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Ava Benny-MorrisonThe Sunday Telegraph Crime Reporter

Ava Benny-Morrison is a crime reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She joined the team in September 2017 after covering crime and courts for several years in NSW and Queensland.

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Helen Lowndes, a retained firefighter at Casino fire station, will appear in a TV program that highlights people who have part-time work and also work for disability services. cathy adams

Helping people leads to TV role

WHETHER it’s fighting fires, or teaching community programs, Helen Lowndes’ typical day is always changing and never boring.

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Although the youth allowance restrictions have been changed some Southern Cross University nursing students say the changes have not gone far enough. . Picture: Jay Cronan

Rural students allowance windfall

AFTER months of stalemate in the Senate the Federal Government has succeeded in getting changes to youth allowance restrictions.

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Another instalment: A Grafton couple were left baffled when they received a letter from the Federal Government congratulating them on installing insulation that they have never had installed.

Couple baffled by insulation claim

A GRAFTON couple was left baffled after receiving a letter congratulating them on having insulation installed in their house.

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Driving ambition: Julie Nixon, of All Wheel Driver Education (front, second from right), is working with DAISI to help (front from left) Morgan Baker, Katryna Hall, Trent Vlaming, (rear from left) Renee Churchill, Keyarrah Delauney, Tiarna Brooker, and Lauren Shepheard pass their driving tests. Picture: Jay Cronan

Students get helping help

RENEE CHURCHILL and Keyarrah Delauney’s enlightening stories are just two of many in a room full of independent students.

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Pumped up: Tidge Knight pictured in 2005 with one of his biggest pumpkins.

Giant pumpkin ruined from rain

OVER 300kg of Bangalow-grown pumpkin will be missing from the Royal Easter Show this year, thanks to the never-ending downpours.

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Northern Rivers Conservatorium chairman Rhys Daniell (left) and director Janis Balodis are on the search for arts-loving volunteers. Picture: Jay Cronan

Conservatorium needs volunteers

THE Northern Rivers Conservatorium is searching for passionate performing arts enthusiasts among the declining number of local volunteers.

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Pens to paper for youth music comp

A YOUNG local band that started from high school music lessons is on the way to regional recognition as part of the Young Songwriters Competition.

Property

History lesson: The old teacher’s residence at Mummulgum Public School is on the market, after the Government decided it was too expensive to maintain. Picture: Mel McMillan

Home for sale (with one catch)

THE tiny town of Mummulgum will lose one of its few houses after years of hesitation.

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Lower limit: Police conduct random breath testing in Ballina.

0.02 drink-drive limit proposed

QUEENSLANDERS may be restricted to sober driving if a discussion paper to lower the drink-driving limit is backed.

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Unpredictable: The possible path of Cyclone Ului on a satellite image produced by the Bureau of Meteorology yesterday. Picture: Isobel Rodgers

North Coast on cyclone watch

NORTHERN NSW may be spared the worst of Cyclone Ului, currently 1450km off the Queensland coast, when it begins to track south in the next 36 hours.

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