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Blue skies for Bluesfest day 1

If yesterday at Bluesfest was anything to go by, it's going to be an incredible event and with the weather holding, (so far) the Easter weekend's future is looking bright.

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Queer family visibility

Did you know that, statistically, if you’ve met a redhead, you’ve also met a trans person? Over 800 trans and gender diverse people live in the Byron Shire, which includes at least 200 children. They’re often a bit hidden though, so come on down and celebrate with them this Trans Day of Visibility!

Making Lismore Showground accessible to everyone

The Lismore Showground isn’t just a critical local community asset that plays host to a number of major events each year, but has also been used as an evacuation centre during past natural disasters in the region. 

Workshop in Creative Writing For Beginners

Have you always felt like you have a novel in you, but don’t know where to start? Or have...

Resilient Lismore’s ‘Repair to Return’ funding

On the eve of the second anniversary of the second devastating flood in 2022, Resilient Lismore has welcomed the finalisation of its funding deed with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, which will enable the continuation of its ‘Repair to Return’ program.

How the coral crisis affects other marine wildlife

Marine heatwaves are killing coral and denuding reefs of their colourful beauty – but in a world where everything is food for something else, these heatwaves also pose a major threat to biodiversity.

Cinema: Wicked Little Letters

Based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, Wicked Little Letters centres on neighbours Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of Littlehampton.

Many years ago I fell off a motorbike while wearing thongs. My foot was a mess. This was mid-afternoon and the young doctor at Mullum Hospital stitched up half of the six-inch laceration but baulked at finishing the job. As Dr Swanson, the Byron surgeon, couldn’t be found I was sent to Lismore Base by ambulance. About 10pm I was finally in theatre with a pain-killing ‘block’ in my spine. I was five days in hospital before the dead flesh turned white, was cut out and then they stitched it up and discharged me. I was told that if the doctor in Mullum had had his way I’d have lost my foot!

Video conferencing has been used by business and the courts for years now and with the NBN will be even better. It’s fast, efficient and cheaper.

I was talking about this with a specialist doctor of many years’ experience just last week who told me that the prestigious St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney runs a ward at Toowoomba Hospital west of Brisbane. A nurse with a TV monitor on a trolley does the rounds of the ward accompanied by a doctor. It’s a very good system with very good results and the patients love it!

The patients of this ward at Toowoomba have far, far better health care as a result of this innovation than they had before, as will we here in Mullum. Bring it on!

Lester Prowse, Huonbrook


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Retired local professor launches book on grief

A leading international thinker and researcher in the development of innovative sport coaching and physical education teaching has returned home to Byron Bay and is launching his first non-academic book, 'Grief and Growth', on April 4 at The Book Room in Byron. 

Resilient Lismore’s ‘Repair to Return’ funding

On the eve of the second anniversary of the second devastating flood in 2022, Resilient Lismore has welcomed the finalisation of its funding deed with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, which will enable the continuation of its ‘Repair to Return’ program.

Editorial – Joyous propaganda! 

The NSW Labor government marked its one year in office this week with a jubilant statement of achievements issued from Macquarie Street HQ.

Man charged over domestic violence and pursuit offences – Tweed Heads

A man has been charged following a pursuit near Tweed Heads on Monday.