Tag: lismore
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STATE ELECTION | FINAL PUSH FOR CANDIDATES ON THE NORTH COAST
Candidates are assuming battle stations for this weekend’s state election. Three North Coast seats are set to play an instrumental role in the outcome.
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CHARGES REVIEWED OVER ALSTONVILLE FATAL
A woman could be facing more serious charges, over her role in a fatal crash in Alstonville last year. Krystyl Sloan-Rummer was charged with negligent driving occasioning death, after she collided with a motorcyclist.
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NATIONALS’ PLEDGE NEW LISMORE EMERGENCY HUB
The Nationals are pledging $350,000 towards a new emergency services base in Lismore, if elected this weekend. Lismore’s ambulance base and Fire and Rescue unit would operate out of the same building, under the plan. The fire station was closed for more than a year, after the 2017 floods. (AUDIO IN PARTS)
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LISMORE KARATE CHAMPION KICKING GOALS
Lismore teenager Imogen Crampton has won gold at the recent Queensland Karate State Championships. The 17-year-old from Kadina State High is definitely one to watch – she’s been training in the sport for four years now.
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RESCUER TELLS OF ATTEMPT TO SAVE CASINO WOMAN’S LIFE
It was a tragic accident which claimed the life of a Casino woman – the 84-year-old died after her car plunged into the Wilson River. Now, almost two weeks on, more details are emerging about efforts to save her.
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QUESTIONS RAISED OVER LABOR’S $100 MILLION RICHMOND RIVER RECOVERY PLAN
Labor’s multi-million dollar river recovery commitment has come under attack by the National Party. The Opposition’s been accused of committing money to the project before getting the funds approved.
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FIRST SOD TURNED ON LISMORE’S NEW $8.2 MILLION DOLLAR FLOODPLAIN
The first sod has been turned on Lismore’s new multi-million floodplain. More than 400-thousand cubic metres of soil will be removed, to help reduce the risk of flooding. The plain will re-direct free flowing water from Leycester creek to the river system below the city. The $8.2-million dollar project is expected to be complete by…
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QUESTIONS RAISED OVER HOSPITAL SECURITY FOLLOWING LISMORE SHOOTING
Questions have been raised over hospital security following a fatal shooting at Lismore Base Hospital last week. The incident has sparked renewed calls into the handling of prisoner patient transfers.
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INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE INTO LISMORE HOSPITAL SHOOTING
An inmate has been shot dead, after assaulting officers outside Lismore Base Hospital on the far north coast. It’s understood the man was trying to escape police custody.
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SHARKS HUNGRY FOR THIRD PREMIERSHIP TITLE
As the softball season draws to a close, the Ballina Sharks have never been more hungry for home-runs. On Saturday, they will step up to the plate against the Rous Rangers – in the first of three games in their hunt for their third consecutive premiership title.