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COVID update for January 24
Dr Kerry Chant spoke to the media this morning with a COVID update saying that in terms of our hospitals, we've currently got 2,816 People in hospital including 196 People in ICU, of whom 69 are ventilated.
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Food for thought?
‘The fundamental cause of the trouble,’ he wrote, ‘is that in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while...
Lismore to celebrate Australia Day with awards and Citizenship Ceremony
Many people will celebrate Australia Day next week and Lismore City Council has announced some of the nominees for this year’s Australia Day Awards.
Editorial: Dear Committee Secretariat
The federal Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts has commenced a new inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers (print...
Eva Ramsey says she will be her own woman on Ballina Council
One of Ballina's new councillors in B Ward is independent Eva Ramsey, who was elected as part of Sharon Cadwallader's team and is joining council for the first time. So why now, and what does she stand for?
Daintree buyback sees more forest retained
Over the last two-and-a-half years, the Mullumbimby based Rainforest 4 Foundation has had a mission to buy back parts of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest that were subdivided for sale in the 1980s.
1,114 cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Rivers in last 24 hours
The Northern NSW Local Health District say that to 8pm yesterday, January 17, there were confirmed 1,114 new PCR cases of COVID-19.
Stories about "Sphinx Rock Cafe":
Fires Are Burning for the Cheynne Murphy Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM_L-HnG5zg
Emerging from the studio just last month, local acoustic folk rock artist Cheynne Murphy is almost finished his latest effort in the Firesongs for...
The Mighty Dollar and Luke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsQvtfo_Qh0&feature=youtu.be
Local troubadour and musical activist Luke Vassella is well known on the NSW north coast and beyond as a warm, personable, professional and inspirational...
Science Goes Viral
TGA grants provisional approval to oral COVID-19 treatments
At last, some good news on the COVID front: the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the first oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
Byron Echo
Free Skills for Recovery course available
Byron Community College say they have received NSW Government funding as part of the Skills for Recovery initiative.
Byron Echo
Daintree buyback sees more forest retained
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Over the last two-and-a-half years, the Mullumbimby based Rainforest 4 Foundation has had a mission to buy back parts of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest that were subdivided for sale in the 1980s.
National News
Check a charity’s status before donating to a good cause
It wouldn't be the first time generous people have been scammed by fake charities and in the wake of the Tonga disaster, Australia's charity regulator is urging a quick check before donating.
