Tag: northern rivers
-
WALLABIES COACH COMING TO THE FAR NORTH COAST FOR CLINIC
Almost 100 rugby union coaches will take part in a clinic with Wallabies coach, Dave Rennie this Saturday at Lake Ainsworth. Rennie will be joined by assistant coaches and former New South Wales Waratahs coach, Chris Hickey, to help promote the game in the region. Players will also have the opportunity to complete drills and…
-
BYRON MEDICINAL CANNABIS PRODUCER BEGINS EXPORTING TO EU
A week after announcing its moving its headquarters from Sydney to Byron Bay, the Australian Natural Therapeutics Group has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to export to Europe. The medicinal cannabis producer says the $92-million agreement will initially see two tonnes of cannabis flower shipped to Germany over the next 18 months. The Group plans to…
-
COMPANY LAUNCHES TO BRING TRAINS BACK ON NORTHERN RIVERS’ TRACKS
Initial works on the more than $14m Tweed Shire rail trail have begun, with vegetation clearing taking place along the corridor this week. It comes as a new company launches – hoping to get trains back on the track.
-
UNLICENSED BALLINA MAN CHARGED OVER TWO-HOUR POLICE PURSUIT
A Ballina man, who has never held a license, has been charged with a string of offences over a police pursuit across the Northern Rivers yesterday. The 31-year-old appeared at Lismore Local Court today after allegedly leading officers on a two-hour chase through Ballina, Alstonville and Lismore. Officers are asking anyone with dashcam footage of…
-
MEDICINAL CANNABIS MANUFACTURING COMING TO THE NORTHERN RIVERS
One of the nation’s biggest medicinal cannabis growers has announced its moving its headquarters from the harbour city to the Northern Rivers. The Australian Natural Therapeutic Group plans to establish manufacturing facilities in the region – bringing with it dozens of jobs.
-
NO COVID FRAGMENTS FOUND IN LATEST NORTH COAST SEWAGE TESTING
In good news for the Far North Coast, there have been no traces of COVID-19 found in the most recent sewage samples analysed by New South Wales Health. All 12 sites from the Tweed to Yamba were involved in the latest report, with the samples collected by council staff last week. It’s been 175 days…
-
ALLEGED ONLINE FRAUDSTER WANTED BY NSW POLICE
Police are seeking urgent public help to find a man wanted on four arrest warrants. 51-year-old Joshua McIntosh is alleged to be behind multiple online fraud offences across New South Wales. Officers say he may be in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Newcastle, Queensland, Victoria or South Australia. If you see McIntosh, police say do not approach…
-
WETTEST DECEMBER IN MORE THAN 100 YEARS FOR NORTH COAST TOWNS
This time last month the Far North Coast was being lashed by wild weather – now it’s been revealed several areas recorded their wettest December in more than a century. Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Nimbin and Tweed Heads all smashed their previous rainfall totals. And there’s more liquid gold on the way for the Northern Rivers.…
-
EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO TWO-CAR CRASH AT MOUNT BURRELL
Motorists are being reminded to take extra care on wet roads after emergency services were called to a two-car crash at Mount Burrell this morning. Three ambulance crews and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter were called to the accident at 11:30. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured with one person transported to hospital in a stable…
-
LISMORE SES CALLED TO MORE THAN A DOZEN JOBS AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL
The Wilsons and Richmond rivers remain on minor flood watch tonight as a weakening low pressure trough moves across the North Coast. The Lismore SES was called to 14 incidents yesterday, which included leaking roofs, fallen trees and requests for sandbags. “We’ll be on alert given the fact that the forecast is for a rather…