A division has emerged among Byron Bay locals over their stance on the Covid vaccines, with some reporting being abused and losing friends after seeking out the jab.
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Subscriber only Three out of 10 teenagers have been contacted by strangers online, and a Lennox Head expert is sharing tips for parents wanting to protect their children on Saf`er Internet Day. Teenagers are spending around two hours a day online and have four different social media services, according to new research released by the eSafety Commissioner, to coincide with Safer Internet Day. Our research shows that while teens increased use of technology offers many benefits, there is a distinct downside - dealing with negative online experiences such as unwanted contact and cyber-bullying , Australia s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.
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Subscriber only LOOKING at the beaches denuded of sand and strewn with driftwood, it s hard to believe Byron Bay s popular coastline can ever recover. And with a leviathan 1.91m high tide predicted to decimate the beach on Tuesday, visitors and newbies to the tourism hotspot might despair of ever enjoying the town s Main or Clarkes beaches ever again. But fourth generation Byron local Kirra Pendergast, 50, is more stoic. In fact she s more positive than most when it comes to believing the beach will regenerate. I was born here, grew up here, have seen the weather and heard a million stories growing up from my dad and other long time locals about these beaches, she said.
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Subscriber only LOOKING at the beaches denuded of sand and strewn with driftwood, it s hard to believe Byron Bay s popular coastline can ever recover. And with a leviathan 1.91m high tide predicted to decimate the beach on Tuesday, visitors and newbies to the tourism hotspot might despair of ever enjoying the town s Main or Clarkes beaches ever again. But fourth generation Byron local Kirra Pendergast, 50, is more stoic. In fact she s more positive than most when it comes to believing the beach will regenerate. I was born here, grew up here, have seen the weather and heard a million stories growing up from my dad and other long time locals about these beaches, she said.
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Subscriber only LOOKING at the beaches denuded of sand and strewn with driftwood, it s hard to believe Byron Bay s popular coastline can ever recover. And with a leviathan 1.91m high tide predicted to decimate the beach on Tuesday, visitors and newbies to the tourism hotspot might despair of ever enjoying the town s Main or Clarkes beaches ever again. But fourth generation Byron local Kirra Pendergast, 50, is more stoic. In fact she s more positive than most when it comes to believing the beach will regenerate. I was born here, grew up here, have seen the weather and heard a million stories growing up from my dad and other long time locals about these beaches, she said.