NSW Police have confirmed that at about 2am Sunday 11 February, emergency services were called to a home in Mullumbimby following reports of a concern for welfare.

We can never do enough to help new people on the planet and the Seaton Foundation has generously helped locals take a leap forward to ensure their good health.

It can be a challenge having a newborn in any circumstance, and harder still if you have no family support where you live.

Lismore Base Hospital is lit up in purple all this week in recognition of World Prematurity Day, yesterday, Thursday 17 November, to acknowledge the babies born too early and the health challenges they can face as they grow.

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.

Research shows that, over the past 18 years, 507 children aged 0 to 4 years drowned. Of these, 207 (41%) were aged one year.