Tag: lismore

On the state’s Far North Coast, hundreds of students marched to Lismore’s Quad in the hopes of teaching politicians about climate change.  

The New South Wales Premier is back in the Northern Rivers for the second time in as many weeks. And this time, she brought back-up – in the form of Deputy Premier John Barilaro.  

Lismore City Council has announced plans to cancel or defer up to 33 projects on its to-do list. It comes as Council looks for ways to fix its $6-million dollar debt.  

More than 50 letters have been delivered to Nationals candidate Austin Curtin. from farmers in the North-West, asking for the Narrabri Gas Project to be scrapped. Farmers fear if the controversial proposal goes ahead, it could have significant environmental ramifications. The Nationals are the only party undecided in their support for the project. (AUDIO IN…

Detectives are trying to piece together what led to a car plunging intro the Wilson River last Friday, after an elderly woman behind the wheel died in hospital. Today, police called on anyone with dashcam footage of the woman’s white sedan, in the hopes of determining the circumstances surrounding the accident. She is believed to…

A drier than usual growing season, is forcing Macadamia farmers to get crafty, in order to keep their crops healthy. One North Coast grower’s turned to recycled compost, to keep moisture locked in.  

A man has returned to custody after arriving at Lismore Police Station to report on bail while allegedly carrying drugs and a knife. Routine bail searches of the 32-year-old revealed six bags of methamphetamine and two bags of cannabis. Futher drugs and a knife were also found in his backpack he left outside the station.…