When Lennox Head teenager Carly Bindon was sick and no mainstream doctors could diagnose what was wrong with her, she turned to a naturopath for treatment.
That positive experience led to her regaining her health and shaped the course of her future.
Carly applied to study for a Bachelor of Naturopathy degree at Southern Cross University and […]
Le-Ba Boardriders have scored their biggest win, taking out the prestigious Rip Curl Kirra Teams Challenge today.
It was the 23rd year of the Rip Curl Kirra Teams Challenge and today’s win was described by Kirra Boardriders event co coordinator John Robbins as the strongest ever victory in the event’s history.
“Le-Ba’s win includes seven heat wins […]
History was made at Oakes Oval on Saturday night, with The Jetstar Gold Coast Titans securing the new club’s maiden victory, recording a 22-10 win over a scrappy Parramatta Eels side in a National Rugby League trial match.
A crowd of 8612 witnessed months of hard work pay off for the NRL new boys, with the […]
A man will appear in court today charged over the death of a woman on Friday night (23 February) in West Ballina.
At 10.40pm, a 40-year-old man called emergency services to a home in Riverside Drive, where they located a 37-year-old woman deceased inside the house.
At 1.30am yesterday (24 February), detectives from Richmond Local Area Command […]
Far North Coast branch lifesaving clubs soon may take part in a new program aimed at workplace safety in surf clubs.
The NSW Minister for Commerce, John Della Bosca, this week launched the program, the WorkCover ‘Safe Business is Good Business’ Partnership Program, with Surf Life Saving NSW at the Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club on […]
NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekend fishing report for Ballina and Evans Head …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop in Ballina says whiting have been quite good all week with bag limits above Pimlico Island on bloodworms. But the tides are starting to get smaller now so they’ll taper off a little.
A few flatties and […]
Tregeagle retired boat skipper Tom Kyle has spent the best part of six decades on Lismore’s Wilsons River and now his memories are to be recorded for all time.
Mr Kyle is one of the many Northern Rivers locals who are being invited to share their stories about life on the river, from the early days […]
Surfing conditions in the Ballina-Lennox Head area should be pretty ordinary this weekend.
Today there’s a swell to a metre from the north-east, but it’s being ’slopped up’ by onshore winds, which are predicted to blow through until Monday.
Try the beaches early, especially those sheltered from a north-easterly.
Meanwhile, the pros are gearing up for the major […]
Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Coach John Cartwright has named his strongest possible side for this weekend’s NRL trial against Parramatta at Oakes Oval, Lismore.
After fielding a squad of exciting junior and fringe players against Melbourne during their first trial at Coffs Harbour’s BCU international stadium last Saturday night, Cartwright has named all bar one of […]
A series of police raids in Queensland and northern New South Wales early this morning have targeted members of an outlaw motorcycle gang who are alleged to be part of a sophisticated drug trafficking syndicate, police said.
As part of an organised crime operation, the Crime and Misconduct Commission, in partnership with the Queensland Police Service, […]
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