Tag: north coast
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EVANS HEAD KEEPS THE TURKEYS WINLESS IN NRRRL
In the NRRRL, Kyogle has continued its disappointing run, suffering its fourth straight loss of the season. Despite a late come back from the Turkeys, Evans held on for a two point win.
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NORTH COAST GOES THROUGH TO TIER TWO SEMI-FINALS
North Coast will move through to the Tier Two semi-finals of the Senior Country Championships, after going down to Canberra by 10-points yesterday. Coach Phil Trembath says it was a courageous effort, against such an experienced side.
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FAR NORTH COAST RUGBY UNION ROUND 6 WRAP
The Pioneers remain undefeated after a round five Far North Coast Rugby Union win, against the winless Casino Bulls. They dominated early on and went into the break with a 35 point lead. When Wollongbar returned, it intensified its attack, piling on the points. The depleted Casino side suffered an embarrassing 80 point loss. Bangalow…
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95-YEAR-OLD MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX OFFENCES
A 95-year-old Nambucca Heads man has been charged over the alleged sexual assaults of four young girls in the 1960s. Police say the first offence was committed on a three-year-old in Marsden Park in 1962. Several other offences involving girls under the age of 10, are alleged to have took place up until 1996 in…
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UPDATE: ALLEGED MURDERER REFUSED BAIL
A nurse, accused of killing two elderly women in a Ballina nursing home, has been refused bail in the New South Wales Supreme Court. Megan Haines allegedly murdered 82-year-old Marie Darragh and 77-year-old Isobella Spencer by administering fatal doses of insulin last May. Haines is also facing an assault charged after another 88-year-old woman was hospitalised.…
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CROWDS DANCE ON AS RAIN HOVERS OVER BLUESFEST WEEKEND
Byron Bay’s Bluesfest wraps up tonight with performances from funk legends Parliament and Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. But lesser-known musicians have also been getting plenty of love from music fans over the five day festival.
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THOUSANDS OF CANNABIS PLANTS SEIZED
More than 2500 cannabis plants, worth an estimated $5-million on the streets, have been seized by police on the North Coast. Detectives from the Drug Squad’s Cannabis Team joined local police and PolAir in targeting bushland near Nimbin, Tuntable Falls, Lennox Head and Ballina. The crop was destroyed this morning. Police say three people will…
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POLICE APPEAL FOR HELP TO FIND MISSING SWIMMER
Police are appealing for information, after a man failed to return from a swim at Yamba yesterday. The man, believed to be in his 60s, entered the surf at Main Beach just after midday. His hat and towel were still on the beach some hours later and no-one had seen him return from the water.…
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ARMED HOLD-UP AT BALLINA TOBACCO STORE
Police are appealing for witnesses, following an armed hold-up in Ballina this afternoon. Just after 4 o’clock, a man entered a tobacco store in the Wigmore Arcade and threatened two employees with a knife. He’s described as being Caucasian in appearance and aged in his 20s. Anyone with information should contact police.
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TEENAGER STABBED AT GOONELLABAH
A 17-year-old girl has undergone surgery at Lismore Base Hospital, after being stabbed. The teenager was found in the front yard of a home on Shearman Drive at Goonellabah at around 2:20am, suffering multiple stab wounds. She was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say the girl knew her attacker.