Tag: lismore
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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS DOWN
Figures released by the Bureau of Health Statistics, show Northern Rivers hospitals are bucking state wide trends. Year-on-year emergency department presentations throughout the Local Health district fell by around 400 last quarter, despite rising across the state. Treatment times also improved, with around 80 percent of patients seen on time compared to around 78 percent last…
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BYRON BEAT GRAFTON, AVENGING ROUND 2 LOSS
One basket was all that separated Lismore and Ballina last night, during round 5 of Far North Coast Basketball’s Sunshine Conference. Elsewhere, 1st placed Byron Bay avenged their round 2 loss to Grafton, defeating the Vikings 81 points to 74. Byron’s sticky man-on-man defense hurt Grafton around the perimeter. Coupled with some powerful rebounding, it cost…
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ARGUMENT BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS ENDS IN DEATH
An argument outside a unit block has resulted in a man’s death on the far north coast yesterday. Around 5pm on Friday, emergency services responded to reports of an altercation on College Street in Lismore. On arrival, paramedics found a 55-year-old man unconscious. He was transported to hospital, but died a short time later. A…
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TRIPLETS POSE FOR CHARITY CALENDAR
There might be four months left in 2016 but Lismore-based children’s charity ‘Our Kids’ is already focussing on 2017. Production of their much-loved fundraising calendar has begun, thrusting some of the charity’s young success stories into the spotlight.
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REVAMPED E.D. DAYS FROM OPENING
Workers spent the day putting the finishing touches on Lismore Base Hospital’s re-developed emergency department. Once operational, the 55-bed state-of-the-art ward promises to significantly improve patient care. It’s first patients are expected through the doors this Thursday. (VISION ONLY)
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HIGHWAY SIGNAGE SPARKS PARLIAMENTARY STOUSH
A move by residents to add signage for Lismore along the Pacific Highway has sparked a stoush in state parliament. Greens MLC Jeremy Buckingham took Roads Minister Duncan Gay to task, asking the government to put the town back on the map.
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CONSERVATIONISTS SURVEY WILSONS RIVER
Conservationists in canoes have spent the day learning more about the state of Lismore’s Wilsons River. Concerned it ranks among the state’s dirtiest – those involved were looking for ways locals could work to improve water quality. (AUDIO IN PARTS)
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NITRO CIRCUS TO HIT LISMORE NEXT YEAR
Global stunt-show juggernaut Nitro Circus is coming to Lismore next year, during its 15-city Australian tour. Riding everything from bikes to bathtubs – around 40 athletes and stuntmen will hurtle through the sky above Oakes Oval in April. Thousands are expected to attend the jaw-dropping spectacular, and Lismore Council hopes it’ll provide local businesses with a…
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POLICE RECOVER PROPERTY STOLEN FROM SCHOOLS, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN NORTHERN RIVERS
Police have laid more than 60 charges in relation to a string of break and enters targeting commercial properties in the Northern Rivers. Strike Force Koraus was formed in June this year, to investigate numerous break and enters in the region. As a result of their ongoing investigations, police have charged six people after search…
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NORPA EXPERIMENTS WITH ‘INTERACTIVE THEATRE’ EXPERIENCE
Escaping the confines of a stage could be the future of theatre, according to NORPA. The company’s latest project sees school students roam throughout a live performance.