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WEATHER

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.

GRAFTON: 6-19

YAMBA: 9-17

MACLEAN: 7-18

COPMANHURST: 6-19

WOOLI: 8-18

BARYULGIL: 6-18

NYMBOIDA: 4-18

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.

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Nola Nicholas
Formerly of Sydney, late of Grafton, passed away on July 4, 2021 aged 91 years. Family and friends are invited to attend Nola’s funeral service to be held at Salvation Army Citadel, Oliver Street, Grafton, on Monday, July 12 at 1pm.

Jason Lee Trudgian
Formerly of Rochedale, Brisbane, late of Grafton, passed away suddenly on May 31, 2021 aged 48 years. A memorial service for Jason will be announced at a later date due to the current Covid restrictions.

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

Revealed: Will your kids need a mask to return to school? There are new restrictions for students in regional areas as they return for Term 3. Find out all the requirements here.

Lookback: Take a look at kids fashion at the races The Maclean Bowling Club kids fashions stakes will bring the glamour back to the racecourse. Take a look back at the last time the competition was held in 2019, and see what was in style with our smallest racegoers.

Leading trainers, jockeys vying for carnival honours Grafton’s surrogate son and a Welsh invader lead the race for the July Racing Carnival’s best trainer and jockey titles.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

1804 Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr.

1863 In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British.

1913 150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent.

1943 World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles.

1957 US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer.

LOTTERIES

Saturday Lotto

Draw: 4171

Winning Numbers: 23, 22, 30, 28, 38, 34

Supps: 16, 20

Division 1: $756,133.42

Division 2: $12,888.55

Division 3: $952.90

Division 4: $26.85

Division 5: $15.65

Division 6: $8.55