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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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Lismore

ORDER OR AUSTRALIA: Professor David Scott (centre, with his children and their partners) was presented by His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division for service to medicine, particularly to anaesthetics.

Lismore professor humbled to receive Order of Australia

A Northern Rivers anaesthetist received an Order of Australia for his work, including lobbying the government to ensure patients were not disadvantaged by expenses.

Business

Sydney Tools’ new multimillion-dollar store brings jobs to Lismore

Sydney Tools is hiring locals in sales, visual merchandising, operations and stores roles ahead of their multimillion dollar Lismore store’s grand opening.

Sport

COACHING TO WIN Swans coach Ashley Pritchard showed his mettle when the players defeated the Casino Lions by a leviathan 275 points when the teams each played their first game in the Casino vs Lismore ANZAC DAY Shield and their first game in the AFL North Coast League. Photo: Alison Paterson

Your exciting and essential weekend of local sport starts here

Here’s your guide to all the key weekend sporting matches across the region for Aussie rules, baseball, hockey, netball, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and triathlon.

Sport

BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Some of the top baseball players from around the country will be showing their pitching and batting prowess in Lismore when the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship.holds is five-day tournament at the recently upgraded Albert Park Baseball facility between Saturday, 8 May and Wednesday, 12 May, 2021.

Batter up! Lismore to host Australian senior league baseball champs

Lismore baseball fans will have front row seats to see some of the best players in the country when the Australian Senior League Championships come to town from May 8 to 12.

Lismore

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE: The Bureau of Meteorology said a cold air mass from down south of Australia near Antarctica is the reason why residents on the Northern Rivers are snuggling up with small fluffy dogs, wooly scarfs and huddling by the heater. Photo; Alison Paterson

Polar chill blast: BOM explains why Lismore is so darn cold

Winter is coming, warns the Bureau of Meteorology, with Lismore temperatures hovering around 15 degrees and forcing us to grab our blankies and heaters (and cuddly doggos).

Lismore

MARATHON MAN: Dr Michael Douglas is running more than 310km from Bellingen to Brunswick Heads to raise awareness about the importance of rivers and beaches.

Doctor hopes a marathon a day may keep the plastics at bay

Dr Michael Douglas’ prescription for solving plastic pollution involves running a marathon a day to raise awareness of the importance of rivers and beaches.

Business

FROM PASSION TO PROFESSION: Lismore multimedia artist Indra Dhanusha decided life was too short not to follow her dream, so at age 40 she turned to creating art full time. Now her ceramics and pure olive oil soaps which are prized across the Northern Rivers , Photo: Alison Paterson

Indra rides the creative wave with exquisite ceramics and soaps

Lismore multimedia artist Indra Dhanusha’s true olive oil soaps and bespoke ceramic crafts are in high demand across the region.

Lismore

Poultry in motion: How to buy hens under the hammer

The Lismore Poultry Club is holding its first auction since 2019 and said they had interest from people keeping backyard chooks through to those looking for their next potential champion.

Lismore

Free 8-week program matches people with housing, jobs

Two pop-up events at Lismore and Tweed will support people to access education, training and work opportunities to reach their employment and housing goals.

Sport

AUSSIE RULES: When the Lismore Swans U11 played the Ballina Bombers at Mortimer Oval, In Lismore on Saturday May 2, 2021, there were some excellent kicks and marks from both sides.

Swans beat Bombers in thrill a minute U11s Aussie rules match

The Northern Star’s newest sports reporter Fynn Henderson, reveals how the U11 match between the Lismore Swans and Ballina Bombers played out in a game he said went goal for goal.

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