Tag: byron bay
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BYRON BAY BUSINESSES ON EDGE WITH UNCERTAINTY
The Byron community waits to hear if it will be plunged back into lockdown, just hours after tasting freedom. One new case was recorded in the shire last night, on the eve of its seven day lockdown being lifted.
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THE ROADMAP FOR GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS
Businesses in Byron Bay are hopeful they have now seen the end of lockdowns. The roadmap to freedom is finally giving some certainty – but there’s still work to be done.
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WOMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING POLICE AND FINED FOR BYRON BEACH PARTY
A woman’s been charged with assaulting police and fines have been issued over a party at Byron Bay last night. Officers were called to Belongil beach to find around 25 people partying on the sand dunes, with music blaring. They say many of them fled into bushland when they arrived. One woman – aged 21…
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ADDITIONAL CHARGES LAID FOR FILM WORKER
A woman who travelled to Byron Bay and Tweed on a work exemption from Sydney has been hit with an additional charge. The 31-year-old is now facing five counts of failing to check-in at venues across Byron Bay and Kingscliff. Meanwhile the Tweed has recorded a new COVID case on its second day of lockdown.…
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TELEVISION CREW MEMBER ALLEGEDLY BREACHED TRAVEL EXEMPTIONS
While Lismore prepares for freedom – other parts of the Far North Coast are settling into lockdown life – yet again.
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BYRON BAY AND TWEED ENTER LOCKDOWN
Freedom has proved fleeting for residents of the Tweed, Byron and Kempsey shires, with all three now ONE hour into a new lockdown, following covid cases. There’s also concern for Coffs Harbour, with a new infection recorded there. The lockdowns have had a big impact on the border bubble – Byron Bay and Tweed are…
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POLICE APPEAL TO TRACK DOWN ROBBERS ON THE RUN
A Byron Bay bar worker has opened up about a terrifying ordeal – held up at knife-point during a late night shift. Police today released CCTV – hoping to track down the trio behind the brazen robbery.
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COVID FRAGMENTS FOUND IN BYRON BAY AND LISMORE SEWAGE
The Northern New South Wales Health District is urging members of both the Lismore and Byron Bay community to come forward for testing. Covid fragments have been found in samples from Lismore, Wardell and Byron Bay sewage treatment plants. No new community cases were recorded in the region overnight. Although a new exposure site has…
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TOURISM OPERATORS BOOKED OUT FOR CHRISTMAS AS LISMORE RECORDS POSITIVE CASE
Tourism operators on the Far North Coast are watching – and waiting to see what comes of the Goonellabah case situation. Bookings had already increased since the region’s lockdown was lifted last week. .
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CALLS FOR VACCINATION TARGETS TO BE MET IN REGIONAL NSW BEFORE OPENING TO TRAVEL
The Rural Doctors Association is calling on the state government to make sure vaccination targets are met in regional areas before more covid restrictions are eased. Regional areas will likely be accessible for travel to the fully vaccinated, once the state reaches the 70 per cent vaccination mark. Only 55 percent of people in Byron…