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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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Sport

RIDING HIGH: Members of the NSW Zone 15 Pony Club are heading to New Zealand for an annual exchange where they will participate in riding and cultural events with their Kiwi colleagues. Picture: Alisob Paterson

Talented equestrians galloping across the ditch

TALENTED young riders keen to learn new equestrian skills when they travel to New Zealand on an annual exchange.

Lismore

CAR HITS TREE: Traffic affected on Pacific Highway

TRAFFIC is affected in both directions on the Pacific Highway south of Ballina this morning, after a car crashed into a tree.

Lismore

CAR CRASH: Emergency services including NSW Ambulance were called to a motor vehicle accident on Dunoon Rd, Dunoon on Friday morning. Picture: Daily Telegraph

Driver trapped after car crash

EMERGENCY services were called when a car crashed into a power pole on Dunoon Rd.

Property

How the holiday period can spark a real estate boom

FALLING in love with your holiday destination lifestyle can lead to buying your dream home.

Lismore

Visiting New South Wales Labor leader Michael Dalley MP has promised if he wins the state election next March 250 new security guards will be assigned to rural and regional hospitals. Picture: Marc Stapelberg

Special constables will guard hospitals: Labor’s pledge

MORE security offers who are better trained promised by Labor leader to protect hospital staff and patients .

Lismore

Car crash on Bangalow Rd

DRIVERS asked to take extra care on Bangalow Rd after the Rural Fire Service was called to an incident this morning.

Property

Want to live like a VIP? Or at least take a sneak peek

$6.5m luxury home for sale on the coast.

Business

7 of our oldest businesses

THE Northern Rivers is home to some long running businesses which are still serving happy customers today.

Lismore

INFORMED CARE: On Wednesday November 27 icare NSW staff including David Huxley, Andrew Ellery, Dr Victoria Oey and EML's Jazz Mahmud visited Lismore to meet with Northern Rivers employers and rehabilitation providers to tell them about changes to the NSW workers compensation scheme. Picture: Alison Paterson

Looking after workers is good business

EMPOLYEES are the lifeblood of businesses and at recent meeting employers gathered to hear about the latest changes to workers comp legislation and practice.

Community News

SISTERS HONOURED: The amazing work of Mary and Emily Betteridge was honoured yesterday. Picture: Alison Paterson

Twins honoured with ‘special place’ at helicopter base

THE dedicated work of Lismore’s Betteridge twins was honoured with the official opening of gardens in their name.

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