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Nimblefoot launches tonight in Byron
Acclaimed Bangalow author Robert Drewe, who will be featuring at Byron Writers Festival, is having his latest book Nimblefoot launched by Kerry O’Brien at The Book Room at Byron at 6pm tonight.
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Beekeepers can get a permit to move hives away from flood water
With so many challenges currently surrounding the bee industry, it comes as a relief to many that NSW Department of Primary Industries will issue a special group permit for beekeepers in flood warning areas to move their hives to higher ground.
Lismore Council on gender equity in management
Last night Lismore Council met for their monthly meeting and Councillor Big Rob asked a question about gender equality in the upper echelons of Council.
Natural probiotics for longevity
Victoria Cosford
For five years Roma’s been taking a 30ml shot of Katerina’s Gut Tonic every single day and she...
Get dead set on Dying to Know Day
Research shows that 87 per cent of Australians agree that at least some end-of-life planning is important however many often experience barriers to taking action.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Abandoned by her family as a girl in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina, Kya Clark, otherwise known to...
Second independent assessment of Iron Gates DA in Evans Head recommends refusal
Two independent reports on the Iron Gates development at Evans Heads have determined that it should not go ahead.
Stories about "Byron hospital":
Patient ratios needed in NSW health system
Patient ratios, not the current unwieldy, often misinterpreted system that measures patient care needs on an inequitable equation of hours per day, is needed.
Health staff support growing via GoFundMe
The grassroots community project providing frontline health workers with tasty and nutritious meals, snacks, and drinks has been expanded to include staff at Tweed Hospital.
Frontline health workers supported
It started, in classic Byron style, with a batch of bliss balls. The homemade treats were whipped up for the nurses at Byron Hospital by local, Sarah Armstrong, after she heard how challenging life had been for them during the Omicron outbreak.
Tweed Hospital main priority for new local health board chair
The new chair of the Northern NSW Local Health District board says overseeing development of the new Tweed hospital will be his main priority in the role.
Leadership lost
Paul Leitch, Ewingsdale
Thanks to Hans Lovejoy for commenting on the proposed Ewingsdale Development (24 February). It is worthwhile noting that with the absence of clear...
Lifting the lid on plans to build a retirement village in Ewingsdale
The letter sent to the residents of Ewingsdale last year by holiday park owner Ingenia seemed fairly innocuous at first glance...
Two new COVID-19 cases at Byron Central Hospital
With the rest of the country keeping a close eye on the health situation in Victoria, local health workers are counting to test people who suspect they might have coronavirus, with two people testing positive in Byron.
Protest at Byron Hospital over wage freeze
The Byron Central Hospital branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has condemned the NSW government plan to freeze public sector workers’ wages that will also include police and teachers wages.
Testing available for all Byron Shire residents as police say ‘stay home’
Testing for COVID-19 has now been made available to all residents in the Byron Shire who show symptoms of COVID-19.
Byron Hospital COVID-19 clinic opens
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis NNSWLHD is opening a new COVID-19 clinic at Byron Central Hospital.
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Mullum locals protest flood-prone pod site
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Around 40–50 locals gathered outside the Byron Shire Council chambers this morning to highlight the risks of, and lack of due process around, the selection of the flood accommodation pod site in Mullumbimby.
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Council: Goonellabah park not available for pods
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Tuesday’s debate in the Lismore Council chambers was mostly about the community’s need for open, green space for sport and recreation balanced against the need for places to live.
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Cabarita DA refused on character grounds
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Tweed Shire Councillors refused a DA for a four-storey block of flats at 2-6 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach, despite the staff recommendation of approval.
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Concerns over future of Murwillumbah Hospital
Northern NSW Local Health District have sought to reassure locals that facilities won't be downgraded or closed at Murwillumbah Hospital when the controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen near Kingscliff opens in 2023.
