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Appeal to locate missing man – Tweed Heads
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Tweed Heads West.
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Deadly fire ants found in Murray-Darling Basin
The Invasive Species Council has expressed serious concern following the detection of multiple new fire ant nests at Oakey, 29 km west of Toowoomba in Queensland.
Sustainable power from carbon dioxide?
University of Queensland researchers have built an experimental generator which they claim absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) to make electricity.
Cr McCarthy versus the macaranga
This morning Ballina Shire Council will hear a motion from Cr Steve McCarthy to remove the native macaranga tree from the list of approved species for planting by Ballina Council and local community groups.
Big names at local chess tournament
A major Northern Rivers chess tournament was held at the Byron Bay Services Club in late April.
‘It was well-attended,...
Connecting people, rivers, and the night sky in Kyogle
The youth of Kyogle were asked what their number one priority was and they said it was ‘is looking after the health of the river and they want to be involved in healing it’.
Cockroach climate
The cockroaches in the Byron Council offices are experiencing bright daylight at night. They are trying to determine whether...
Stories about "Byron Central Hospital":
Babies still ignored in NSW hospital staff-patient ratios, say union reps
Babies still don’t count when it comes to NSW Health staff-to-patient ratio calculations, striking health union workers across the region said on Thursday.
Health professionals strike over patient ratios
The continued refusal by the NSW Liberal-Nationals government to mandate more reasonable nursing/midwifery patient ratios has prompted a 24 hour strike by health professionals on September 1 from 7am.
Byron Hospital thanks
Tana Parker, Point Cook, VIC.
Unfortunately I had to present on December 23, 2018, at the Bryon Central Hospital due to a gardening accident involving...
Call for independent inquiry into Byron hospital death
NSW Labor has renewed calls for an immediate independent inquiry into the resourcing and capacity of mental health services across NSW after the avoidable death of a Byron Central Hospital patient.
Avoidable death of person with Down syndrome at Byron Central Hospital triggers inquest
A 50-year-old man with Down syndrome has died after he was found by security outside Byron Central Hospital when he was supposed to be receiving oon-on-one care.
Byron hospital theatres ‘must stay in public hands’
A large number of the local community could be locked out of their own ‘public’ Byron Central Hospital if its part privatisation continues, health workers have claimed.
Thanks to the hospital heroes
Jim Barnes, Brunswick Heads.
In life we so rarely meet real heroes and at 5am on Tuesday I met a group of people who are...
Byron Central Hospital thanks
Chris Burke, Ewingsdale.
I would like to thank the kind staff at Byron Hospital. I had a accident on a building site requiring numerous stitches.
Too...
Byron Hospital working well
Stephen Reynolds, Byron Bay.
I am of an age (where did all those years go?) when medical problems can rise rapidly and unexpectedly and as a...
Health district failed to book ambulance for stroke patient
The Northern NSW Local Health District has admitted that it failed to book an ambulance for a Byron Central Hospital patient diagnosed with stroke before the treating doctor told his wife to drive him to a Queensland hospital.
Local News
Police out in force over the ANZAC Day weekend with double demerit points
Anzac Day memorials and events are being held around the country and many people have decided to couple this with a long weekend.
Local News
Child protection workers walk off the job in Lismore
Lismore and Ballina child protection caseworkers stopped work to protest outside the defunct Community Services Centre in Lismore yesterday after two years of working without an office. They have been joined by Ballina child protection caseworkers who had their office shut in January.
Political Comment
Youth crime is increasing – what to do?
There is something strange going on with youth crime in rural and regional Australia. Normally, I treat hysterical rising delinquency claims with a pinch of salt – explicable by an increase in police numbers, or a headline-chasing tabloid, or a right-wing politician.
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Coffs Harbour man charged for alleged online grooming of young girl
Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a Coffs Harbour man for alleged online grooming offences under Strike Force Trawler.
