Northern Rivers Review

11/03/2022

New website is up and running at lismorecitynews.com.au

26/01/2022

Congratulations to the Lismore Lantern Parade's Jyllie Jackson on receiving a well deserved OAM in today's Australia Day Honours List. Here's a story we wrote just prior to last year's festival about Jyllie and the 'joyous celebration of creativity, splendour and togetherness' she puts together for the community each year...

IT ISN'T long now before one of the most cherished community events in the region brings out our children and lights up the winter solstice. This year marks 2...

05/01/2022

Terribly sad news

A few short months ago the Northern Rivers Review ran a story honouring the inspiring love shared by iconic local artist Craig Ruddy and his partner Roberto...

13/12/2021

Some very excited kids at Urbenville today...

Country music superstar Zooms with students at Urbenville Public School

22/10/2021

"We want people to feel they are coming into a home," says Gregory Lording of his new venue, Tweed River House

"It was a serendipitous moment," says Gregory Lording of seeing a For Sale sign on the building that is now Tweed River House during his daily walks. "When I...

20/10/2021

The philosophy of Evans Head free-range pet food business Frontier Pets' has clearly struck a chord with Australian pet owners - the business now has 26 employees and an annual turnover of $4.7 million.

Evans Head pet food manufacturer Frontier Pets is a finalist in three categories in the 2021 Northern Rivers Regional Business Awards to be presented on Saturday.

20/10/2021

Some wild weather around this evening 🌩Taylor O'Moore-McClelland sent us this video from Diadem St Lismore. "There was a massive explosion of wind, then the tree fell and sparks flew past the house," he said. Power lines were damaged, causing a power outage in some parts of Lismore. Luckily no one was hurt.

19/10/2021

Neil Young fans won't want to miss this

ARC to present Neil Young's masterpiece Harvest live in Lismore to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary

14/10/2021

Sydneysiders will now have to wait until November 1 to travel to the regions

Despite the state forecast to reach 80 per cent fully-vaccinated in coming days, the regions will remain off-limits.

13/10/2021

PIC OF THE WEEK: Sunrise on a misty, hazy morning, over St Vincent’s Hospital, East Lismore. Submitted by Di Lymbury of Girards Hill.

11/10/2021

The new initiative will provide trainees with a paid opportunity to learn about the screen industry through a mix of professional on-the-job work placements backed up by on-campus training units at TAFE NSW Lismore.

New film traineeships on offer to people in Northern NSW

10/10/2021

You'll be able check in to a venue and show proof of vaccination status on the one app.

Customers will have the convenience of checking in to a venue and showing proof of vaccination status on the one app.

10/10/2021

"We're very yin and yang , but through our journey, we've found ways to complement each other."
A great read about the relationship of local Archibald-Prize winning artist Craig Ruddy and his partner Roberto Meza Mont

They say art imitates life, but for Northern Rivers much-loved powerhouse couple Roberto Meza Mont and Craig Ruddy, the opposite is also true. The life they'...

06/10/2021

The pop-up vaccination clinic at the Byron Bay Surf Club will operate from this Friday

Northern NSW Local Health District is opening a new COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Byron Bay to encourage more people to come forward to get vaccinated. The...

01/10/2021

COVID-19 UPDATE: Casino has joined Kyogle in lockdown and will be under stay-at-home orders until October 11.

The stay-at-home order will come in at midnight and also applies to anyone who has been in Casino since September 24.

Everyone must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason, which includes shopping for food, medical care, getting vaccinated, compassionate needs, exercise and work or tertiary education if you can’t work or study at home.

NSW Health will continue to closely monitor the evolving situation with COVID-19 and will not hesitate to update its advice to protect the health and wellbeing of the people of NSW.

Kyogle went into lockdown yesterday after a spate of exposure sites were released from an infectious person in the community.

There was also a positive case at Southern Cross University in Lismore which has seen the campus closed until Tuesday.

