Tag: byron bay
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SMALL BUSINESSES GIVEN A LIFELINE WITH FUNDING BOOST
After a stressful 18 months, a handful of small businesses on the Far North Coast have been given a lifeline. Hundreds of jobs are expected to be created in the region thanks to state funding for pandemic recovery.
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BYRON BAY WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FINDS NEW PERMANENT HOME
Australia’s largest mobile wildlife hospital has found its new home. The charity will set up shop at the Macadamia Castle – to help thousands more animals.
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BYRON BAY BUSINESSES GET READY FOR LOCKDOWN TO LIFT
Just after midnight, the Northern Rivers will open back up – with a number of restrictions. Businesses are getting ready to welcome back customers, but tourist towns will still find their streets empty of people.
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MAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED POLICE ASSAULT
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two police officers at Byron Bay. Police say the 31-year-old punched the constables when they attempted to remove him from a bogged ute on Kendall Street last night. He’s been refused bail to face court, later this month. Both officers were taken to Byron Bay Hospital with…
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BYRON BAY RENTAL PRICES OVERTAKE SYDNEY
Finding a rental in the Northern Rivers has become even more challenging, with price hikes overtaking the rate of growth in Sydney. New data shows rental costs for suburbs like Byron Bay have increased by over 30 per cent. In the last 12 months, weekly rents in Byron climbed to more than $1,100 for houses…
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BAREFOOT WALKER RAISES MONEY FOR MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH ON HIS JOURNEY FROM CAIRNS TO SYDNEY
Walking from Cairns to Sydney is no small feat, but imagine embarking on the journey barefoot. That’s exactly what Anton Nootenboom (NO-TEN-BOM) has done, and it’s all to raise awareness for men’s mental health.
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COVID FRAGMENT IN BYRON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT LEAVES HEALTH AUTHORITIES ON HIGH ALERT
Health authorities are on high alert after covid fragments were detected in the Byron Bay and West Kempsey Sewage treatment plants. The Byron samples were taken on September 2. Anyone with even the mildest of symptoms is being urged to get tested – as it’s feared undetected cases may be in the region. There are…
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DESPITE BYRON SEWAGE CONCERNS LOCK DOWN FLAGGED TO END SEPTEMBER 10
Despite concerns over covid fragments being found in sewage at Byron Bay, the Deputy Premier has flagged restrictions on the Far North Coast could be lifted on September 10. There are currently no active cases in the region. Health authorities are encouraging anyone with the mildest of symptoms to get tested – with fears covid…
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BYRON BAY SURFER DIES AFTER BEING PULLED FROM THE WATER UNCONSCIOUS
The Byron Bay community is mourning the loss of neighbour and friend Phillip Jones, who died while surfing at Wategos Beach. As people reminisced by the water’s edge today, they didn’t waste any time coming up with the best way to remember him.
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BUSINESSES CRACK DOWN ON MASK RULE COMPLIANCE
Businesses on the Far North Coast are now taking a hardline approach to mask rule compliance. Security guards have been station outside of some shops since Monday to enforce public health orders.