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Hay bails and straw hats were in demand in Murwillumbah as the Tweed’s newest country music event got into full swing. The Country Roots Festival is attracting some of Australia’s biggest names.

With far north Queensland’s banana industry gripped by the devastating Panama Disease, farmers here on the border have had a breakthrough that could dramatically change the industry. A Murwillumbah grower believes he’s found a breed of bananas that is disease-resistant.  

A man bound and gagged during an alleged home invasion that claimed the life of his father, has appealed for public help with the case. Police investigating the death of 46-year-old Michael Martin Senior at South Murwillumbah last June, want to identify whoever was in a car, seen in the street at the time.

A 22-year-old woman has escaped jail again, over a disgusting attack on an elderly bus passenger, that sparked national outrage. Tessa Scott has this report from Brisbane.

A woman’s been charged with attempted murder, over the stabbing of two men in Murwillumbah last year. Jessica Hone Fallon allegedly broke into Michael Martin’s South Murwillumbah apartment, stabbing him in the face, as well as attacking another man. Police allege she had accepted payment to kill Mr Martin. A month later, Mr Martin was found…

Cultural events injected tens of millions of dollars into Tweed’s economy this year… But a move to cut red tape for festival organisers could make next year even more profitable.