Tag: murwillumbah
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POLICE BELIEVE MURWILLUMBAH RAILWAY FIRE DELIBERATELY LIT
Police are investigating a suspicious fire on railway tracks on the state’s North Coast. Around 2:15am yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a fire on railway tracks along Tweed Valley Way in Murwillumbah. Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze shortly after. Homes in the area were evacuated, but no one was reported injured.…
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RAIL TRAIL STEAMING AHEAD
With trains no longer thundering along the Casino to Murwillumbah line, a plan to open it up to cyclists is moving forward. Part of the ‘rail trail’ has already been approved by Tweed Shire Council, while former MP Don Page is calling for work to begin as soon as possible.
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DIVERSIONS NOW IN PLACE AS WORK ON MAJOR PROJECTS CONTINUES
Motorists will face detours and delays, as work continues on several major road projects across the region. North and southbound traffic on the Pacific Highway past Teven is down to one lane each way, after both directions were re-routed onto the northbound lanes this morning. The 500-metre long diversion will allow work on new southbound…
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SMOOTH SOUNDS AT MURWILLUMBAH COUNTRY ROOTS FESTIVAL
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.
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ALLEGED MURDERER TO FACE COURT IN JUNE
A 25-year-old man, accused of murdering his father in Murwillumbah, has had his case adjourned until June. 46-year-old Michael Anthony Martin died at his unit on Quarry Road on June 13 last year. His son, Michael Martin Junior, was charged with his murder in March. He also faces charges relating to another home invasion in…
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TWEED FARMER ON TRACK TO BREED DISEASE RESISTANT BANANAS
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.
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MURWILLUMBAH MURDER INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
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.
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ACCUSED BUS ASSAULTER ESCAPES JAIL
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.
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WOMAN CHARGED OVER MURWILLUMBAH STABBING
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…
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COUNCIL CUTS TO RED TAPE LURE EVENTS TO TWEED
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.