Category: Northern Rivers News
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SEAT OF RICHMOND STILL IN CONTENTION THREE DAYS AFTER ELECTION
The battle for the seat of Richmond is heating up – but the race between the Labor and Greens candidates still too close to call. While she is slightly behind the incumbent Justine Elliot… Mandy Nolan says she’s hopeful she can bring change.
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WORLD VISION AUSTRALIA CEO TOURS FLOOD RAVAGED LISMORE
The leader of charity World Vision Australia has taken a tour of flood ravaged Lismore today. He’s now considering whether the global organisation needs to help communities closer to home.
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SEAT OF RICHMOND STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL AS INCUMBENT JUSTINE ELLIOT HAS A FIGHT ON HER HANDS FROM THE GREENS
More than half of the votes for the seat of Richmond on the Northern Rivers have been counted and incumbent Justine Elliott has a fight on her hands from the Greens. The electoral commission has also come under fire after a vision impaired voter on the Far North Coast claimed he struggle to cast his…
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CASINO BEEF WEEK CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY AT OPENING NIGHT BALL
Casino’s iconic Beef Week is back – and this year celebrates it’s 40th anniversary. And just like the event has done since day one – a queen has been crowned.
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ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE SEATS IN YOUR AREA
Hunter – Labor, 3% margin – sees Labor’s captain pick Dan Repacholi trying to take Joel Fitzgibbon’s crown. Joel has held the seat for 26 years. He got stung at the 2019 election by an anti-Labor swing to One Nation. James Thomson (Nats) making a strong play for this. Also a proxy showdown for Australia’s energy and…
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FLOOD IMPACTED NORTHERN RIVERS HSC STUDENTS CALL FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
The HSC is a trying enough time – now Northern Rivers students say they need special consideration for their exams. Many are still feeling the impacts of the region’s floods.
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LINES FORM IN PAGE TO GET IN FOR EARLY VOTING
Pre-polling has wrapped up in the Richmond and Page electorates – with more than a third of voters, already making their decision. Election day booths open 8am tomorrow. (NO AUDIO)
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NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES COVID19 UPDATE
Covid19 infections have dipped slightly in the Northern Health District. More than 380 (388) new cases were recorded in the latest reporting period. Hospitalisatons were stable – with 44 people infected receiving treatment. Three people are in intensive care. (NO AUDIO)
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LONGEST WALK HOME FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE BEGINS IN BYRON BAY
Normally the Red Frogs help schoolies get home -but today the organisation’s founder has set off on the biggest walk home. Andy Gourley set off from Byron Bay this morning on a 182 kilometre trek to Brisbane. The group is calling for others to join in along the way, raising awareness and money to prevent…
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SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN OFF BOAT CONTINUES IN ILLUKA BAY
The search for a missing man at Illuka Bay continued today – with police divers, Marine Rescue and Surf Life Savers all back on deck this morning. Officers say the man failed to resurface in the Clarence River yesterday – after jumping off his boat to retrieve his dinghy that went adrift. (NO AUDIO)