A Coffs Harbour scientist has helped discover that a humble sea cucumber can live past 100 years old, and it could change how the endangered species is protected.
University of Sydney
Posted inHealth, Northern Rivers
Rural health partnership aims to strengthen local workforce
Northern Rivers communities could see more locally trained health workers under a renewed partnership strengthening the region’s health workforce.
Posted inAnimals, Education, Grants and funding, NSW News
NSW funds vet scholarships as Canberra leaves students out
NSW is offering scholarships to 94 vet students to do their prac in regional areas. The AVA says the Federal Government just left the same students off a new list of ten professions getting paid prac.
Posted inDomestic Violence, NSW News, Women
NSW reviews assault survivor privacy laws
NSW is reviewing whether sexual assault survivors’ therapy notes should be able to be used against them in court, after victim-survivors and counsellors spoke out.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Energy, Transport and Freight, Travel
Coffs Harbour on the Qantas cut list
Qantas will cut domestic flights and increase fares as it grapples with a surge in global fuel costs, a move that is already hitting regional centres including Coffs Harbour.