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Are you ready to celebrate a NSW Blues clean sweep in State of Origin tonight? In the meantime down below, here’s what you can expect in local weather, the latest Covid restrictions including QLD border restrictions for those planning to head to Game Three on the Gold Coast, and much more...

WEATHER

Forecast: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. Slight chance of a shower later tonight. Light winds becoming N/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 20s.

GRAFTON: 9-21

YAMBA: 14-21

MACLEAN: 8-21

WOOLI: 13-19

COPMANHURST: 9-21

BARYULGIL: 12-21

NYMBOIDA: 7-19

CURRENT COVID RESTRICTIONS

School children 12 years and over must wear a mask on any form of public transport, including the school bus. The Department of Education recommends masks for all students in Year 7 and above as well as all staff and teachers. Click here for more information.

Due to a rise in cases, the following restrictions are in place for NSW, including the Clarence Valley region:

• People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong) on or after June 21 should follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after they left Greater Sydney.
• Visitors to households are limited to 5 guests – including children;
• Masks are compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including workplaces, and at organised outdoor events;
• Drinking while standing at indoor venues not allowed;
• Singing by audiences and choirs at indoor venues or by congregants at indoor places of worship not allowed;
• Dancing not be allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs. However, dancing is allowed at weddings for the wedding party only (no more than 20 people);
• Dance and gym classes limited to 20 per class (masks must be worn);
• The one person per four square metre rule reintroduced for all indoor and outdoor settings, including weddings and funerals;
• Outdoor seated, ticketed events limited to 50 per cent seated capacity.

Queensland border restrictions:

If you have been in a declared COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days you will not be allowed to enter Queensland, except for a limited range of people who can enter for essential purposes.

You must complete a declaration to enter Queensland from anywhere in Australia or New Zealand that is not a declared COVID-19 hotspot. Queensland has two types of declarations, a Queensland Travel Declaration and a Queensland Border Declaration Pass.

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Elsie Georgina Balfour
Late of Maclean. Passed away peacefully on July 12, 2021, aged 93 years. Relatives and friends of the late Elsie Balfour are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service to be held at St James Anglican Church, Wharf Street, Maclean on Thursday, July 22, commencing at 11am, followed by a service of burial at the Lower Clarence Lawn Cemetery, Townsend.

Fay Lorraine Shields
Late of Grafton, passed away July 10, 2021, aged 76 years. Relatives and friends of the late Fay Shields are respectfully invited to attend her graveside service to be held at the Clarence Lawn Cemetery, Armidale Road, Braunstone on Friday, July 16, commencing at 11.30am.

Coral Elsie Munro
Late of Woolford Island, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2021, aged 91 years. A private service to be held.

Denny John Brown
Formerly of Yamba, late of Sydney, passed away on July 2, 2021 aged 40 years. A service of farewell is to be held at the Raymond Laurie Sports Fields, Yamba, on Wednesday, July 14 at 11am.

DIGITAL EDITIONS

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Police appeal for public assistance to identify man Coffs-Clarence Police are appealing to the public in the hopes if identifying a man who visited Grafton Shoppingworld last month in relation to malicious damage at the shopping centre.

Dying with dignity, compassion and peacefulness is something we all deserve Grafton-raised Sky News host Peter Gleeson reflects on the final days of the life of his much-loved younger brother and former Daily Examiner greyhound scribe, Daryl ‘Albert’ Gleeson.

2021 July Carnival highlights in pictures 50+ photos highlighting the best moments on and off the track across the five race days of Grafton’s July Carnival.

Top trainer, jockey of July Racing Carnival revealed Final win of the carnival cherry on top for best trainer and cause for a shake up in the race for best jockey.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

1789 The Bastille, a fortress in Paris used to hold political prisoners, is stormed by a mob. July 14 is now Bastille Day, the national day of France.

1864 At Harrisburg, Mississippi, Federal troops repulse an attack by General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

1933 Nazi Germany promulgates the Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health--the beginning of the Euthanasia program.

1940 A force of German bombers attacks Suez, Egypt, from bases in Crete.

1945 American battleships and cruisers bombard the Japanese home islands for the first time.

LOTTERIES

Oz Lotto

Draw: 1430

Winning Numbers: 14, 34, 27, 3, 13, 17, 33

Supps: 38, 26

Division 1: Jackpotted

Division 2: $53,104.90

Division 3: $5,085.30

Division 4: $358.15

Division 5: $43.85

Division 6: $22.70

Division 7: $16.30