Lismore
New theatre HQ and gallery set to put Lismore back on the arts map
A former joinery factory is set to become the centrepiece of an arts-led regeneration of flood-ravaged Lismore.
- by Heath Gilmore
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How Australia’s ‘flood capital’ is rebuilding, two years on
Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into NSW’s “grand dame” of the Northern Rivers. Leading community figures say local people, not insurers, should shape their city’s future.
- by Heath Gilmore
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Inside the ADVO hearing that could have saved a two-year-old boy
The Lismore man last week killed his two-year-old son Rowan, and himself, in a murder-suicide that shocked the state.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Lismore rallies for a mother in grief after murder of her child
Rowan’s mother Dr Sophie Roome and students from his swim school were among the crowd of 120 who gathered to remember the toddler killed by his father in a murder-suicide last week.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Anger, revenge, domestic violence: Why do fathers kill their children?
The Lismore father suspected of killing himself and his two-year-old son has left a community bereft. Many are asking what is behind such a heinous act.
- by Jordan Baker
‘Community paralysed’: Father and son, aged 2, found dead in suspected murder-suicide
The boy’s mother called police after the 38-year-old man failed to return from a custody visit. Four hours later two bodies were discovered at a unit.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Eryk Bagshaw
‘Lost control of my own life’: Father left quadriplegic by driver on wrong side of the road
Father-of-three Paul Shipway was riding his motorbike when an illegally parked car pulled out in front of him, causing a crash that a judge said was easily avoidable.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
In the Northern Rivers, planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster
Improbable as it sounds, Jai Vaze is bringing the February 2022 disaster back to life in his Canberra laboratory.
- by Heath Gilmore
New chapter for heritage house full of memories after epic journey
The 20th century played out within its walls. Now, a heritage-listed Federation cottage has found a new resting place in a different state.
- by Catherine Naylor
The NSW sea change towns where house prices fell most
Interest rate rises and a return to CBD offices have taken the heat out of popular towns, although some areas are showing signs of renewed confidence.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Almost two years after the flood, Lismore gets its pool back
Gary Dardengo knows all too well the importance of a public swimming pool to a regional city 30 kilometres from the sea.
- by Catherine Naylor
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