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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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Lismore

Volunteers on the Road co-ordinator Lauren O’Reilly looks forward to the day when Peter Thong (22), from Sudan, gets his licence. . Picture: Marc Stapelberg

Helping refugees learn to drive

LOCAL woman Lauren O’Reilly is part of a volunteer program that teaches African refugees how to drive.

Lismore

Heroes of Lismore Heights

CHILDREN at the Lismore Heights Public School lived out their dreams yesterday when they came to school dressed as their favourite hero.

Lismore

HEMP hopeful of making election

THE Nimbin-based Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party is one small step away from running in the next election.

Lismore

New medical centre for Kyogle

KYOGLE is set to benefit from a new medical centre by the end of the year and with it will come a team of doctors, a cosmetic dentist and a pathologist.

Lismore

Disabled man’s two storey climb

STAFF and volunteers at the Richmond River Historical Society (RRHS) were left embarrassed after a disabled man had to lift himself up two flights of stairs.

Lismore

Aboriginal education officer Carmel McGrady (left), Tabulam Public School principal Lesley Mills, Cabbage Tree Island Public School principal Dyonne Anderson and Aboriginal education officer Delia Rhodes with achievement awards.

Awards for Aboriginal education

TWO local schools have won a prestigious national award for leading the way in Aboriginal education.

Tweed Heads

Banana growers feeling the pinch

WHILE consumers are enjoying “cheap as chips” banana prices at the moment, local banana growers are suffering.

Lismore

Palmwoods banana grower Peter Molenaar was forced to change from producingover-supplied Cavendish bananas to growing lady fingers in order to save his business. Picture: Cathy Adams

Not so bonzer for banana growers

WHILE shoppers are enjoying ‘cheap as chips’ banana prices at the moment, local banana growers are suffering.

Lismore

Rebecca Beale’s forearm and hand, showing bites.

Dingo attacks pregnant woman

A PREGNANT Byron Bay woman is concerned for her unborn child after she was viciously attacked by a dingo last week.

Lismore

Invited for dinner with the G-G

TWO Lismore SES volunteers will dine with the Governor-General later this month as she thanks them for their efforts in last year’s devastating floods.

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