When there is a vaccine there will be adverse reactions and it was this issue that former magistrate David Heilpern addressed in The Echo in January 2021 when he raised the importance of a ‘compensation scheme in Australia for adverse reactions to vaccinations.
David Temple, East Lismore
Australia’s crisis of housing affordability and availability is probably at its most extreme in the Byron Shire.
Efforts to provide new or affordable housing in the Shire are invariably met with opposition from local residents determined to protect their perceived self-interest. Legitimate concerns also limit development within existing communities, while unsustainable land use is one of many issues faced by new housing estates. Even secondary dwellings are contentious.