?
Must we not? But the answers...
Byron Echo
Christian fundamentals
Robin Harrison’s letter (13 October) made me realise how Christian fundamentals are little known, yet so freely referred to. There are at least three...
Byron Echo
A dumb act of STP
Council is stating that breaches of licence conditions, in part, justifies spending $10m on transferring raw sewage from Ocean Shores Sewerage Treatment Plant (OS...
Local News
COVID-19 update: 5 new cases in the NNSWLHD
Northern NSW Local Health District, Acting Chief Executive, Lynne Weir, says there were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for the District to 8pm last night, 21 October.
