Coffs Harbour’s Helen Mears named NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year

Abbie Kelly from Broken Hill was today honoured as the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year…

High regional vaccination rates herald move to living with COVID

North Coast community hits fully vaccinated rate of 80%, with one dose rate at 93%. Primary…

Booster shot welcome but must be compulsory for all health and aged care workers

Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the approval of a booster COVID-19 shot but is calling on…

High time to vaccinate teachers and support staff

The recent spate of COVID-19 cases in schools across Sydney’s eastern suburbs indicates yet again that…

North Coast residential aged care facilities complete vaccinations

Healthy North Coast is celebrating all the North Coast’s 80 residential aged care facilities (RACFs) completing…

Coraki Pharmacy among first in NSW to administer Covid jabs

The small Coraki Pharmacy in Queen Elizabeth Drive is one of just twenty-selected across the whole…

COVID-19 update

Lynne Weir, Acting Chief Executive, Northern NSW Local Health District has thanked residents of Northern NSW…

Gulaptis tests negative again, in isolation until 9 July

Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis says he has tested negative for COVID-19 for the second time…

REX continuing flights to Sydney

REX has reassured passengers the airline is continuing to operate flights to and from Sydney, despite…

COVID-19 and the impending bowel cancer crisis

A report written by Bowel Cancer Australia highlights the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on…

Lawrence Museum prepares to welcome visitors once more

When you walk into the Lawrence Museum, you step back in time and are greeted with…

Over 50s can get a COVID-19 jab from today

Anyone over 50 can make an appointment to get a COVID-19 AstraZeneca jab from today. You…

Regional Managers on the way across NSW

Golf NSW, in conjunction with Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG), has appointed eight Regional Managers to…

Rat skull size explains why they are nature’s survivors

Australian rodents skulls all correspond to one simple, size-dependent shape that is more than ten million…

Parasite infestation stunts honeybee landing skill

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is an important contributor to the high losses of Western honeybees.…

Recipe for an Australian labradoodle: Oodles of poodle and a little labrador

The Australian Labradoodle is a so-called “designer” breed developed more than 30 years ago as a…

Can white noise and dopamine help you learn new words?

University of Queensland researchers are investigating whether white noise and dopamine can improve brain function and…

Phosphine gas discovery has us wondering – Is there life on Venus?

David Bowie may have got his planets mixed up, it seems, after international researchers say they’ve…

Worn out brain cells may explain why time flies as we age

On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. Worn out…