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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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Byron triathletes maintain impressive form to take second spot
The Byron Bay ‘Breakers’ Triathlon Club finished their season with an impressive and highly respectable second in the Forager North Coast Interclub Series.
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.
Celebrating 12 years of liberating food for those in need
Liberation Larder is located on Fletcher St Byron Bay behind the community centre and was founded in 2009 by Venerable Honu, a Buddhist nun, who recognised there were many people in our community struggling to make ends meet.
Vaccinations
Vyvyan Stott, Mullumbumby
The government doctors have announced that vaccinations are compulsory for nurses .
Yet our constitution states parliament may...
Art headed for the bin after Lismore competition
Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a recent 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.
Stories about "Suffolk Park Progress Association":
Park plans for Suffolk Park’s park take shape
Concept plans for ‘Our Park’ on Suffolk Park’s Beech Drive were shared with local residents last week. It comes after the community lobbied the state government – and won – to retain the land after it was flagged for sale as surplus.
Suffolk Park plans
Donald Maughan, president, Suffolk Park Progress Association
The Suffolk Park community came together in an impressive show of unity in November last year to protest...
Residents group celebrates sports field victory
The Suffolk Park Progress Association will tonight celebrate its great achievement this year, ensuring the handover of the Beech Drive sports field, playground and community garden to Byron Shire Council.
Suffolk Park locals celebrate park-land purchase
Suffolk Park residents are celebrating a big win after Byron Shire Council yesterday confirmed it had successfully negotiated the purchase of the Beech Drive education land in Suffolk Park from the state government for $900,000.
Petition calls for ‘gifting’ of Suffolk Park open space
A week after its Save Our Park Community Rally, the Suffolk Park Progress Association (SPPA) has launched a change.org petition asking that the NSW Government transfer the land title of Lot 60, Beech Drive to Byron Shire Council as a gift.
Council to get first offer on Suffolk Park land
Chris Dobney
An auction of ‘surplus’ Education Department land at Suffolk Park has been cancelled after the intervention of education minister Adrian Piccoli.
The embattled minister,...
Articles & Columns
‘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 - 2
Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a recent 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 - 3
News that Netflix was planning to film a vacuous docudrama in Byron Bay brought a collective snort of derision across the Shire.
