Tag: Kyogle
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STUDENTS FROM THE BUSH TAKE THE BEACH
A group of Kyogle High School students has swapped school uniforms for swimmers, volunteering for life-guard duty this summer. Now in its second year, the ‘Bush to Beach’ program encourages students to give back to their community.
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$10 MILLION PLANS FOR KYOGLE AGED CARE FACILITY
More elderly Kyogle residents will be able to access a local aged care option, with the announcement of a $10-million expansion of the Whiddon Group facility. Close to 20 permanent positions and 100 construction jobs will be created as part of the project.
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700 KYOGLE SOLDIERS REMEMBERED FOR ARMISTIC DAY CENTENARY
A collection of letters and exclusive photos is the centrepiece for a new Armistice Day Centenary exhibition in Kyogle. 700 records of service and a diorama of the Australian light horse battle in Turkey – among the memorabilia.
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KYOGLE’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL RALLY KICKS OFF TOMORROW
Despite conservationist concerns, Kyogle’s controversial rally starts tomorrow. Four-time Australian Rally Car Champion Neal Bates is in town to contest the Border Rangers Rally, on a track he describes as ‘amazing’.
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TOP DOGS ON SHOW IN KYOGLE
From Poodle’s to Pomeranians – there was no shortage of top dogs at this year’s Kyogle Show. More than 500 prized pooches were put through their paces in front of a tough panel of overseas judges.
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KYOGLE HALL TO BECOME CULTURE HUB
More than half a million dollars has been earmarked to transform one of Kyogle’s most historic buildings. Memorial Hall is set to be refurbished into a cultural hub, with space for an art gallery and heritage displays.
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CALL FOR SAFER RAIL CROSSING AT KYOGLE
A Kyogle resident is calling for more safety features on a notorious rail crossing that climbed a life of a 60-year-old woman last month. But authorities say any changes to the site will depend the outcome of multiple investigations into the fatal crash.
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KYOGLE DUO’S DOCUMENTARY SOLD TO OVERSEAS STUDIO
‘Round Oz Ride’ – the documentary about Kyogle father and son Peter and James Godfrey’s cross country motorcycle journey – is going global. London-based Illumina Studios has purchased the film’s distribution rights, following a screening at France’s Canne Film Festival. Compiled using GoPro footage – the documentary chronicles the duo’s forty day, 18,000 kilometre ride……
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DRIVER KILLED AT KYOGLE
A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a man in the Northern Rivers. Around 3 this morning, a Hyundai Getz left the road and crashed into a signpost on Summerland Way at Kyogle. The 36-year-old male driver died at the scene.