01/10/2021

Casino Cavaliers top order batsman Tim Martin has been selected for the John McMahon OAM Scholarship as the Young Cricketer of the Year, from the Far North Co...

01/10/2021

The Southern Cross University campus at Lismore has been closed due to a COVID-19 infection among its staff. The University will be closed until Tuesday to al...

30/09/2021

COVID-19 UPDATE: Kyogle will go into lockdown at midnight after a spate of exposure sites were listed 24 hours ago.

These stay-at-home orders will also apply to anyone who has been in the Kyogle LGA since September 21 and will last until October 11.

Residents must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason, which includes shopping for food, medical care, getting vaccinated, compassionate needs, exercise and work or tertiary education if you can’t work or study at home.

NSW Health will continue to closely monitor the evolving situation with COVID-19 and will update its advice to protect the health and wellbeing of the people of NSW.

Three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District to 8pm Wednesday night.

These cases, reported yesterday, are in the Kyogle area, and all are linked to the existing case in Kyogle.

Contact tracing and investigations are currently under way, and information about any new public exposure venues will be provided as soon as possible.

To 8pm yesterday, there have been seven locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 reported in the Northern NSW Local Health District since the current NSW outbreak began on June 16.

Sewage surveillance has detected fragments of the COVID-19 virus in samples taken from the Banora Point and Byron Bay sewage treatment plants on September 28.

This is the first detection in Banora Point, and the last previous detection in Byron Bay was on September 16.

The Banora Point site serves around 48,000 people in the Tweed Heads, Tweed Heads South and West, Banora Point, Terranora and Bilambil Heights areas.

There have been confirmed cases active in the Tweed and Byron regions recently, and we continue to encourage residents and visitors to be vigilant for symptoms and get tested as soon as they feel unwell.

30/09/2021

It's been a very special wedding anniversary for Beryl and Keith Fletcher this week. The pair have been married for 70 years.

A BALLINA couple who first met as teenagers at a dance in 1948, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary this week. It all started for Beryl when she fir...

30/09/2021

A man will appear in court today charged over the alleged historical sexual abuse and indecent assault of seven children on the Northern Rivers. Last year, de...

29/09/2021

COVID-19 UPDATE: A number of new exposure sites have been listed following positive cases in Byron Bay and Kyogle.

Most of them are at Casino and Kyogle while there is also sites at Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore and Tweed Heads.

There are: Casino Healthwise Multicare Chiropractic 117 Barker Street Friday 24 September 10:40am – 11am

Casino Londy’s Takeaway 131 Barker Street Friday 24 September 11:15am – 11:20am

Casino Days Machinery
Centre 166-172 Walker
Street Friday 24 September
11:30am – 12pm

Kyogle Kyogle LPO Australia Post 149 Summerland
Way Wednesday 22 September 9:25am – 1:25pm

Kyogle Caltex Kyogle 26 Summerland Way Thursday 23 September 6am – 6:05am

Kyogle Dave’s Bakehouse 73-75 Summerland Way Thursday 23 September
6:05am – 6:10am

Kyogle Ricthie’s Supa IGA 17 Summerland Way Thursday 23 September 11:25am – 11:45am and Friday 24 September 9:50am –10:15am and Monday 27 September 11:20am-11:35am
and Tuesday 28 September 11:30am – 11:45am

Kyogle Stuart Bros Butchers 80 Summerland Way Friday 24 September 9:45am – 9:55am

Kyogle Hairport 93 Summerland Way Friday 24 September 9:50am – 10am

Kyogle Kyogle Pharmacy 111-113 Summerland Way Friday 24 September 12:30pm – 12:40pm and Friday 24 September 12:55pm – 1:05pm and Monday 27 September 9:50am – 10:10am

