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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 – sewage detection and new venue of concern
Published: 17 Sep 2021

Northern NSW Local Health District is urging people in the Wardell and Cabbage Tree Island areas to get tested for COVID-19, after fragments of the virus were detected in a sample from the Wardell sewage treatment plant.

The sample was collected on 14 September from the Wardell treatment plant, which serves about 750 people.

Detections could indicate there are positive cases in the community who have not been tested. Detections can also be due to shedding of the virus by someone who may have previously had the illness and may no longer be infectious, or from someone who has since left the area.

Sewage testing results are updated daily at: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/stats-nsw.aspx#map

  • As a precautionary measure, a COVID-19 testing clinic will be operating at Cabbage Tree Island Health Post from 10am – 3pm on Saturday 18 September and Sunday 19 September. Community members are urged to come forward for testing.

 

  • A drive through testing clinic will also be open from 10am – 2pm at the Wardell tennis courts on Saturday 18 September and Sunday 19 September.

 

  • There is a testing clinic in Ballina at 4Cyte Pathology Ballina Drive-through Clinic at 319 River Street, Ballina operating from 8am to 2pm on Saturday 18 September and Sunday 19 September.

You can find testing clinics and their opening hours on the NSW government website at: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/clinics or, you can also contact your GP.

New Venue of Concern

A new venue of concern has now been identified.

Anyone who attended the following venue at the time listed is a casual contact and must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result. Please get tested even if you have had a test in recent days.

Suburb
Site
Address
Date and Time

Lismore South
Caltex Lismore Airport
Cnr Union Street & Three Chain Rd
Thursday 9 September 10:45am to 11am

 

NSW Health sends a text message to people who have checked in at contact venues with further information but urges anyone who has attended this venue at the times listed to get tested and isolate.

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.

All residents of the Lismore Local Government Area, and anyone who has visited Lismore since 7 September, are subject to stay-at-home’ requirements.

Please continue to check this page regularly, as the list of venues of concern and relevant health advice are being updated as new cases emerge and investigations continue.