Category: Northern Rivers News
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LISMORE SQUARE REOPENING TOMORROW
After much anticipation, the Lismore Square shopping centre will reopen tomorrow. 12 stores will be back up and running… the first phase of the centre’s reopening after four months of repairs. Woolworths, Priceline, Mister Minit and other retails will commence trading from nine A-M tomorrow. More stores will follow in the weeks to come. (NO…
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POLICE CONCERNED FOR MISSING WOMAN’S WELFARE
Police are appealing to the public…to help locate 42-year-old Samantha Ashcroft. She was last seen on Monday night just before 9 p-m, at a property on on Munro Wharf Road, Tucki Tucki, south of Lismore. Police hold serious concerns for her welfare. Samantha is described as being of Caucasian appearance, of thin build, about 160cm…
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EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEAK INTO WOOLWORTHS LISMORE SQUARE BEFORE IT REOPENS ON WEDNESDAY
Months after the flood disaster, some of Lismore’s major retailers are starting to reopen their doors. But, for others, there’s still a way to go… with thieves taking advantage.
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FLOOD DEVASTATED NORTHERN RIVERS SCHOOLS FACE YEARS BEFORE RECOVERY
In a new series, NBN News is highlighting the efforts to rebuild the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers community. Here, Olivia Grace-Curran and Josephine Shannon visit schools in the area facing the dual problem of displaced students and buildings damaged beyond repair. Four months on from the day the New South Wales Northern Rivers was swallowed by floodwaters and students across…
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18-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULT AT COFFS HARBOUR PUB
A man has been arrested following an alleged assault at a Coffs Harbour pub overnight. A 28-year-old man was found unconscious, suffering a suspected fractured skull. He was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital – and remains in a critical condition. An 18-year-old man was arrested shortly after and charged with recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm.…
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EXPERTS WARN TO VACCINATE CHILDREN AGAINST DIPHTHERIA AS FIRST CASE IN NSW THIS CENTURY IS IDENTIFIED
Those who have come in close contact with the first diagnosed case of diphtheria in New South Wales this century have received antibiotics and a vaccine, in an effort to reduce the risk of transmission of the disease. The North Coast Health Unit late yesterday afternoon announced an unvaccinated two-year-old girl was being treated for…
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WOODBURN FLOOD VICTIM RETURNS HOME AFTER LODGING AT FORMER PRIME MINISTER’S RESIDENCE IN THE SHIRE
New to the Northern Rivers town of Woodburn, Nikki Durant was forced to flee her home when the Richmond River broke its banks earlier this year. With no where to go, the mother of two called on a friend for a place to stay, and that place would be the home of Former Prime Minister…
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LISMORE BUSINESSES RE-THINKING HOW THEY REBUILD AFTER THE FLOODS
After floods devastated the Northern Rivers, businesses in Lismore are forcing themselves to re-think the way they rebuild. With a blank canvas, locals are making different choices in an effort to be better prepared for the next natural disaster.
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DELIVERY OF BEDS FROM THE HUNTER VALLEY TO FLOOD AFFECTED RESIDENTS
With many flood affected residents in the Northern Rivers getting ready to return to their houses, they are now desperately needing comforts to call it a home. Lending a hand to those in need – the Hunter Valley Resort has donated dozens of beds with the help of the community.
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COLES SET TO REOPEN IN LISMORE SQUARE ON JULY 15
Lismore Square is taking shape for its reopening this month – with Coles stocking its shelves. More than one-and-a-half metres of floodwater inundated the supermarket in February. 80 team members are working to have the brand new store operating July 15. “We had to start from scratch, we got a new floor plan, we’ve moved…