Cass Lillis is from Crabbes Creek, she’d been struck down with a virus and had no home reception when she spoke to me yesterday from somewhere near Crabbes Creek but she sat in her car on the side of the road to share over the phone what she has seen and heard in a place where most reporters fear to tred: Gaza.

The second half of the program includes another special feature, a deep dive into how streaming platforms are impacting artists and the music scene in general in Australia.

And stay tuned for some good news when our cadet Emma Setterfield-Smith finds out what the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital plans to do with $2 million in recently announced federal funds, an election promise made and it seems kept by Labor Member for Richmond Justine Elliot.

1. Northern Rivers ICU nurse returns from Gaza featuring clinical nurse specialist in critical care Cass Lillis
2. Community radio kills the streaming star featuring Triple R Breakfasters Presenter Jas Moore, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Music Director Andrew Khedoori, Musician David Bridie (Noah Secomb)
3. Enough for a year: how Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital will spend $2 million in fed funds featuring Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital Strategy and marketing General Manager Russell Mills (Emma Setterfield-Smith)
4. Northern Rivers News with Karen Crick

*producer: Mia Armitage. Reports produced by Mia Armitage unless otherwise indicated. Tune in to the Community Newsroom on Fridays from 11am-12 on Bay FM 99.9 or listen online at bayfm.org
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PIC: Northern Rivers clinical specialist in critical care Cass Lillis in Gaza (pic supplied)