Tag: lismore
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SPEEDWAY FEATURE DOMINATED BY TRIO OF MITCHES
Several drivers found themselves in trouble at Lismore Speedway last night, with crashes and fires interrupting proceedings. Meanwhile in the main event, if your name wasn’t Mitch, you may as well have just gone home…
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LIONS HAND OVER FUNDS FOR FOUNTAIN REPAIR
Lismore City Lions Club is looking forward to seeing the town’s iconic Lions fountain restored to its former glory, after members handed council almost $70,000 towards its refurbishment. The handover follows the club’s successful campaign to save the ageing structure from demolition. It’ll now be restored, with artwork outlining the history of the organisation, added nearby.…
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MITCHELL RANDALL CHASING SERIES WIN
With just two rounds left of the series, and only two points separating the top of the leaderboard, this weekend’s Wingless Sprintcar Driver to America race at Lismore Speedway is expected to be tight. Goonellabah’s Mitchell Randall will be chasing racing veteran Mick Santin.
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DREYFUS, SAFFIN, WANT COMMUNITY LEGAL FUNDING TO STAY
Community legal centre staff say assisting families torn apart by domestic violence will become harder, if proposed federal government funding cuts are approved. Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus was in Lismore today calling for the funding to remain.
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APPEALS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING MISSING LISMORE AIRCRAFT
Police are re-appealing to the public for any information regarding the disappearance of a light aircraft from Byron Bay last month. Around 4pm on Monday March 21st, a light aircraft left Lismore with only the pilot on board. The aircraft never returned. It’s understood the plane disappeared from radar about 6 nautical miles north east…
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CONCRETE FEET FIND SHOES TO FILL
It’s a mystery that’s puzzled Lismore for almost a year… who is responsible for all the cement shoes around town? Now, there’s a new addition, keeping locals guessing.
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FALLEN TREE NARROWLY MISSES GOONELLABAH HOME
SES crews across the far north coast have spent Easter Sunday cleaning up, after a night of wild weather. Chainsaws in hand, they quickly set about removing this 20-metre high tallowwood tree. Unable to withstand the storm, it came crashing down in the frontyard of a Goonellabah home, narrowly missing parked cars and a boat.…
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HELICOPTER CRASHES AT LISMORE AIRPORT
An 82-year-old pilot miraculously escaped with only leg injuries after his helicopter crashed at Lismore Airport this morning. Emergency services raced to the scene just before 11 to find the two-seater craft on its side, next to the runway. It’s believed the man had been practicing take-off and landing manoeuvres when the accident happened. He was…
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PERMITS ROLLED OUT TO COMBAT HOSPITAL PARKING WOES
Finding a carpark around Lismore Base Hospital can be a frustrating process, especially for nearby residents. Council will soon roll out a new parking strategy, which it believes is the solution… but not everyone is convinced.
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MISSING PLANE HIT WATER AT SPEED, POLICE SAY
Underwater vehicles could be brought in to search waters off Byron Bay for a light plane, missing since Monday. The alarm was raised, when the Cessna 172, being flown by pilot Paul Whyte failed to return to Lismore Airport. After reviewing radar data, police now believe the plane crashed into the ocean at high speed.…