Tag: Kyogle
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$17M DOLLARS ANNOUNCED FOR LOCAL PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION
Roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the Northern Rivers are receiving a major funding boost, with the Federal government today announcing over 17 million dollars for local projects. One of the first to get underway is renewing the Bungabee Bridge at Bentley. “We’re going to start working that bridge in the next couple of weeks,…
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TEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN POSSIBLE ‘CAR-SURFING’ INCIDENT NEAR KYOGLE
Police are investigating after a possible car-surfing incident at Cedar Point near Kyogle last night. A 17-year-old male was allegedly flung from a car and has since been airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital suffering serious head injuries. The 18-year-old female driver has been charged with a string of offences, including dangerous driving. She’ll…
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17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH MURDER OVER KYOGLE HOUSE FIRE
A teenager has been charged with murder over a house fire which claimed the life of a 64-year-old man at Kyogle. Police discovered a body inside a burnt out home on Smiths Creek Road on August 16. A 17-year-old boy was arrested yesterday. He’s also charged with interfering with a corpse and malicious damage by…
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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN KYOGLE
Police have located human remains inside a home at Kyogle which burned to the ground just before 6pm last Sunday. The deceased is yet to be formally identified. The rural property is located on Smiths Creek Road. Richmond Police District is investigating, as well as officers from the homicide squad and financial crimes unit. Anyone…
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LOCAL HOSPITAL LEFT DOCTORLESS LAST WEEK DUE TO QLD-NSW BORDER BUBBLE
The head of the local health district has confirmed a Northern Rivers hospital was left without a doctor for a whole night last week, due to the hard border closure. He says the border bubble has put health workers in an extremely difficult situation, but negotiations with the Queensland government are ongoing.
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KYOGLE MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL SIX DAYS AFTER CRASH
A Kyogle man has died in hospital six days after a single vehicle crash near the Queensland-New South Wales border. Emergency services were called to Summerland Way at Dairy Flat on Wednesday last week. The 72-year-old truck driver was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital but died on Tuesday night. (NO VIDEO)
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COUNCIL REVEALS DRAFT $412M PLAN FOR KYOGLE
A $412m financial plan for Kyogle has been announced by council. Highlights include a $120m investment in roads and bridges over the next 10 years, and $5m towards a new indoor sports centre. A copy of the draft long term plan is available on council’s website. Submissions should be made in writing by 4pm on…
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MAN CHARGED OVER FATAL KYOGLE CRASH
A man has been charged over a crash that killed a motorcyclist and injured four others in Kyogle last year. Police were called to Summerland Way on October 20 to reports a Kia Rio collided head-on with five motorcycle riders. One of the riders, a 55-year-old man, died at the scene. Yesterday police charged a…
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FARMERS BATTLE DROUGHT TO PRODUCE GIANT PUMPKINS
They say size doesn’t matter, but at the annual Summerland Giant Pumpkin competition… bigger is better. Cinderella would’ve had a fine time choosing a carriage this morning, with more than a dozen pumpkins entered.
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FURRY FRIEND JOINS WHIDDON AGED CARE HOME
There’s a new resident at Whiddon Aged Care in Kyogle… and she’s a lot younger than you might expect. A 7 month old Border Collie is now roaming the halls, bringing immediate benefits.