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Alison PatersonSports, Crime, Emergency Services reporter

Alison Paterson is an award-winning journalist and photographer. Renowned for reporting with compassion and integrity, Alison possesses considerable experience reporting on the ground at natural disasters from floods to bushfires. She also covers the police, emergency services and sports rounds at The Northern Star. Passionate AFL, cycling and surfing, Alison aims to take her annual leave in July so she can ride her bike trainer while watching the Tour de France live.

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Best Weekend Snow Time in the Garden Hunter Valley Garden generic

Snow is falling on the Northern Tablelands, but could it reach Northern Rivers?

Temperatures are forecast to drop to near-zero in some of the region’s major centres on Thursday morning.

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Woman using a house key on the front door. Close up of he woman??s hand. She is turning the key in the lock. There is a hallway in the background. The key ring has a house icon on it.

10 homes on the market for under $430,000

In a seller’s market, finding an affordable home is a huge challenge so buyers need to be prepared to be flexible on what kind of property they can afford and where they want to live in 2480.

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A young family sits talking to the doctor. The toddler is sat on his motherâ€™s knee as the doctor kneels down to talk to him

Small town health facilities given tick of approval by patients

Multi service units in the Northern New South Wales Local Health District have been given great feedback according to the Rural Hospital Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2019-20.

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Will the Northern Rivers get snow for the first time since the 1980s?

SNOW WAY! An icy cold blast will hit the region on Tuesday night and make its way across the Northern Rivers from the west. But will we actually get the white stuff? We asked the experts at BOM.

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How can Lismore become a vibrant city, ‘bursting with jobs’?

What do you think Lismore needs within the next 20 years? A vital community engagement session will be held this week, and locals are being urged to have some input.

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SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - ROMANTIC: Someone has created a romantic proposal at Belongil Beach.

Did Bianca say yes? Romantic sand sculpture asks the big question

A sand sculpture at a Byron Bay beach asking Bianca for her hand in marriage has locals curious to learn the outcome of this romantic gesture.

Police & Courts

Woman stabbed at Northern Rivers village, man to face court

A woman who was attacked and suffered serious stab wounds was transported by Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter to Gold Coast University Hospital after bring treated by paramedics.

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WHEELY GOOD: Year 10 Woodlawn student Oscar Murchison, 15, said he really loved undertaking a week's work experience as a bike mechanic with Harris Cycles proprietor, Darryl Pursey. Photo: Alison Paterson

Oscar eyes a cycling career, either as star athlete or top mechanic

Year 10 Woodlawn student Oscar Murchison reckons he’s fortunate to have spent a week as a bike mechanic at a leading Northern Rivers bike shop as he hopes to have a career in the industry.

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Trinity principal speaks out over Connor’s HSC drama

The principal of Trinity Catholic College has spoken out about the push to allow cliff fall victim Connor Meldrum to graduate with his mates this year.

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NO GLOVES: An image supplied by Greens MP Cate Faerhmann, which she said was taken by a staff member, allegedly shows the police officer conducting the RDT not wearing latex gloves, as she headed into Mardigrass on May 2, 2021. Image supplied

Police dispute lack of gloves impacted Nimbin drug test results

NSW Police have said that when an officer gave Green MP Cate Faehrmann a random drug test without gloves it would not affect the end result.

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