Tag: Grafton
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NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES RECORDS FIVE NEW COVID CASES IN GRAFTON
The Northern New South Wales Local Health District has record five new Covid cases. They are all in Grafton and are household contacts, although the source of infection is under investigation. The mobile vaccination clinic will be at the Goonellabah Football Club tomorrow, before moving onto Kyogle on Monday.
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THREE NEW COVID CASES RECORDED IN NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES
There have been three new covid cases recorded in the Northern New South Wales district today. All three are in the Grafton area and linked to the existing cluster. They were not in the community while infectious. [NO AUDIO]
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NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES RECORDS 7 NEW CASES
Seven new cases of COVID have been reported in the Northern New South Wales health district. Four of those are in Grafon, two are in Byron Bay and there’s another in Ballina. A Pfizer clinic is opening at the Byron Bay surf club tomorrow, taking both walk-ins and appointments. (NO AUDIO)
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SOUTHGATE TOLD TO EVACUATE AS RIVERS RISE AROUND GRAFTON AND CORAKI
Grafton is on edge tonight with a major flood warning along the Clarence River. Those living in low-lying areas along the river have been told to get to higher ground, and farmers are preparing for the worst.
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MAN AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH NEAR GRAFTON
A man is fighting for life in hospital after crashing his car near Grafton yesterday afternoon. Emergency crews, including the Westpac rescue helicopter, were called to Seelands at about 4 o’clock. The 44-year-old driver was placed into a medically induced coma before being airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital. (NO VIDEO)
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2020 JADA WINNER ANNOUNCED
A stunning graphite-on-paper work has taken out the 2020 Jacaranda Aquisitive Drawing Award. Artist Teo Treloar, will take home $35,000 for his piece, ‘This is Impermanence’. Niomi Sands says, “This is such a beautiful work, when we unwrapped it, it was just magical. The artist was just looking at his contemporary experience and exploring ideas…
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MAN GRANTED BAIL OVER ALLEGED ASSAULT OF YOUNG GIRL
A man has been charged over the grooming and assault of a young girl in Northern New South Wales. An investigation was launched after the girl allegedly received sexually explicit images through a social media application from a man who was known to her. Police say the 22-year-old groomed and indecently assaulted the girl, then…
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SIX CHARGED OVER $17 MILLION CANNABIS OPERATION
Six people have been charged after $17 million worth of cannabis was seized from a rural property near Grafton. Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad established Strike Force Harthouse have been investigating the cultivation of cannabis across NSW, since November 2019. Their investigation uncovered 13 large industrial grow houses at a…
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THE FINAL PIECE OF THE NEW GRAFTON BRIDGE IN PLACE
The second crossing of the Clarence could be open to traffic in time for Christmas. It’s a big claim – but with the first walkover of the new bridge happening today, Roads and Maritime say it’s definitely a possibility.
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MAN CHARGED OVER ROBBERY AT MID NORTH COAST
A man has been charged over an alleged robbery on the state’s Mid North Coast. The crime was uncovered as a result of a critical incident investigation established to investigate the death of a 45-year-old man following a confrontation with police at a unit on North Street, Grafton. Their inquiries revealed two men allegedly entered…