A dare at a barn dance was all it took for one northern NSW man to be swept off his feet with the woman he still calls the “love of my life”. The couple have shared their secret to a lifetime of love together.
A Northern Rivers builder who denied sexually assaulting a woman during an alcohol fuelled party claimed he was “being a friend” despite being “told no more than once” – and has learned his fate in court.
The flood-battered Lismore region is in a holding pattern and major flood warnings are in place, with fears there will be 2022 deja vu all over again as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
Cyclone Alfred is set to bring a trifecta of fury to northern NSW with ‘three natural disasters in one’ as it makes its way towards impact, with thousands of residents already being told to prepare to evacuate. See the full list of service shut downs, evacuation centres, and flight cancellations.
Police will allege a man who attempted to rob four people in a ute was responsible for their murders after chasing the dual cab as it fled before it left a North Coast road and fatally crashed into a tree.
Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is primed to strike land on late Thursday, bringing 10m waves, 400mm rainfall and winds of up to 150km/h to a wide swath of populated area from northern NSW up to the Gold Coast.
Bread, eggs, milk, toilet paper and water are in short supply as Cyclone Alfred makes its way towards towns on the border.
A crop of seriously shreddable surfers from Byron, Lennox and Port Mac took to the waves against their city rivals in the “biggest surfing festival in Australia” over the weekend.
Northern NSW health authorities have released a second alert for measles after reports a close contact of an infected person contracted the highly contagious disease.
A nasty collision on a major thoroughfare near Grafton closed roads and forced a ferry to peak capacity as paramedics rushed an elderly woman to hospital with serious head injuries.
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