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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

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.

Lismore

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.

Lismore

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.

Business

Promoting the Centrelink Jobs Expo at the Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre were Australian Government local employment co-ordinator Terry Watson, and Lismore Centrelink acting manager Sue McNamara. The expo will be held at the centre on March 19. . Picture: David Nielsen

Centrelink Jobs expo next week

THE Centrelink Jobs expo will roll into Lismore next week, possibly furthering the town’s strong employment figures.

Lismore

Richmond Valley Council Mayor Col Sullivan raising awareness for highway safety after his sister died in a car accident on the Pacific Highway seven years ago. Picture: Jay Cronan

Mayor remembers losing his sister

RICHMOND Valley Council mayor Col Sullivan knows first-hand what it is like to lose a family member to the notoriously deadly Pacific Highway.

Lismore

Amalgamated Pest Control technician Ricky Brewer finds a decaying rat carcass in this Goonellabah ceiling cavity. Experts say rats are currently enjoying a ‘population explosion’. . Picture: David Nielsen

Rats running riot in Lismore

IT’S not quite a plague but rodents have been running riot around Lismore lately.

Lismore

Assistant at the Richmond Upper Clarence Regional Library Richmond Branch, Kate Warner, with a selection of her favourite books. . Picture: Jay Cronan

Library grants benefit readers

IT’S A close call between adolescent vampires and a girl with a dragon tattoo, with an ex-convict turned Indian soul searcher following close behind.

Lismore

Let’s make use of the old airport

JOHN HABIB remembers when the old Lismore airport was once the transport hub of the region before Ballina and Byron had even considered a runway.

Lismore

Good wood: Adrian Williamson leaves minimal carbon footprint in the production of Nimbin Garden Furniture. His tools are powered by solar panels on the roof and he uses recycled timber. Picture: Cathy Adams

Eco-friendly furniture impresses

SURROUNDED by piles of teak, red ironbark wood and hand-crafted furniture, Adrian Willamson is in his eco-friendly element.

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