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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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Comment: Court rejects challenges to vax laws
More than a million people tuned into the live stream of Kassam v Hazzard; Henry v Hazzard via the NSW Supreme Court’s YouTube channel over the past couple of weeks, many hoping for a judgment which invalidates public health orders which mandate vaccines for certain industries, such as healthcare, aged care and construction.
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...
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.
Blowhard alert
We have endured drought, bushfires, flooding and COVID. However, Australia must brace itself for something even worse. Something that...
Chainsaw accident Ewingsdale
A 44-year-old arborist suffered a serious lower leg injury following a chainsaw accident at a Ewingsdale property yesterday.
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.
Stories about "vandalism":
Ballina’s Cr Cadwallader calls for more police
Cr Sharon Cadwallader will move at today's Ballina Shire Council meeting that more police be assigned to Ballina, and a new police station should be considered for Lennox Head.
Lake Ainsworth vandalism under spotlight
The last Ballina Shire Council meeting included a discussion about how best to respond to the ongoing vandalism problem at Lake Ainsworth.
Vandalising the fabric of society
Beth Shelley, Booerie Creek.
Recently I read that a section of our local playground was seriously damaged by vandalism. I felt very sad because it...
Vandals hit Billinudgel Nature Reserve
Vandals have wreaked havoc in Billinudgel Nature Reserve: cutting down a number of native trees, damaging park signs and leaving a camp fire left unattended.
Reward offered to solve graffiti attacks in South Lismore
A South Lismore business owner is offering a cash reward to whoever brings this graffiti vandal ‘in by the ear’ to apologise. Garden Centre and Collectables owners David and Anna were furious to discover the tag on their recently painted wall on Saturday morning.
Tweed children’s graves vandalised
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after more then a dozen grave sites were damaged at the Tweed Heads Lawn Cemetery.
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...
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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.
