Tag: north coast
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700 ESSENTIAL ENERGY JOBS TO GO
Essential Energy employees on the North Coast are in the firing line, following an announcement it’ll axe 700 jobs across the state next week. While the electricity provider hasn’t confirmed how many jobs will go locally, it says the cuts can’t be avoided.
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NEW MEASURES TO REDUCE SHARK ATTACKS
The state government is set to announce new measures to reduce the number of shark attacks, following a spate of incidents in northern New South Wales. The $250,000 public awareness campaign will see problem sharks tagged and monitored from Monday. Ballina Shire Mayor David Wright says he’s happy the Department of Primary Industries is responding…
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MAN BITTEN BY SHARK AT EVANS HEAD
A man is in a serious but stable condition in Lismore hospital after being bitten by a shark at Evans Head early this morning. The 52-year-old local was surfing with friends at Main Beach when he was bitten on the thigh and hands, around 6.20am. Two surfers helped the victim ashore, using towels and a…
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TEENAGE BOYS CHARGED AFTER LISMORE HOME INVASION
Detectives have charged two teenagers following the alleged attempted sexual assault of a woman during a home invasion near Lismore last month. The boys – aged 15 and 16 – allegedly threatened a 20-year-old woman with a knife inside her Goonellabah home on June 23, before trying to sexually assault her. The woman had her…
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TWO INJURED IN MID NORTH COAST CRASH
Two men have been injured in a single vehicle crash north of Coffs Harbour overnight. Emergency services were called to the Mulloway turn-off on the Pacific Highway, just after 10 o’clock, where a car had crashed into a tree. The men, aged 24 and 33, were taken to Coffs Harbour Base Hospital for treatment. The…
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GAV’S WEATHER: A VARIETY FOR THE REGION
Conditions are very different across the broadcast regions at the moment. The Gold Coast is cloudy with showers and that system is affecting the North East of NSW, while over the Hunter, North West and Mid North Coast there are nothing but blue skies. Inland a trough is deepening and that is going to produce…
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HENDRA VIRUS KILLS HORSE ON NSW NORTH COAST
An unvaccinated horse has died from the Hendra virus on the North Coast, in the first confirmed case in New South Wales this year. The Murwillumbah property is now under quarentine, with three horses and two dogs being closely monitored for signs of the disease. A number of people who had contact with the infected…
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NORTH COAST FAMILY PLEA FOR MISSING 15-YEAR-OLD TO COME HOME
The family of missing far north coast teenager, Clancy Ellis, today pleaded for information about her disappearance. It’s believed cyber-bullying prompted the 15-year-old to leave her home last Wednesday.
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CONCERN FOR MISSING TEEN IN ALSTONVILLE
Police hold concerns for a teenage girl who went missing from her home at Alstonville on the NSW north coast yesterday. 15-year-old Clancy Ellis was last seen walking along Maple Drive about 10:30am after leaving school. Police have been told she may be travelling north or south along the east coast. Clancy Ellis is described…
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NORTH COAST PREPARES FOR COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMI-FINAL
Forster-Tuncurry front rower, Matt Kirkland, is set to return to the North Coast representative side for this weekend’s tier two Country Championships semi-final. It’s not the only change, with injuries and suspensions re-shuffling the line-up.