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Hold on tight: Alstonville bull rider Jayden Sims competes in the Kyogle Bull Ride on Saturday night. Picture: Diane Essery

Hanging on at Kyogle rodeo

THE dust was flying at the Kyogle Showgrounds on Saturday night, as almost 1000 people gathered for the annual Bull Ride Spectacular.

Lismore

Earthwork and bridge construction on a section of the Alstonville bypass which is due for completion by the end of the year. . Picture: Jay Cronan

Bypass works on schedule

DESPITE weeks of rain the Alstonville bypass is still on track to be finished before the end of the year.

Lismore

Fill it up: Councillor Ben Smith pumps B20 Biodiesel fuel consisting of beef and mutton fat combined with soy beans and conventional diesel into one of the Council’s 100 vehicles. Picture: Doug Eaton

Council goes green with biodiesel

BEEF and mutton fat is helping to keep 100 of Ballina Shire Council’s diesel-fuelled vehicles on the road.

Lismore

Water board: Rous Water councillors discuss water fluoridation in the region yesterday. Picture: Jay Cronan

Rous Water holds back fluoridation

PLANS to fluoridate Lismore, Ballina and Richmond Valley councils’ water supplies have again been put on hold, after Rous Water yesterday voted to ask NSW Health for an extension of the December deadline.

Lismore

Dr Yvonne Hartman of Southern Cross University spoke of the problems facing several groups of women living in poverty. . Picture: Doug Eaton

Poverty a hidden problem

ELDERLY women, single mums and Aboriginal women on the Northern Rivers are part of a ‘hidden problem’ which involves people who are forced to live in poverty.

Lismore