Category: Northern Rivers News
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Forest Byron Bay wins top gong at restaurant awards
A Byron Bay restaurant has taken out the top gong at the Australia Restaurant and Catering Awards. The business sources most of its ingredients locally – and despite recent wet weather – the quality of the produce remains high.
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Holidaymakers return to the Northern Rivers following recent weather warnings
Holidaymakers have arrived in Byron Bay, but some remain concerned about recent weather warnings. Tourism operators are making the most of clear conditions, while they can.
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Surf Safety Roadshow set to travel from Byron Bay to Eden
The Surf Safety Roadshow started in Byron Bay today – to help improve beach safety. The two week initiative has been set up by Surf Life Saving New South Wales and Ingenia Holiday Parks. “We’re doing 18 shows from Byron Bay where we are now all the way to Eden. We’re going out to our…
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majority of Northern Rivers region no longer on flood watch
is no longer on alert for riverine flooding. The Wilsons River at Lismore reached a minor flood level of just over three metres, last night. While the Tweed River at Tumbulgum peaked below the minor flood level. (NO AUDIO)
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Severe weather warnings cancelled for Northern Rivers
On the Northern Rivers, caravan park residents were relocated overnight, as authorities went on the front foot.
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Norco employees stood down as the cooperative make decision on rebuild
170 employees have been stood down at the Norco ice-cream factory. The cooperative has been granted an extension to work through the details of how they could rebuild with the $35 million government package. Norco has requested an additional $9 million, while the unions call for voluntary redundancies to be offered. Their board will make…
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Body of man found in Tweed River
Police officers have recovered the body of a man in the Tweed River, close to the NSW-Queensland border, after a large scale search was mounted for a missing swimmer. The body is yet to be formally identified, but police say they believe it is the swimmer’s – a man aged in his 20s. …
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Northern Rivers bracing for more severe weather with flood warnings in place
Communities from the Hunter to the Queensland border are on flood watch tonight, as heavy rain continues. The biggest concerns are the Northern Rivers and parts of the mid north coast, where severe weather warnings have been issued… amid predictions some areas could cop falls of up to 200 millimetres.
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More than 20 loads of fence palings illegally dumped at Stotts Creek
More than 20 loads of fence palings have been dumped outside the Stotts Creek Recovery Centre by – what authorities have labelled – a serial dumper. Over the past few months, approximately 10 panels per load have been abandoned alongside roads and in cane fields on Bartletts Road and Leddays Creek at Stotts Creek. Tweed…
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Tweed Heads Police seeking assistance to identify man involved in incident at Tweed City Shopping Centre
Tweed Heads police are seeking assistance to identify a man – following theft at Tweed City shopping centre. It’s alleged the man stole cigarettes and a mobile phone just before 7pm last Friday. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers. (NO AUDIO)