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Glen’s on the ball for charity
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Alstonville resident Glen Barling lost his brother to cancer four years ago, and has never forgotten the role that CanTeen played in supporting his family through their toughest time. Full Article
Casino all fired up over gas
Thursday, 9 March 2006
A flare burning in a paddock at South Casino is a beacon for the town’s future: it could be the centre of a new gas industry serving the east coast from Newcastle to the Gold Coast. Full Article
Working toward beautiful laneways
Thursday, 9 March 2006
A beautiful network of tree-lined, interconnecting laneways featuring places for families, buskers and night-time diners will be a step closer once Lismore City Council completes $190,000 worth of sewerage and water infrastructure works in the Lismore CBD. Full Article
Local Police News - On The Beat
Thursday, 9 March 2006
The body of a man found washed up on the beach at Lennox Head on February 25 has been identified as 27-year-old Canadian tourist Francis Bernard. Police believe he may have drowned at Suffolk Park, where his car and personal items were found, and that his body was dragged around 10km to Seven Mile Beach. Mr Bernard’s body will be cremated and sent to his family in Canada. Full Article
Love is off the air...
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Isn’t love a wonderful thing! Full Article
Mulgum House saved... for now
Thursday, 9 March 2006
NSW Housing Minister Cherie Burton has stepped in to save Nimbin’s Mulgum House from closure after current manager, Anglicare North Coast, announced it would cease operating the independent living facility for over-55s at the end of this month. Full Article
Water grants announced
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Casino High School principal Geoff Cousins is keen to get started on a water saving system for the school, thanks to a $50,000 Australian Government Community Water Grant announced yesterday by Page MP Ian Causley. Full Article
Work begins on $2m health facility
Thursday, 9 March 2006
After five years of planning, staff from the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health (NRUDRH) are thrilled to see builders working on their new $2 million health training facility. Full Article
SCU tree planting
Thursday, 9 March 2006
A community tree planting day will be held at Southern Cross University this Saturday, March 11, from 8.30am. Full Article
Cops have a blast
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Two Lismore Police Rescue Squad members have been trained to identify whether suspicious packages are bombs. Full Article
Historic trek a wheely big challenge
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Wheelchair adventurer Spike Breakwell has overcome a lot of obstacles in life, but he’s never faced anything like his latest challenge – crossing Australia in just 80 days. Full Article
Chris’s childhood passion pays off
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Casino-based artist Christopher Wilkinson reckons he was a naughty little boy who used to love nothing better than drawing all over the walls with crayons, much to the dissatisfaction of his mother Mavis. Full Article
A sight for sore eyes
Thursday, 9 March 2006
It may have been overcast and raining recently but that didn’t stop students from Summerland Christian School wearing sunglasses for the annual fundraiser National Sunnies for Sight Day. Full Article
Surveys suggest majority supports fluoridation
Thursday, 9 March 2006
The results of two recent surveys into the attitudes of local communities to water fluoridation have been presented to Rous Water, and it seems most people like the idea. Full Article
Council asks RTA to justify preferred route
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Ballina Council has called on the RTA to undertake a review of its preferred Woodburn to Ballina highway upgrade route and demonstrate it has incorporated detailed information provided by Council staff during the evaluation period. Full Article
Have your say on Lake Ainsworth
Thursday, 9 March 2006
The public will have another chance to comment on Ballina Council’s master plan for Lake Ainsworth next month. Full Article
Cowboys head for Kyogle – no bull
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Some of the best bull riders from NSW and Queensland will be looking to impress the judges and entertain the crowds when the eighth annual Kyogle Bullride Spectacular gets underway at the Kyogle Showgrounds this Saturday, March 11. Full Article
Not the right kind of progress, say Wollongbar residents
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Ballina Council’s plan to build houses on land at Wollongbar will rob the village of valuable space for sporting grounds and community facilities, according to members of the Wollongbar Progress Association. Full Article
Council votes on Condon Hill
Thursday, 9 March 2006
If Ballina Council approves the controversial development application (DA) for a seniors living development at Condon Hill, Lennox Head, when it meets tonight (Thursday, March 9) it will be against staff recommendations. Full Article
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