Tag: ballina
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BALLINA TEACHER ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED FEMALE STUDENT IN 1980s
A former Ballina school teacher has faced court in Lismore, charged with sexually assaulting a female student. Police allege the incidents took place in the 1980s, as reporter Lachlan Grant explains.
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POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES TO BALLINA HWY CRASH
Police are looking for witnesses of a horrific crash on the Pacific Highway at Ballina last Friday night. It comes as officers continue to piece together the circumstances surrounding the head-on collision between a car and truck. Moments before impact, a pursuit was initiated after the car failed to stop for officers. The male driver…
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WANTED MAN | POLICE ASK FOR HELP TO FIND WESLEY ROBERTS
Police are asking for the community’s help to find 30-year-old Wesley Roberts. He has two outstanding warrants and is a frequent visitor to the Ballina area. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers. (NO VIDEO)
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MAN CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER CAR CRASHES INTO TRUCK DURING PURSUIT
The nation’s busiest road was closed for several hours south of Ballina overnight, after a police pursuit came to a crashing end. The fleeing car slamming head-on into a truck, leaving its driver fighting for life. Reporter Lachlan Grant has the details.
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PICKLEBALL’S POPULARITY SOARS ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
It’s the game with the strange name but fairly simple rules – and now, pickleball is gaining traction on the Far North Coast. Dozens of people took to the court in Ballina today, as organisers struggle to meet increasing interest.
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FAR NORTH COAST CRICKET UMPIRE RECOGNISED FOR HIS SERVICE
A Far North Coast cricket umpire has returned home from Sydney with some silverware after being recognised for his service to the sport. Ballina’s Pat Holt is now encouraging more people to take up umpiring.
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YOUR GUIDE TO ANZAC DAY ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
With just three days to go, Anzac Day preparations are in full swing across the Far North Coast. We have your local guide to where you can pay your respects at dawn this April 25.
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BALLINA RSL SUB-BRANCH WELCOMES ROYAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT
The President of Ballina’s RSL sub-branch has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a Royal Commission into veteran and defence suicides. Dick Wills hopes Northern Rivers veterans and their families take part in the inquiry. “A Royal Commission is very much overdue into this tragic set of circumstances. I look forward to something very positive…
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ELDERLY CYCLIST SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER BEING HIT BY CAR IN BALLINA
An elderly woman has been rushed to Lismore Base Hospital after being hit by a car while cycling in Ballina. Emergency services were called to the incident on Fox Street shortly after 11 o’clock this morning. A section of the road was temporarily closed while officers from the crash investigation unit analysed the scene. The…
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TRIBUTES FLOW FOR SYDNEY-TO-HOBART RACE VETERAN PETER WARNER
Tributes are flowing for a three-time Sydney-to-Hobart winner who was tragically killed in a boating accident at Ballina yesterday. The family of Peter Warner has told NBN News they don’t believe the boat capsized, instead, the 90-year-old lost his balance and fell overboard.