Latest News
How is RT-PCR used to diagnose COVID-19?
It’s fast, reliable and full of lines – but might look different to the PCR you learned about in school.
Other News
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Will COVID Lose the Government their Next Erection ?
We are hearing about long covid and the many complex health issues that people are facing, long after the virus has passed through their system. I knew about that, but what I didn’t know about was that men who get covid are six times more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction.
The Greens and Ballina Council
With the Greens announcing their intention to contest the Ballina Shire local government election to be held in December...
Creatives feature in Lismore plan
Creative industries, climate resilience, building more homes and supporting a flourishing food sector are all aspirations within a 15-year vision for Lismore.
Lismore’s plateau Lizard will sleep no more
The last time the Lismore Mayor and Councillor met in the Goonellabah chambers, there was a historic decision to hand back culturally sensitive land to the local Indigenous people. In a sequel to the fate of the Lismore plateau, traditionally known as the Sleeping Lizard, the outcome was a little differen
Bangalow’s modern baker
S Haslam
Being a baker in a modern town like Bangalow these days involves a lot more than getting up...
Worried about COVID vaccine adverse effects? Here’s what’s happening each week
A breakdown of the weekly vaccine-side effects report from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Stories about "2018 Major Singles":
Final four ready to compete for Mullum’s major singles title
The 2018 Major Singles continued under threatening skies last Saturday at the Mullumbimby Bowling Club.
Mark Holton was too strong for Ben Leeson winning 31–11,...
Local News
Queensland passes voluntary assisted dying laws
Dying with Dignity NSW has welcomed the passage of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws in Queensland and is hoping that NSW Parliament resumes next month so that this issue can be addressed in NSW without further delay.
Byron Echo
Planning staff back Wilsons Creek DA, residents’ concerns downplayed
Paul Bibby - 0
Residents living near a proposed 15-lot housing development in Wilsons Creek say it will negatively impact a precious wildlife corridor on the site, exacerbate traffic safety problems on the surrounding roads, and damage the peaceful character of their quiet enclave.
Byron Echo
A moment of your life?
Six questions for Jehovah’s Witness doorknockers:
1. Are you aware that the 2016 Royal Commission into Institutional Handling of Child Sexual Abuse investigated 1006 alleged...
Local News
Local mum features in documentary about the impacts and possible solutions around suicide
Eve Jeffery - 0
Murwillumbah mum Ursula has lived every parents worst nightmare – her child, at the age of just 17, took his own life – and a lot of time and energy, questions and conjecture and finger-pointing can rumble around this, but at the end of the day Ursula’s precious boy is gone and he’s not coming back.
