Tag: lismore
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CLIMATE CHANGE SCHOOL STRIKE COMES TO LISMORE
A crowd of 50 people met in Lismore’s Spinks Park this morning to demand government action on climate change. Year 10 student Holly Richards led the school strike in a COVID-safe manner. Organisers say more events will be held over the coming months. (NO AUDIO)
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YAMBA, LISMORE AND BYRON BAY AMONG TOP SEARCHED DESTINATIONS FOR HOLIDAYS
The Northern Rivers is about to get a whole lot busier from the start of next week, with online interest spiking in three tourist hot spots. Yamba holiday searches are up 270 percent, compared to this time last year. While, both Lismore and Byron Bay have recorded a more than 140 percent increase in interest,…
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MAN BEHIND BARS AFTER CRIME SPREE IN LISMORE
A man allegedly behind a weekend crime spree in Lismore will remain behind bars for at least another month, after facing court today. Ulli Jansen is charged with assaulting a woman and ramming a police car, as Georgia Schefe reports.
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MAN CHARGED WITH LISMORE CATHEDRAL FIRE LINKED TO OTHER SERIOUS OFFENCES
The man charged over a fire at a Lismore cathedral is also alleged to be behind spate of other crimes. Overnight, Stephen Luke was charged with eight-offences. Police believe he threatened two women on separate occasions earlier this week while armed with a knife – one at Griffith, the other at Hornsby. The 45-year-old then…
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ARMED MAN DRAMATICALLY ARRESTED OVER LISMORE CATHEDRAL FIRE
A man has been arrested in a dramatic confrontation with police in the middle of Lismore. Five officers put their lives on the line to disarm Stephen Luke, who was allegedly threatening to stab them. The 45-year-old is accused of lighting a fire in a local cathedral yesterday.
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WORLD-FIRST PROSTHETIC FOR LISMORE’S BELOVED KOALA ‘TRIUMPH’
A friendly koala at a Lismore sanctuary is about to make history. Triumph was born missing one of his feet and it’s been a lifelong struggle for him. But – in what’s believed to be a world-first procedure – he’s going to get a prosthetic one.
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ARSON SQUAD INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS LISMORE CATHEDRAL FIRE
Streets were closed and schools were forced shut after a fire at St Carthage’s Cathedral at Lismore this morning. The church becoming a crime scene, with police investigating whether it was deliberately lit.
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POLICE INVESTIGATING UNLAWFUL KILLING OF COW WEST OF LISMORE
Police are investigating after a cow was unlawfully killed and butchered on a property at Caniaba, west of Lismore. Officers were called to the Spring Grove Road address on Sunday, where a forensic examination took place. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. (NO AUDIO)
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17-YEAR-OLD EDWARD ALLEN KILLED IN HORRIFIC LISMORE CRASH
The Lismore community is mourning the loss of a teenager, killed in a car crash overnight. 17-year-old Edward Allen was a promising sport star and would have played in his team’s rugby union grand final this weekend.
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MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR BUILDING OPENS AT TRINITY CATHOLIC COLLEGE
A state-of-the-art technical and applied studies building has opened at Lismore’s Trinity Catholic College. Students in years seven and eight will get to use the facility for courses including wood work, metal work, engineering and jewellery making. “It’s fundamental, it teaches the skills we need moving ahead in society, it brings an innovative and modern…