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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.
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Bring your people together!
It’s time to bring people together! Wherever you might like to party, Event Byron Bay has you covered. From...
New freedom party, not Greens
I write with dismay but not surprise at the article ‘Local Greens MP Urges Vaccination.’
As a very Active ex-member...
The Great Reopening
S Haslam
What a time to go out in Byron – easy to park and, for the shy retiring types...
Lake Ainsworth Cyanobacteria Update – RED ALERT
Ballina Shire Council has just issued a Red Alert for Lake Ainsworth. Water should NOT be used for primary recreation. Users should obey all signage erected by Council.
STP problems ignored
The people in Byron Shire need to start asking Byron Shire Council (BSC) and councillors when are they actually...
End of Days
Sometimes life would be a lot simpler if I could just believe in God. If I could believe that...
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Student survey on sexual violence to help shape safer communities
Student and survivor safety and wellbeing is at the centre of a Universities Australia survey which is a crucial step in preventing sexual violence and supporting those who have experienced it in their communities.
Have your say on Tweed’s 10-year pedestrian and bike plan
Tweed Council is hosting a series of interactive surveys and workshops to seek community input on shaping the Tweed’s future pedestrian and bike network.
What’s your opinion on the COVID vax?
Even though the Federal government refuses to take responsibility for the slow rollout of COIVID vaccines across the country you can still have your say on its rollout locally.
Government modelling fails to reflect women’s interrupted careers
New research to be released this week analyses two decades of Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to estimate the actual labour force experience of women over their life and accounts for working when super is not paid.
CWA of NSW welcomes healthcare inquiry
Are people in rural areas having more trouble accessing less health care services than their city cousins?
Local News
NSW Education responds to Teachers Federation over Murwillumbah Education Campus staff cuts
The NSW Education Department has responded to the NSW Teachers Federation's accusation that Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has only just revealed the extent of staff cuts at the mega school.
Local News
The Rebels and the Wraiths visit Nationals: ‘We are facing a planetary crisis’
Eve Jeffery - 1
As part of a fortnight of climate actions and protests with the Extinction Rebellion, over 30 activists visited MP Kevin Hogan’s office in Lismore yesterday pushing ghostly empty white prams.
National News
NSW Legislative Council expresses concerns over push to burn native forests for power
The NSW Legislative Council unanimously passed a motion expressing its concerns over the growing push by industry to burn NSW native forests for electricity and hydrogen production.
Local News
Diadem Street, Lismore
Around 2,000 residents in Lismore lost their electricity connection on Wednesday night after a large gum tree took out power lines.
