Category: Recent Posts
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WIRES SEES INCREASING CALLS TO HELP NATIVE SPECIES THIS SUMMER
As stifling hot conditions continue throughout the North West, more animals are being brought in for urgent care. WIRES is urging landowners to help save our native species.
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SIONE MATA’UTIA THANKS KNIGHTS FANS
Sione Mata’utia won’t be with the Knights next season – and no one is more gutted than the man himself. A red and blue fan favourite, he’ll now play in the English Super League, admitting he couldn’t front up for another NRL club.
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TAMWORTH OVER 50’S CRICKET TEAM POST TWO WINS
Tamworth’s veteran’s cricket carnival has been hailed a success – 10 teams travelled across the state to compete. The event, which was a last minute replacement for an over-50s tournament in Adelaide, attracted some fierce competition.
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WET SUMMER FORECAST PROMTS MOSQUITO HEALTH WARNING
Health authorities are urging people to take precautions against mosquitoes, especially during gardening or outdoor exercise activities, as a wet and warm summer beckons. Hunter New England Public Health Unit Director Dr David Durrheim said “good rainfall as the warmer summer months approached had resulted in excellent breeding conditions for mosquitoes responsible for spreading Ross…
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LISMORE’S GEORGIA REDMAYNE DOMINATING IN WBBL
In the WBBL, Lismore’s Georgia Redmayne has helped the Brisbane Heat chase down the Perth Scorchers today. Redmayne scored 31 from 36 balls, which included two boundaries and a six. The Heat defeated the Scorchers by 4 wickets, and will play the Melbourne Stars on Saturday. (NO VIDEO)
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NSW FARMERS SLAM THE COALITION’S PUSH FOR MORE LAND TAX
The New South Wales Farmers Association has criticised yesterday’s state budget. It says the coalition’s plan to swap out stamp duty in favour of land tax would only hurt farmers after years battling the drought.
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TRUCKIE ESCAPES WITH HIS LIFE BEFORE CAR-CARRIER GOES UP IN FLAMES
Five new Utes have been destroyed and a truck driver has suffered a fracture in his lower leg after the car-carrier he was driving crashed into a bridge railing on the Pacific Highway on the Mid North Coast overnight. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Curreeki Creek Bridge at Coolongolook, 50km south of Taree,…
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TAMWORTH TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EVENTING COMPETITION
Some of the state’s leading riders are expected to feature in Tamworth’s International Eventing competition this weekend. It’s a chance for budding Olympians to showcase their skills after a quiet year.
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LISMORES MIGHT PUCK’S PROGRAM ATTRACTING BUDDING ATHLETES
A new program is helping hockey players keep their skills up, as the sport enters its off season. Lismore’s Mighty Pucks program caters for experienced players, but it also encourages kids to get involved and learn the game from scratch.
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NRIL SUCCESS | INAUGURAL TRIBAL LEAGUE HITS THE COAST
The first ever National Indigenous Rugby League competition is being held in Gosford this weekend. Ten teams are fighting it out for a $100,000 prize pool ….with the Central Coast playing host to the second-leg of the inaugural Tribal League competition.