Richmond Local Area Commander Superintendent Bruce Lyons has praised festival goers at the weekend’s Nimbin MardiGrass, with few incidents requiring police action to date.
A total of 11 people were detected being in possession of prohibited drugs (cannabis) in the township over the weekend up until this morning with one of those people, a woman, also [...]
Ballina’s resurrected fun run looks set to become an annual affair after the success of today’s event.
Ballina Lions Club revived the fun run, which was last held 20 years ago.
Lions club officials were pleased with the roll-up of 450 runners, walkers and joggers.
The competitors tackled the event in great spirit, highlighted by men’s open winners [...]
NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann reports on the local fishing …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says there have still been some good hauls of whiting, from the lower river right up to Woodburn. The further upstream you get, the less the fish want worms and the more partial they are to yabbies and prawns.
There’s [...]
“Those low mongrels,” was Greg Hurford’s reply when informed by his neighbour Alison James that her unique and quirky Ned Kelly letter box that had been taking guard over the entrances of their two properties had been not so ceremoniously removed (stolen) from his place of residence just outside Alstonville.
Alison said that over the past [...]
A south-east swell to 1.5m and offshore winds have provided a great week for those who have had the time to surf.
Pick of the spots has been North Wall at Ballina, with Flat Rock also turning on nice malibu waves.
North-west to west winds are forecast for this weekend, so an early start could be the [...]
A man will appear in court later this month, charged in relation to the sexual assault of a child at Ocean Shores.
The five-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted in the male toilets at a local shopping centre about 5pm on Tuesday (2 May). Police from the Ballina Joint Investigation Response Team (JIRT) attended the location [...]
Midwives working in North Coast hospitals will celebrate International Midwives’ Day on Friday, May 5, with a range of workplace gatherings and after-hours socialising.
The North Coast Area Health Service (NCAHS) says midwives play a key role in the continuum of the birthing process, from the ante-natal care of pregnant women through to the delivery of their [...]
The failure of the NSW Government to keep records on who has been issued ‘Green Cards’ authorising tradespeople to work on building sites is causing experienced qualified tradespeople to redo their Green Card course at a cost of $110 and one day off work or lose their jobs, Ballina MP Don Page said in Parliament [...]
If you are a woman aged between 18 and 40 who often feels tired, researchers at Southern Cross University would like to hear from you.
Dr Joan O’Connor, the clinical trials co-ordinator for the Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine, Education and Research (ACCMER), is conducting a trial with a natural medicine formulation to improve mild anaemia.
ACCMER [...]
Police from Richmond Local Area Command and the North Coast Area Health Service are warning those heading to this weekend’s Nimbin’s annual MardiGrass festival about the dangers associated with the abuse of prohibited drugs.
Police say they are concerned about the unknown origin of chemicals used in the manufacture of illicit drugs. “The chemical composition can [...]
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