Tag: Wardell
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STUDENTS FROM FLOOD DAMAGED SCHOOLS MAKE A SPLASH AT BALLINA’S POOL
After witnessing the destruction left behind by the recent floods in the Northern Rivers – students from several local schools have had their spirits lifted. The community and several high profile sporting stars organising a day of fun at Ballina’s local pool.
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WARDELL CALLING FOR ASSITANCE TO REBUILD AFTER THE FLOODS
Wardell has been left in ruins after flood waters ravaged the town, inundating homes. As the small community rebuilds, they’re calling on the state government to prevent similar damage from happening in the future.
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FIVE PEOPLE INJURED AFTER HEAD-ON HIGHWAY CRASH
Police are investigating a head-on crash on the Pacific Highway south of Ballina yesterday. Emergency serviced were called to the incident just after 5:30pm at East Wardell. Five people were injured – three seriously – after a Mercedes sedan and Kia Cerato collided. The 56-year-old male Mercedes driver was taken to Grafton Base Hospital for…
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BALLINA COUNCIL TO RECEIVE $1.2M FOR BUSHFIRE RECOVERY
More than six months on, the Northern Rivers is still recovering from the devastating bushfires. Ballina Shire is being given more than a million taxpayer dollars for the recovery, and for a new firefighting HQ at Lennox Head.
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MAN HIT BY CAR ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY AT WARDELL
A man is recovering in hospital after he was struck by car on the Pacific Highway at Wardell last night. The Toyota Landcruiser was reportedly travelling at 100 kilometres an hour when it hit the man, who’s believed to be aged in his 20s. The circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation, the driver…
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MAN DROWNS AFTER BOATING TRADEGY ON THE RICHMOND RIVER
There’s been a terrible accident on the far north coast, with a man dead and another rescued after falling from their boat this morning. Witnesses rushed to help – but sadly the 60-year-old could not be revived.
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CHILD INJURED IN MOTORBIKE ACCIDENT AT WARDELL
A 7-year-old boy has been left with a broken leg, after a motorbike accident in the state’s north. The child was on a bike at Wardell south of Ballina, late on Sunday afternoon when he fell. He also sustained a head injury in the fall, and was airlifted to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.…