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More government support needed for nurses
What would it take to keep our nurses and paramedics from resigning en masse as the current crisis in the NSW health care system worsens?
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Casino’s winning tap water ways
Yesterday Casino was announced as the winner of the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia’s Ixom 2021 Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia competition.
SES issues Minor Flood warning for Lismore
Moderate rainfall across the Wilsons River catchment since Wednesday has caused significant river level rises along the Wilsons River and its tributaries, which has the potential to cause minor flooding along the Wilsons River at Lismore late Friday morning.
TGA grants Provisional approval of 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.
Can you volunteer to help Friends of the Koala in Lismore?
Lismore’s Friends of the Koala have been on the frontline of saving koalas for many long years and are looking for volunteers to help them keep the species alive.
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.
Stories about "Wearable Arts":
Shearwater enters its Dragon Days for the 20th wearable arts extravaganza
Are you a design artist, fashion innovator, culture initiators or wearable inventor? Then this is a call out to you.
It is time to let your imagination soar with the WAVE
Are you a fashion innovator, someone with a great idea or just want to try your hand at creating wearable art?
Shearwater Wearable Arts set for 2018 show
The annual Shearwater Wearable Arts event is just a few weeks away and this years performance entitled Homecoming: Labyrinth of Twists and Turns is...
Storylines
Aboriginal Tent Embassy 1972–2022 – the power of patience
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the lawns opposite Old Parliament House on 26 January 1972. Four First Nations men sat beneath a beach umbrella protesting the government’s attitude towards Indigenous land rights.
Byron Echo
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Listening to the truth tellers
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A long time ago my husband had to attend a meeting in Redfern. He works in the health and academic sector and it was a consultation with some First Nations clinicians and community workers. He arrived a little earlier for the meeting to the centre – not your typical clinical setting but a regular house. On arrival he was greeted by an older woman who led him to a table and offered him a cup of tea. They chatted. Had a laugh. She offered him a biscuit.
Byron Echo
Lennox Head forge ahead across four grades in local cricket
Local cricket is approaching the midway point of the 2021–22 season and sees Lennox Head playing strongly across all four senior grades.
Byron Echo
Sunrise paddler with Rainbow Dragons offers new era for seasoned campaigner
Former long-distance paddling champion Brooke Harris has found new sporting life with the Rainbow Dragons and likes to take advantage of the new 6am Sunrise session in Ballina.
