Lismore Business Awards back with a bang
Lismore builder Joel Jensen has nailed it in the 2024 Lismore Business Awards after scooping five honours including Business of the Year. See who has bragging rights for 2024.
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Northern Rivers school smashes it at Sydney boccia championships
A Northern Rivers school is cheering after its boccia team took home silver in Sydney in a popular competition involving hundreds of NSW public schools.
Record crowd trucks in payload for rural northern NSW town
A little northern NSW town has yet again hosted one of the southern hemisphere’s most beloved truck shows – and the number of attendees is astounding.
‘Heartbreaking’: Washed up whale carcass buried
A dead juvenile humpback whale that washed up on a northern NSW beach has been taken to its final resting place, with the community saddened over the loss of the “magnificent” creature.
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‘Survival Day’: Byron Bay rally calls for change of date
A crowd has rallied to mark “Survival Day” at Byron on Australia Day, calling for a change of date. One Indigenous woman says she feels for elders who “still carry a lot of pain”.
‘Smile a mile wide’: Heartfelt tributes for North Coast identity
An outpouring of grief has flowed after a much-loved Casino identity tragically lost his life to cancer. His family have remembered the “true gentleman” with a “love for giving”.
Hospital Auxiliary unveils latest gift for Lismore Base ED
A generous donation to Lismore Base Hospital’s emergency department will greatly assist staff doing their damnedest to save lives, often in hectic circumstances. Here’s the latest.
First home trucked out of flood battered northern NSW
One of Lismore’s original cottages is the first to be relocated after the owner accepted a buyback almost two years since record-breaking floods decimated the town.
Fire ant threat rises as pest makes raft on floodwaters
Fire ants clumping together in thousands to make a raft to escape floodwaters in northern NSW have Invasive Species spooked – but the National Eradication program says there is nothing to worry about.
WWE-style pro wrestling school on cards for regional town
“It’s true, it’s damn true” – an ex-rugby player has plans to bring WWE-style wrestling to the NSW northern rivers. Do you have what it takes to go from pencil neck geek to John Cena?
Locals and charity grocer at odds over prices for flood-hit residents
A northern NSW grocer intended to provide affordable food for flood-hit residents has been accused of being “more expensive than Coles or Woolies” – but the grocer has labelled the claims “unfair”.
‘True gentleman’: Outpouring of tributes for former Lismore mayor
A “thoroughly decent man” who was a husband, grandfather and the former mayor of Lismore has sadly died aged 90. Politicians from all persuasions have now paid tribute to Merv King.
‘Tremendous craftsman’: Former Northern Star editor dies at 97
A passionate advocate for the “little people”, former Northern Star editor and Walkley Award-winning northern NSW wordsmith Jim Brigginshaw has been remembered by his colleagues.
‘Toxic s–tshow’: Farmers speak out in cattle saleyard stoush
A Northern NSW council has copped backlash over its announcement of awarding the management tender of their multimillion dollar saleyards to a nation-wide saleyard service provider.
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