Tag: murwillumbah
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RED FLAG FOR MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY AFTER ARMIDALE TEACHERS WALK OUT
Teachers walked off the job at Armidale High this week in protest of the amalgamation of two former secondary schools. It’s a red flag for the Murwillumbah community – where the state government is charging ahead with its plan to merge four schools into a mega campus.
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EDUCATION MINISTER VISITS MURWILLUMBAH AND BYRON BAY
The state’s education minister visited the Far North Coast today – officially opening a multi-million-dollar facility at Byron Bay Public School. But before the plaque unveiling, Sarah Mitchell met with community members in Murwillumbah – where the government is closing four local schools to build a new mega-campus.
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MAN AIRLIFTED TO GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING OFF ROOF
A man has been rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital after falling off a roof this afternoon. Shortly before 1pm, emergency services were called to a property south-west of Murwillumbah. The 65-year-old fell three metres, landing on concrete. He suffered head and chest injuries and remains in a stable condition. (NO AUDIO)
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SHOCKING FOOTAGE FROM BEHIND THE GATES AT MURWILLUMBAH HIGH
The mother of a Year 8 student has broken her silence to NBN News, after vision of her disabled son being bashed at a Northern Rivers high school was shared on social media. The teenager is now home-schooled, his mother says not enough has been done to stop the bullying. And a warning, the story…
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ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE LAID OVER ALLEGED HARE KRISHNA STABBING
A man will face court today charged over an alleged domestic dispute earlier this year that nearly turned deadly. At about 9pm on February 7, emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at a Hare Krishna property on Tyalgum Road, Eungella. Upon arrival, officers located a 46-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man with stab…
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MAN CHARGED OVER FAR NORTH COAST GLASSING INCIDENT
A man has suffered serious facial injuries following a glassing in South Murwillumbah. The 39-year-old was at a hotel on Friday – when he was struck over the head with a glass shortly before midnight. The victim was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital. A 56-year-old man has been charged – and received bail to…
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FIRE CREWS CALLED TO SILO BLAZE ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
Staff had to be evacuated after a blaze ignited within a silo at Boral Timber in Murwillumbah this morning. Multiple emergency crews were called to the scene, while an exclusion zone was set up. Fire and Rescue personnel remained on site well into the afternoon to monitor the smouldering fire. The cause is yet to…
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EDUCATION MINISTER COMMITS TO VISITING MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY
Almost 100 days after announcing four Murwillumbah schools will merge into one, the New South Wales Education Minister has avoided visiting the town during a trip to the Far North Coast today. The move has been labelled as a “kick in the guts” by those calling for the government to halt its multi-million-dollar plan.
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WORK BEGINS ON CASINO SCIENCE PRECINCT AS FIGHT CONTINUES TO SAVE M’BAH SCHOOLS
School’s back on the Far North Coast and for some students, it signals a year of change. Work is about to begin on a multi-million-dollar education precinct at Casino, while the fight continues to save three schools from closing in Murwillumbah.
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OPPOSITION LEADER JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST MURWILLUMBAH SCHOOL MERGER
The federal Opposition Leader has joined the fight to save four Murwillumbah schools from merging into a mega-campus. It comes just days after the State Government committed funding to the project – by announcing more than $100-million for the Education Precinct. “We’ve heard today from the students, the parents and the community that they don’t…