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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

CHANGING FACE: Ballina Shire Council has been working in Main Street, Alstonville, to give it a new look as the town is bypassed. . Picture: David Nielsen

Talks monitor town’s changing face

ALSTONVILLE’S Main Street was on the agenda when representatives of the area’s Chamber of Commerce and Ballina Council met on Tuesday.

Lismore

Youth program regional manager Brett Paradise and youth case manager Shazz Gillett want to raise awareness of youth homelessness. . Picture: Jay Cronan

Homeless youth hits crisis levels

THE North Coast has the worst homeless rate in the State outside of Sydney and a major proportion of that is youth.

Lismore

Anger over kangaroo vandalism

A CONCRETE kangaroo in Lismore has been through some serious wear and tear during its 30-year life, but the headless ornament may now have reached its end.

Lismore

Voice a gift worth protecting

THOSE who have been straining to project their voice or having difficulty hitting high notes on stage, may be due for a bit of speech pathology.

Lismore

Man drowns in pool at Byron Bay

A 58-YEAR-OLD man has drowned after being found unconscious in a pool of a Byron Bay home last night.

Lismore

Ballina Croquet Club members (front, from left) Lorraine Whiteman, club captain of golf croquet; Jean Hill, coach of the golf croquet; and club president Mary Hughes stand united yesterday as members of the new Ballina Cherry Street Croquet Club play in the background. Picture: DOUG EATON

Croquet showdown ends in tears

A LONG-RUNNING turf war between the old and new Ballina croquet clubs erupted yesterday after a peaceful protest coincided with a new playing schedule.

Lismore

Holly Ohlson (left) and Tiffany Carmichael of Horse Sense for Humans with Nick who plays a role in helping people tackle mental health issues. Picture: David Nielsen

Horsing around in therapy

EQUINE specialists Holly Ohlson and Tiffany Carmichael have created an alternate and effective form of therapy in Teven – Horse Sense for Humans.

Lismore

Helping to heal: Cathy Gordon, of Ballina, with her horse Whaler, which she says saved her soul after the terrifying ordeal of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 had her considering suicide. Picture: Cathy Adams

Horse saved life after Port Arthur

FOURTEEN years on from the Port Arthur massacre and Ballina resident Cathy Gordon still sees ‘holograms of blood and the deceased’ in her everyday life.

Lismore

FLYING THE FLAG: Kerry Reynolds, of Goonellabah and Sabina Baltruweit from Remembering and Healing Old Wounds, with the Japanese flag given to her by her father after WWII and which she is returning to the people of Japan.CATHY ADAMS

Flag returned as sign of peace

A JAPANESE flag from World War II has been tucked away in a drawer for 30 years and is to become a signal of peace and reconciliation next weekend.

Lismore

Public scrutiny on court move

THE possibility of Lismore’s Family Law Court moving to the Lismore Criminal and Civil Court on Zadoc St, is an issue that must go through public consultation.

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