Category: Northern Rivers News
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MORE THAN RATES ROADS AND RUBBISH A PEEK INSIDE TWEED COUNCIL’S SERVICES
They’re in charge of rates, roads and rubbish, but now Tweed Council’s showing there’s much more to it than that. This local government week, residents have had a behind the scene look at many facilities, leaving no questions unanswered.
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GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY DONATES 25 LAPTOPS & 25 COMPUTERS TO FLOOD AFFECTED SCHOOL STUDENTS
Flood impacted students on the Far North Coast have received a major boost ahead of their HSC exams. Griffith University donating 25 laptops and 20 computers to help get their studies back on track.
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BAIL APPEALED FOR ACCUSED BACKPACKER MURDERER
Tobias Moran has been granted bail but will remain in custody for the next few days. The 42-year-old is charged with murdering his then partner German backpacker girlfriend Simone Strobel in Lismore and acting with intent to pervert the course of justice between 11pm on February 11, 2005 and 3.30pm the following day in 2005.…
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FITZSIMMONS OUT AS RESILIENCE NSW DISMANTLED
Resilience NSW is set to be scrapped and its commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons stood down as the state government overhauls its emergency response network. It comes amid reports that NSW Police are preparing to create a new role to respond to emergency and disaster situations across the state. Fitzsimmons, previously the commissioner of the NSW Rural…
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ROUND TABLE MEETING DISCUSSES TRANSPORT & ROADS ISSUES
State Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, hosted a roundtable meeting with members of transport operators and local police today, discussing the state of Northern Rivers roads and transport after the floods. Shadow Minister for regional transport and roads Jenny Aitchison visited the region and says more needs to be done to reclassify roads, and take…
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MCDONALD’S LISMORE REOPENS AFTER FIVE MONTHS CLOSED POST FLOOD
When the Northern Rivers went under, vision of the Lismore McDonald’s golden arches went viral as it showed just how high the floodwater reached… Five months on Lismore has a brand new restaurant, with all the latest bells and whistles. Owner of 25 years, Jim Moffit says the feedback has been phenomenal. McDonald’s is also…
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REPORT REVEALS LACK OF LONG TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES AVAILABLE IN LENNOX HEAD
A report has revealed the lack of rental properties available on the Far North Coast, in particular at Lennox Head. Ballina Shire Council is now calling on owners who use their properties as Airbnb’s to consider placing them on the long-term rental market.
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‘NO NEW EVIDENCE’ CLAIMS LAWYER FOR BOYFRIEND OF SLAIN GERMAN BACKPACKER
The case against the boyfriend of slain German backpacker Simone Strobel is fundamentally flawed based on theories and ideas with no new evidence, a Sydney magistrate has been told. Tim Game SC in the Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday made a bail application for Tobias Friedrich Moran who appeared via video link from jail. The…
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SUMMERLAND FARM HOPING TO FILL GROWING VACANCIES LIST WITH EMPLOYMENT SHOWCASE DAY
For fifty years Alstonville’s Summerland Farm has been helping locals with a disability enter the workforce and achieve their dreams. But like many other employers on the Far North Coast, the farm is also struggling to fill it’s growing vacancies list.
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CASINO’S BRENDA ARMFIELD THE ‘TOWN CRIER’ RECOGNISED AS LOCAL TOURISM HERO
Brenda Armfield is often heard before she’s seen and today Casino’s much-loved ‘Town Crier’ was recognised as a Local Tourism Hero. The 77-yearp-old has spent the past 35 years using her balloon-decked lime green Moke and personality to promote the town’s activities. (NO AUDIO)