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EMERGENCY

In an emergency, always call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Ambulances are the safest way to be assessed, treated and transported to the right hospital for the care you need.

Triple zero (000) is a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.

For less severe but still urgent situations, go to an Emergency Department.

There are 12 public hospital Emergency Departments in Northern NSW Local Health District and they are all available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency departments are located at:

COVID-19 Update - 17 August
Published: 17 Aug 2021

There are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of Northern NSW Local Health District.

A further detection of fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been found in samples collected from the Lennox Head sewage treatment plant on Sunday 15 August, following an original detection at that site on 12 August.

The Lennox Head sewage treatment plan serves approximately 7,700 people.

"We are very concerned about what these results mean for our community," NNSWLHD Acting Chief Executive Lynne Weir said.

"Given this second detection, it’s likely there is someone in the community who is infected with the virus, perhaps unknowingly.

"So that you can protect both yourself and our wider community, we strongly urge anyone who is even slightly unwell to come forward for testing immediately, then isolate until they receive a negative result.

"This not only helps our public health teams respond quickly, it also means that if you do become more severely ill, we can provide necessary medical care and treatment."

COVID-19 is a serious illness, and as we have seen, affects people of all ages.

A new testing clinic is operational in Lennox Head today:

  • QML Pathology Drive Through clinic, Epiq Sporting Field, Hutley Street, Lennox Head (Opposite Epiq Shopping Centre). Open daily 9am – 2pm.

Other testing clinics in the Lennox Head and Ballina area are:

  • Lennox Head Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, 62 Ballina Street, Lennox Head. Open Monday to Friday 7am to 3.30pm. Appointments required.
  • Ballina 4Cyte Pathology Drive-through clinic. 319 River Street, Ballina. Open seven days a week, 7am – 2pm. Appointments not required.
  • Ballina Respiratory Clinic, 92 Tamar Street, Tamar Shopping Village, Ballina. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm. Appointments required.
  • Ballina Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology. 90 Tamar Street, Ballina. Open Monday to Friday 7.00am – 5.30pm. Appointments not required.

To find your nearest testing clinic, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others/clinics or contact your GP.