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25/10/2021

"Growing your own" took on more significance for many of us over the past 18 months. But how are your veggies faring. If you want true local tips and tricks to veggie success, look no further than local food gardener Fi Morgan. Sign up to receive her weekly veggie articles here...

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25/10/2021

On the eve of the next 'phase' of Covid, Dr Trevor gives us his final thoughts, (or in his words "weekly ramble"). After more than 80 Monday evenings putting pen to paper to keep the Bellingen Shire informed, Trevor's focus needs to shift to the preparations for this next phase. Thank you Trevor, on behalf of the whole community, for providing us with your knowledge, care, interesting musings and philosophical insights.....

Dear Bellinger Shire – end of October 2021.   Today’s message is brought to you by the word GROWTH. Firstly: to relieve the tension and not overuse the investment newsletter...

18/10/2021

This week Dr Trevor talks to the fractures that have developed within our community.. "all people have the same stuff under their skin, with the same needs and values, just different expressions, or clothes. Our separation is manufactured. It dissolves with compassion. Separation, tribalism and demonising the “other” has profited a few, but mostly been the source of massive misery and violence."

Dear Bellinger Shire, 19 October 2021.   I watched with curiosity a brief article on TV recently about a certain person locked up in a remote quarantine facility. He was...

11/10/2021

Firstly, a big shout out to our local medical practitioners and front line health workers, who have worked tirelessly for the past 18 months to protect the local community and who are now gearing up for what is about to come- thank you. Despite the case load, Dr Trevor continues to provide us with his weekly Covid update.......

Dear Bellinger Shire, 12 October 2021.   Some days, y’know, the juices just don’t rise, and the best advice is to walk away to go get some catch up sleep....

05/10/2021

In the words of our local doctor Trevor.."It's all about to change. Coming is a time of some uncertainty. We will need to redefine what normal means now as the disease becomes endemic..."

Dear Bellinger Shire, 6 October 2021.   So it’s all about to change. In days of yore in Medicine before there was much knowledge, technology, evidence, standards, successful treatments, cures...

28/09/2021

Please fill in this survey being conducted by Northbank Community Gardens so that the gardens can ensure they are able to meet the needs and provide opportunities for all of us in this rich community.

The purpose of this survey is to identify how the Northbank Community Gardens can better cater and provide opportunities for our communities diverse needs and interests! This survey will take you approximately five minutes to complete and is anonymous. The results from this survey will be used to in...

27/09/2021

This week Dr Trevor reminds us to get our 'health house' in order before the inevitable arrival of an unwanted viral visitor.....

Dear Bellinger Shire, 28 September 2021.   You know the old game of “guess what is missing here?” A most excoriating intellectual challenge –: not to see what is present...

20/09/2021

Dr Trevor provides us with another insightful review of the week that was in the world of Covid.....

Dear Bellinger Shire, 21 September 2021.   We mark anniversaries and points in time. Maybe it’s because they help give meaning to this finite thing we have in a life. Perhaps...

06/09/2021

This week Dr Trevor asks us to reflect on nature's lessons in our responses to the current lockdowns. "Nature can work in nuances, and profits best in fluid balance, in sharing of the space. It’s a shame more of us struggle to do so." Well worth a read...

In this week's report from the Bellingen Covid-19 Clinic, Dr Trevor Cheney asks us to reflect on the lessons we can learn from nature.

30/08/2021

While we remain in a Covidless bubble in the Bellinger Shire, Dr Trevor takes the opportunity this week to talk about s*x - well fertility- one of the common fears associated with the vaccines. It's good news!!

This week Dr Trevor Cheney from the Bellingen Covid-19 Clinic talks us through some common misconceptions and myths about vaccine side-effects.

24/08/2021

Our very own Dr Trevor provides us with his latest take on all things Covid and a few reality checks...

Dr Trevor Cheney supplies us with the latest news from the Bellingen Covid-19 Cilnic, including vaccine updates and comparisons with viruses of the past.

16/08/2021

As we are all now in lockdown, Bellingen's Dr Trevor Cheney provides us with some sage advice.

As the Covid-19 virus creeps across NSW, Dr Trevor Cheney gives us his weekly advice for the Bellingen Shire from the Bellingen Covid-19 Clinic.

