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Janet Swain launches Labor campaign for Ballina

Byron Shire councillor Janet Swain has officially launched her campaign as Labor’s candidate for the state seat of Ballina at the March 2027 NSW election.
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Reclaim the Night march this Thursday

This Thursday, women and men of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to take part in the Reclaim the Night march in Lismore as part of the annual Reclaim the Night marches that happen around the country.
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Fifty years of ‘make it, bake it, grow it’ at The Channon

Long before buying and selling became a matter of scrolling and clicking, people were meeting at The Channon to trade and barter goods.
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Four lives lost, thousands of infringement notices issued by police

NSW Police say the Labour Day long weekend road safety operation has now concluded, with four lives lost on NW roads, a tragic reminder that the decisions behind the wheel can have devastating consequences.
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Dance against violence

Step into the 1920s and say ‘no’ to violence at the Women Up North Gala.
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World Cerebral Palsy Day

Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) is calling on the Australian government to support formal United Nations recognition of 6 October as World Cerebral Palsy Day, creating a permanent global platform to raise awareness, strengthen support and drive action for the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy worldwide.
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Namaste tuned, Byron: Inaugural Byron Wellness Festival lands in November

Offering daytime dives into a lineup of healing, movement and ceremony practitioners and workshops, all crafted to ground, energise, and bring you back to true balance.
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Donated kidney brings new life to Tweed grandmother

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A Tweed Heads grandmother-of-two, who is the recipient of a donated kidney, has shared her experience of recovery. Her story highlights DonateLife week, which raises awareness around organ donations. 
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Measles alert for Lismore area

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Northern NSW Local Health District is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who was unknowingly infectious while visiting Lismore Base Hospital.
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Hospitals under pressure across Northern Rivers

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Hospitals across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to experience high emergency department and planned surgery activity, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI).
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Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women – Yarn Up coming to Tweed Heads

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Feeling empowered to take charge of your health and wellbeing as well as helping your family and community is essential for everyone and Yarn Up is empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to do just that. 
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What should the health priorities be for our region?

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The community has the opportunity to contribute to what the health priorities should be over the next five years for Northern NSW by providing feedback on the draft Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030, launched this week.
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Surgery wait lists improving at Northern NSW hospitals

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Waiting lists for planned surgeries across the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to improve during the April to June 2024 quarter, amid sustained high activity at public hospitals, according to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly report.
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Local public hospitals deliver amid record demand

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Public hospitals across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to provide high quality, safe care throughout the first quarter of 2024, despite unprecedented demand for emergency care.
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Kids and families can get healthy with free after school program

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Working out how to get, and stay, healthy will be made that much easier for primary school kids and their families with a free...
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COVID-19 related death reported in Lismore

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Someone in their 80's from Lismore died with COVID-19 in the latest official reporting period, health authorities said Friday.
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Another COVID death in Northern Rivers

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There were 291new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) in the 24-hours to 4pm 22 February. 
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Tow or bury? Tweed seeks public views on dead whale disposal

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What should happen to a dead whale when it washes up on a Tweed beach?
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Byron faces $2.4 million annual grant loss as councils demand rethink

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Byron Shire Council could lose more than half its annual Financial Assistance Grant funding under proposed changes to NSW’s allocation formula, according to a joint statement issued by five councils.
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Wallum court appeal abandoned but fight goes on

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Save Wallum has abandoned plans to appeal the Federal Court’s dismissal of its bid to protect the Brunswick Heads development site, but says the community campaign will continue through other avenues.
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Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

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As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.
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