Tag: lismore
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BIVIANO GEARS UP AN FOR ENDURING 50-LAP EVENT
Jordan Biviano returns to Lismore Speedway this weekend, hoping he can once again produce the goods on his home track. He’ll be contesting the Golden Jubilee 50-lap main event.
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MEN CHARGED FOLLOWING POLICE PURSUIT
Two men have been charged over a pursuit south of Lismore. Police allege the pair broke into a Bungawalbin home at around 9 o’clock yesterday morning – threatening an occupant with a knife before fleeing in a Toyota Yaris, believed to have been stolen from Queensland. They say they attempted to stop the car several…
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PILOT SWIMMING PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH COAST’S MOST ELITE
The North Coast Academy of Sport has launched a new swimming program in Lismore this week. Around 30 swimmers, surf life savers and triathletes will be selected as part of the pilot program led by a former Olympic and Paralympic coach.
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PRESEASON BEGINS FOR 50 RETURNING FOOTBALL REFEREES
With season 20-19 fast approaching – Football Far North Coast’s returning referees are brushing up on the rulebook. More than 50 people turned up to a refresher course today, to memorise the changes.
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MATILDA IN THISTLES HEARTLAND
Grassroots football was far less female friendly, when Matildas striker Michelle Heyman was growing up… And while participation has increased significantly since then, the W-League veteran is still encouraging more women to give the sport a go.
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LISMORE READY TO HIT CHAMPIONSHIP HOME RUNS
It’s almost time to play ball in Lismore… As the upgrades on Albert Park turn and head for home plate. The new facilities making Lismore a strong contender as the home of Baseball and Little League in New South Wales.
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BARBS FLY AS HANNAH CABINET’S FUTURE BECOMES POLITICAL FOOTBALL
While there’s no love lost between political parties during a Lismore visit. A crowd funding initiative to keep an invaluable piece of art at the Regional Art Gallery quickly turned into a war of words.
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FUNDS FLOOD INTO LISMORE
The region is being inundated with election promises, the latest coming from Labor, committing to a $12-million National Institute for Flood Resilience at Southern Cross University. The Institute will include a new network of smart sensors and the establishment of a Flood Response Centre. “It means greater capacity for research but also greater capacity to…
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WHAT MONTHS WITHOUT RAIN HAS MEANT FOR A LOCAL PECAN FARMER
After almost three months without any significant rain, parts of the Northern Rivers welcomed a fall of 11 millimetres over the weekend. However, one pecan farmer says the damage is already done – the driest January on record leaving his 2019 crop a write off.
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THINKING ABOUT JOINING FOOTBALL?
Football Far North Coast registrations are now open. The code hopes to recruit more than 7,000 players as Tumbulgum welcomes its first senior women’s team.