North Coast Nurse to teach next generation after retraining through TAFE NSW

Mullumbimby hospital site, including an increase to the building height limit to 11.5m, to increase the potential yield for affordable and diverse housing.

• Moving ahead with plans to develop a Council-owned carpark in Mullumbimby to provide 32 one and two-bedroom units and studios for 100% affordable housing in perpetuity

• A refresh of our Residential Lands

Strategy to address our long-term housing needs through a mix of actions and approaches to housing location, type, and delivery.

“We are also expecting the frst planning proposal to be lodged under our Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme in the coming days,” Mayor Lyon said. Information on the Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme is on Council’s website.

Paid parking to return to Barney Shearman and Rowing Club carparks

As Lismore continues to recover from the February 2022 natural disaster with more businesses re-opening in the CBD, Lismore City Council will reintroduce paid parking at the Barney Shearman and Rowing Club carparks from Monday, 10 July.

including Work Zones for tradies and free parking throughout the CBD.

An Emergency Department nurse who recognised the importance of welltrained healthcare workers has retrained to become a teacher through TAFE NSW Grafton, to focus on supporting nurses entering the industry.

Joanne Eveleigh is undergoing a mid-career transition from nursing into education, studying a Certifcate IV in Training and Assessment, and plans to work at Universities and TAFE NSW. Joanne says with recent pressures on the healthcare industry, staff retention is more important than ever –and access to quality training is a crucial part of this process.

According to the Bureau of Health Information (BHI), Emergency Department staff in

NSW experienced the busiest ever January to March quarter in 2023, with 770,089 patients attending Emergency Departments for treatment.

“Working through the pandemic and with changes in the workforce, I could see the young people coming into the industry were facing some really diffcult challenges,” Joanne said.

“I wanted to be able provide more guidance for new nurses, to ensure people entering the industry are given the support they need.”

Joanne has recently been recognised at the TAFE NSW Excellence Awards, as Technology and Business Services Student of the Year for the North region.

“I have always got so much out of sharing my knowledge and experience with others, so training to become a teacher was a natural progression for me,” she said.

“The TAFE NSW course taught me skills I didn’t realise would be so valuable – and has given me an incredible foundation to progress in this area. It was a challenge, and I had to overcome some obstacles but the path to becoming an educator needs to be comprehensive, to ensure people are ready to take on this responsibility.”

“I can’t speak highly enough of my teacher - Jennifer, she passed on so much incredible knowledge from her own industry experience. She showed me that teaching is about looking at the students themselves, to see what support they need, what strengths they have, and how you can help them succeed.”

“There is so much to learn when you are starting out in healthcare, I’ve been there and I’ve seen how important the education process is, in cultivating young workers. It is a privilege to now be a part of that.”

Joanne’s TAFE NSW Teacher Jennifer Agustin said Joanne had a huge impact on the class and was pivotal in forging lifelong connections.

“Throughout the course I ensured that each member of the class had the opportunity to be partnered with her, as this experience inevitably provided her peers with a valuable learning experience,” she said.

“I have said on many occasions that Jo is a natural teacher, she taps into her abundance of empathy to connect with everyone she interacts with.”

The changes are designed to free up available parking in the heart of the CBD to make it easier for visitors to park, grab a bite to eat or shop at one of many local businesses. Timed parking in the CBD will continue alongside paid parking, further enhancing parking options.

Free untimed parking will remain available for CBD workers and visitors at the John Crowther and Harold Federicks carparks, as well as Lower Hemsley and Heritage Park carparks. Tradespeople will continue to have access to Council’s online permit system which allows free parking in the CBD.

In the immediate aftermath of the 2022 disaster, Lismore City Council introduced a range of parking changes to assist in the recovery,

Over the past six months as the city has moved passed the emergency repair stage, all of the changes have transitioned back to ‘standard operations’, except for parking at Barney Shearman and Rowing Club carparks. Over coming months, pay stations at the Barney Shearman and Rowing Club carparks will be further enhanced with the integration of a mobile payment app. This convenient feature will enable users to pay for their parking directly from their smartphones, eliminating the need to walk to the pay station. Information on how to download and use this app will be available on Council’s website at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au

Staff will also be on hand in the morning of the frst two days to help commuters use the new system.

As with any signifcant parking change, during the initial two weeks motorists will be educated about the change rather than receiving a fne.