Tag: casino
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CASINO’S BELOVED BEEF WEEK IS BACK ON!
It’s unique to the Northern Rivers, and today, organisers of Casino’s Beef Week have announced the event’s covid-safety plan has been given the tick of approval. The 11-day festival will be held next month, but there have been some pandemic casualities with the parade and car show-n-shine cancelled. “It’s wonderful to have Beef Week back…
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POLICE INVESTIGATING AFTER CASINO CEMETERY DAMAGED BY CAR
Police are investigating after a car crashed through a fence at the Casino Lawn Cemetery overnight, damaging six gravestones. Richmond Valley Council has recorded an increase in the number of hooning incidents in the area recently. Council-owned CCTV cameras are being relocated to hooning hotspots. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers. (NO AUDIO)
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CASINO’S NRLX RECORDS BIGGEST MONTH IN HISTORY WITH $23M
The Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange is celebrating after recording its biggest month in history. Turning over more than $23 million in March, the exchange is helping put the region on the map, to attract more buyers for PrimeX and Beef Week.
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STATE-OF-THE-ART AMBULANCE STATION TO BE BUILT IN CASINO
They’re there for you when you need them most, and shortly, paramedics in Casino will have a new place to call home. The New South Wales Health Minister announcing today a brand-new ambulance station will be built in the town.
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MAN IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER CAR HITS TREE NEAR CASINO
A man has been airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital in a medically-induced coma after the car he was travelling in hit a tree near Casino overnight. Emergency crews were called to the single-vehicle crash on Mongogarie Road at Leeville shortly after 9:30pm, where they freed the passenger from the car. The driver was able…
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CASINO GREYHOUND TRACK RECORDS SECOND DEATH THIS YEAR
The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds is shining a spotlight on the Far North Coast, after ‘Slim Pickings’ died while racing at the Casino track on Monday. The dog was euthanised after suffering a fractured ankle in race nine. The track’s president maintains greyhound safety is the club’s number one priority. It’s the third…
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REGION’S LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE ON TRACK TO RECORD BIGGEST MONTH IN HISTORY
Cattle farmers on the Northern Rivers are reaping the benefits of this summer’s rain. The region’s Livestock Exchange just recorded its second biggest month in history… this month it’s expecting to break records.
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CASINO SES KEPT BUSY OVERNIGHT WITH FLASH FLOODING AND MULTIPLE RESCUES
The SES is being kept busy on the Northern Rivers, with heavy rainfall continuing this week. Lismore saw some hailstones, while Casino copped more than 50 millimetres of rain. The short downpour sparking some flash flooding and multiple calls for help. Strong winds brought down trees and powerlines, while the VRA and RFS also conducted…
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FLYING FOXES INVADE CASINO’S RICHMOND RIVER
Thousands of flying foxes have descended on Casino’s riverbank, forcing several nearby parks to close due to safety concerns. But Richmond Valley Council says the number of mammals is drastically down on previous years.
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BLAZE AID IN CASINO TO LEND FARMERS A HELPING HAND
A group of determined volunteers gathered in Casino today as part of Blaze Aid’s latest camp. More than 20 volunteers will help farmers rebuild fences and other structures that have been damaged or destroyed in areas including Rappville, Whiporie and Tabulam. The initiative will run for the next three months. For more details, click here.…