Coffs Coast Advocate

Latest stories on coronavirus from the Northern Rivers

WITH so much information being published every hour about coronavirus, it can be hard to find the information you need to...

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23rd March 2020 5:03 PM

Ballina starts to empty out as NSW implements a state wide shut down of different pubs, clubs and restaurants to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) and limit crowd movements.

Clubs, pubs on a mission to save workers' jobs

THE shutdown of non-essential services is having a huge impact, but some of the region's biggest employers are doing what...

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24th March 2020 7:03 AM

Is the virus outbreak impacting Norco?

ONE of the region’s largest employers has the luxury of keeping on all of its staff.

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24th March 2020 11:03 PM

Looks like a lockdown: The empty streets of Casino

RICHMOND Valley's mayor is proud of how his town is doing the right thing on social distancing despite the hardship on...

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25th March 2020 9:03 AM

Richmond Valley mayor Robert Mustow took photos of the empty streets of Casino CBD on Tuesday, March 24 at 2pm. It is tumbleweed empty.

‘Since when did you need a haircut to survive a pandemic?’

HAIRDRESSERS are rushing to complete hair colourings before the 30-minute rule comes into effect at midnight.

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25th March 2020 11:03 AM

Virus jobs crisis: 'I have moments where I cry'

LISMORE'S Jade Hanlon joined hundreds of thousands of Australians on the unemployment queue this week.

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26th March 2020 6:03 AM

Henry Rous Tavern supervisor Jade Hanlon prepares the pub for lockdown in Ballina on Wednesday. Picture: Rebecca Fist

Generous landlord reduces commercial rent by 40 per cent

FOURTEEN commercial tenants in Casino will benefit from the rent reduction until June 30.

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26th March 2020 1:03 PM

Cottage Collection's Lisa Burton is grateful for the rent reduction. PIC: SUSANNA FREYMARK.

Byron Writers Festival organisers pull the pin on 2020 event

“IT goes without saying that the coming months will be incredibly challenging for many of us.”

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26th March 2020 11:03 PM

Byron Writers Festival 2020 has been cancelled.

Meet the travel ‘angel’ bringing Aussies home

“I HAVE never seen anything like this in my career.”

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27th March 2020 8:03 AM

Fancy some sanitiser with your gin?

BYRON Bay Distillery now producing a high quality, alcohol based, natural sanitiser, scented with their rainforest Gin and...

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