Tag: covid
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REGIONAL TRAVEL PAUSED UNTIL DOUBLE DOSE RATE HITS 80%
With no new covid cases recorded today – Byron and Tweed residents should know within 24 hours if they’ll exit lockdown. But the news visitors will be locked out of the region – until the state hits its 80 per cent vaccination target – has been meet with mixed feelings.
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MODERNA ON ITS WAY TO PHARMACIES
Vaccination efforts are ramping up in the Northern Rivers – with pharmacies at Ballina, Lismore and Casino soon offering the Moderna jab. It comes amid ongoing concern about the region’s vaccination rates – including at Byron Bay, where just under 35 per cent of residents have received their second dose. Another pop-up Pfizer clinic will…
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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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PROTESTERS FINED IN BYRON BAY
Authorities are scrambling to identify the source of another Covid case in the Lismore area. It comes as more than two dozen people have now been fined, over yesterday’s freedom protest in Byron Bay.
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TOURISM SECTOR CONTINUES TO FACE CHALLENGES DESPITE RESTRICTIONS EASING
Tourism and accommodation providers on the Far North Coast continue to struggle despite the easing of restrictions. They’re encouraging people to snap up local deals these school holidays.
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MORE FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR BUSINESSES ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
Small business owners on the Far North Coast say they feel forgotten by the state government during this lockdown. Many claim they have lost thousands of dollars a week in revenue with no financial support to help them.
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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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FOOTBALL FAR NORTH COAST READY TO GET BACK ON THE FIELD
Football Far North Coast is waiting in anticipation to get players back on the field and wrap up the season. With finals fast approaching, the league is hoping it doesn’t have to cut the competition short like last year.
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BALLINA ON ALERT AFTER POSITIVE CASE VISITED BP TRAVEL CENTRE
Far North Coast residents have come forward to be tested in response to the Ballina BP Travel Centre case. There are no confirmed cases in the region but health authorities are urging people to remain on high alert.