There are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported among residents of Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).

Lynne Weir, Acting Chief Executive Northern NSW Local Health District, has just released the following information which may apply to Lismore residents who travel north through Chinderah for work or medical reasons.

NNSWLHD has been notified of a new casual contact venue visited by a confirmed case of COVID-19 who travelled between Sydney and Brisbane for work.

The case is not a resident of Northern NSW Local Health District and is no longer in the area. 

Anyone who attended the BP Chinderah (Southbound Service Centre, Pacific Motorway) 69 Ozone Street Chinderah on Wednesday 8 September between 1:45pm – 4:30pm is a casual contact and must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result. 

It is vital that anyone who has any symptoms of COVID-19 gets tested as soon as they can and isolates while they await their result.

Testing clinics in the Tweed region include:

• Tweed Heads Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, 38-44 Boyd Street, Tweed Heads Specialist Centre. Open Monday to Friday, appointments not required

• Tweed Heads QML Drive-through Pathology, Cnr Wharf Street and Florence Street, Tweed Heads. Open Monday to Friday, appointments not required

• The Tweed Hospital, Solander Street, Tweed Heads. Open 7 days, appointments not required

• South Tweed Heads 4Cyte Drive-through Pathology, 157-161 Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed Heads. Open 7 days, appointments not required

• Murwillumbah 4Cyte Drive-through Pathology, 250 Tweed Valley Way, entry via Railway Street, Murwillumbah. Open 7 days, no appointment required.

• Murwillumbah Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, 14 King Street, Murwillumbah. Open Monday to Friday, appointments not required

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.