Kyogle BWS Kyogle 36 Bloore Street Friday 24 September
12:40pm – 12:55pm

Kyogle Kyogle News 89 Summerland Way Monday 27 September 10:10am – 10:15am

Kyogle Peter’s Food Hall 85 Summerland Way Monday 27 September 10:15am – 10:20am

Kyogle McKid Medical 199 Summerland Way Monday 27 September
10:55am – 11:20am

Lismore Planet Music 25 Molesworth Street Saturday 25 September 9:30am – 9:40am

Lismore Northern Rivers Tiles
and Mosaics 177 Keen Street Saturday 25 September
9:40am – 9:50am

Lismore Ampol Foodary
Lismore 136 Woodlark
Street Saturday 25 September
9:55am – 10am

South Lismore
Bunnings Warehouse 2 Bruxner Highway Saturday 25 September 8:45am – 9:25am

South Lismore
Lismore Hydroponics 28 Casino Street Saturday 25 September 10am – 10:15am

Ballina Webster Surfboards 1/13 Clark Street Monday 27 September 3:10pm – 3:20pm

Byron Bay Onboard Store 3 Banksia Drive Monday 27 September 2:10pm – 2:40pm

Byron Bay Sullivan Nicolaides
Pathology Shop 1a Byron
Street Monday 27 September
3:30pm – 3:40pm

Tweed Heads
Kinaroad 40B Ourimbah
Road Monday 27 September
10am – 10:50am

Tweed Heads
Surfboard Empire Kirra (Outlet) 22/55 Ourimbah
Road Monday 27 September
10:50am – 11:45am

Tweed Heads South
Shell Coles Express 71 Minjungbal Drive
Monday 27 September
11:50am – 11:55am

If you are directed to get tested for COVID-19 or self-isolate at any time, you must follow the rules given to you by Health staff, whether or not the venue or exposure setting is listed on the NSW Health website.

29/09/2021

COVID-19 update: A further case has been confirmed in the Kyogle area after 8pm last night.

This person is a close contact of the first Kyogle case and will be included in tomorrow’s NSW Health numbers.

It has also been confirmed that a Queensland-based truck driver who transited through NSW has tested positive for COVID-19.

This case was infectious in the community on 27 and 28 September, and visited venues in Tweed Heads, Byron Bay and Ballina, as well as other sites outside Northern NSW.

Investigations into this case are underway, and information about public exposure venues will be provided as soon as possible.

Sewage surveillance has detected fragments of the COVID-19 virus in samples taken from the South Grafton sewage treatment plant on 27 September.

This plant serves around 6,300 people and is the third detection in seven days in this area.

29/09/2021

Our front cover this week features Lennox Head professional triathlete . Courtney is determined to get back to competing in international events next year.

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29/09/2021

The Loft Restaurant at Lismore has become a second home for its manager Howard Johnson

It's fair to say that Howard Johnson, 26, would not be the manager of Lismore's Loft Restaurant if it was not for a working holiday visa requirement that he s...

28/09/2021

COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases have been confirmed for the Northern Rivers

The Northern NSW Local Health District has announced that two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Northern Rivers. One case has been confirmed in...

28/09/2021

We have a lot to look forward to when the music industry gets back on its feet. The Bluesfest is shaping up as a must in 2022.

LEGENDARY Australian performers the Hoodoo Gurus and Renee Geyer and Indigenous hip-hop sensation Baker Boy are among seven new 'powerhouse' names added to th...

28/09/2021

"Business owners can't be expected to also act as security guards"

The state's peak business organisation, Business NSW says confirmation of the three phases of reopening for NSW is a positive step that will provide much need...

28/09/2021

Stay-at-home orders for the Tweed and Byron Shire Local Government Areas will be lifted as scheduled at midnight tonight.

However, these LGAs will continue to operate under some restrictions to ensure community safety.

For more information, please visit: www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

Official NSW Government response to COVID-19: symptoms and testing, what you can and can't do under the rules, information for businesses plus the latest news and updates.

28/09/2021

Some tips on how to act around our swooping friends during spring

AS magpie swooping season ramps up, wildlife advocates are reminding people to keep their distance and stay calm around swooping birds. Bridget Thomson, one h...