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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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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Mind Your Language
The other day someone called me a sheeple. I was offended. Not personally, but on behalf of sheep. It’s a term meant to denigrate my agency by suggesting I have herd stupidity. Sheep are incredible, and surprising beings. Before you start denigrating sheep, you should know they are emotionally complex animals who can self-medicate!
Police call for busking ban, backed by Byron mayor
Have you noticed that the streets of Byron Bay have been a less tuneful and colourful place in the past week or so?
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...
AI confirms over 85% of the world is affected by human-induced climate change
Climate complexity unpacked to reveal the wide reach of human-induced climate change
Eighty-five percent of the world’s population lives in...
Cr Phil Meehan putting people first
Ballina's Councillor Phil Meehan is standing for election again in December, so what does he stand for? He spoke to The Echo this week.
COVID Venues of Concern update October 11
October 11 – Northern NSW Local Health District has been notified of new venues of concern associated
with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region.
Stories about "stingrays":
Bumper crop of stingrays, bluebottles float into town
Stan Ceglinski describes himself as having a ‘high pain threshold’, but he wasn’t prepared for a stingray encounter during his regular swim at South Golden Beach two weeks ago.
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...
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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.