04/08/2021

This week's Bellingen Shire Covid-19 update and musings from Dr Trevor Cheney

4th August 2021 Dear Bellingen Shire, I am happy to say I was wrong. I’ve often wondered how hard it is for some to admit being wrong – politicians seem...

30/06/2021

Our very own Norman Swan. Dr Trevor Cheney's Weekly Covid-19 Update for all of the latest news.

Dear Bellinger Shire, 29 June 2021.   I hope some of you were able to listen to the Prime Minister tonight in his response to the current sudden turn of...

09/06/2021

Your Shire NEEDS YOU- A Message from the new team

I LOVE BELLO SHIRE is changing.
Rod and Jo have done an incredible job with this much-loved newsletter but they are aiming to scale back their involvement. A new committee is forming to make I Love Bello Shire a not for profit. To do this we need talented volunteers.

I Love Bello Shire newsletter is a vital source of communication across the Shire, particularly with the demise of our local newspapers. With help, the newsletter hopes to expand and cover more local events and news.

We are looking for people who have skills to contribute - writers, editors, journalists, photographers, people on local committees and sports groups to be part of I Love Bello Shire’s next, exciting stage.

If you are interested in being part of the team or require more information
please email [email protected]

12/03/2021

Women of Bellingen Shire - Mobilise for Justice this Sunday 14 March at 11am, the Bellingen March 4 Justice rally will take place at Maam Gaduying Meeting Place Park.
Click the link for all the details.
https://ilovebelloshire.com/women-of-bellingen-shire-mobilise-4-justice/

09/03/2021

The Breast Screening Bus is coming to Bellingen 15-17 March, making it super easy to go get tested. Just call 13 20 50 to book.
We provide loads of community information like this plus events, Covid-19 updates, real estate info, giveaways and much more in the weekly Bello Shire Newsletter. You don't have to miss these updates. Simply become a member for free over here: https://ilovebelloshire.com/get-our-newsletter/

09/03/2021

This year is the 30th Bellingen Autumn Plant Fair. Have you made your list? This Saturday 13th March at Bellingen Market Park from 8am.
You're welcome :-)

08/03/2021

"Im craving & desperately needing security" says Frankie Mayes. Frankie understands the current local housing crisis more than most. Having moved back to the Bellingen Shire nine years ago, Frankie is currently residing in her ninth rental home...

Bellingen local Frankie Mayes understands the Bellingen Shire Housing Crisis first-hand as a renter about to become homeless.

03/03/2021

You had to write a poem (starting with "There were to girls called Ellen & Mandy) to win 2 tickets to Mandy Nolan's latest gig. This was the winning entry ( we love it!):
There were 2 girls called ellen and mandy
who made a small living out of being randy
they stripped and they quipped
they strutted and rutted
striding out of the wings to cut and to thrust
with a wink and a gag for all of us

But under the surface and across that stage
they were really giving the finger and thumbing a nose
to expose the fibs and the fictions that make up our lives
the stuff we deal with as girls, women, hell even wives

So big up for the girls
with their brains and their wit
and their bums and their t**s
thanks so much for the laughs and for giving a s**t.
Join our newsletter community to be part of the fun in our next comp! https://ilovebelloshire.com/get-our-newsletter/

02/03/2021

I’ve so often wondered how much of our realities are contingent on what we perceive in the media, and how differently we might feel should we distance ourselves from the ‘out there’ and focus more on the ‘in here’.
As it turns out – the in here – is pretty damn incredible.

Emma Hohnen teaces at Urunga Yoga. She has experienced firsthand, how hardship has unleashed the incredible power of connection and community.

02/03/2021

In his month's property report Nathan Cardow states "It feels to me as though our strong property cycle may have some wind in its sails yet. The family home is being seen not only as somewhere to live but also a work environment and importantly, a ‘safe haven’ in the event of similar scenarios in the future."

Welcome to our monthly real estate report…   We have had rain! And lots of it. Visitors all say the same thing-how green our valley is at the moment. At...

01/03/2021

"We have moved into new territory as local workers in the Bellingen Shire, (including those on moderate to middle incomes), are being priced out and we know of many families who have had to move away."

In the first of our three-part series on the Bellingen Shire Housing Crisis we interview Kerry Pearse of the Housing Matters Action Group.