Tag: casino
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LESS THAN 100 DAYS UNTIL CASINO BEEF WEEK’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
It’s less than 100 days to go until the biggest event on Casino’s calendar. Casino Beef week will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, and it’s expected to be bigger than Ben Hur.
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NORTHERN RIVERS LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE IS LABELLED ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE
It’s been a bumper season for the cattle industry in the Northern Rivers. After record rainfall, livestock prices are soaring – and a Casino saleyards has now been labelled one of the best in the state.
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REFOREST NOW DETERMINED TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGH RAINFOREST REGENERATION
We’ve been warned what the world may look like by 2050, if we don’t cut our carbon emissions. One Byron Bay not for profit is now hoping to make a change, through reforestation.
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FREEDOM DAY ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
Lismore, Casino and Kyogle have exited what’s hoped to be their last lockdowns. But as the state reopened, sluggish vaccination rates have seen some Far North Coast residents shut out.
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CALL FOR ON-FARM QUARANTINE AS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES AGRICULTURE VISA
A Casino ag business says the federal government’s new agriculture visa will be a huge help to address workforce shortages. Calls are growing louder for on-farm quarantine to now be part of the scheme – to cut down costs for producers.
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CASINO ENTERS LOCKDOWN ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE LONG WEEKEND
It was a very tough start to the long weekend in Casino, enduring its first day of a snap lockdown. The Northern Rivers is on high alert, with a caseload now in the double digits.
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CASINO JOINS KYOGLE IN LOCKDOWN TONIGHT
Casino is going into lockdown from midnight tonight. The stay-at-home order will be in place until October 11, in line with Kyogle’s lockdown, which was announced last night. The Northern Rivers has recorded five new COVID cases.
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ROAD SAFETY ADVOCATES PLEADING FOR DRIVERS TO CHANGE RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR
New data by the Australian Road Safety Foundation has revealed drivers across regional New South Wales are taking more risks on our roads. Advocates are now imploring drivers to change their behaviour this Rural Road Safety Month.
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FALSE ALARM FOR CASINO AS REGION PUT ON COVID-19 ALERT
The town of Casino was thrown into chaos today, after the local health district falsely put the region on alert. It said a covid positive case travelled to the town while infectious ELEVEN days ago – sending out information late last night, but retracting it just hours ago.
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MAN DIES IN CASINO AFTER COLLISION BETWEEN HIS BIKE AND A CAR
A man has died on the Far North Coast after a collision between his bicycle and a car in Casino. Officers were at a home on Churchill Crescent when they noticed a cyclist riding without a helmet or lights on his bike. Police asked the man to stop, however he kept riding and collided with…