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Musicians and MLC support the save Wallum fight

As the drama unfolded between police and protesters at the Wallum Development in Brunswick Heads yesterday, people were drawn to the site by the red alerts sent out by the Save Wallum organisers.

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Local grom takes national tube-riding prize

Local grom takes national tube-riding prize. Broken Head surfer Leihani Zoric has taken out first place in the U/14 girls and best barrel (girl) categories of the Australian Junior Online Surf Championships.

Metal is back at The Northern

Beast Machine are coming home from a successful spell in the United States and the thrash/metal two-piece with their massive sound layered with riff-driven guitars and thundering drums are coming to lift the roof off of the Backroom. Check out their new music video currently out for their latest single ‘Pretend’, which is featured in HEAVY magazine.

Mullum refugee support group formed

A new group in Mullumbimby has formed to help settle a Syrian refugee family in the area within the next few months.

Has the state government responded effectively to the 2022 flood and other disasters? 

The NSW Reconstruction Authority (NSW RA) is under examination to look at how it has managed the response to the 2022 floods and other disasters.

Statement of faith leaders following attack in Sydney

NSW Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper have released a joint statement from a diverse group of NSW faith leaders, in an effort to calm tensions following the recent knife attack at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in south western Sydney.

Musicians and MLC support the save Wallum fight

As the drama unfolded between police and protesters at the Wallum Development in Brunswick Heads yesterday, people were drawn to the site by the red alerts sent out by the Save Wallum organisers.

Lismore's Ballina Street Bridge. Photo Expressway Online
Lismore’s Ballina Street Bridge. Photo Expressway Online

Update, 11.30pm: The Bruxner Highway has reopened in both directions after being closed for several hours a female pedestrian was hit on the Ballina Street Bridge, Lismore, at around 6.45am this morning.

The Traffic Management Centre previously advised motorists heading out of town to divert via Dawson Street, Woodlark Street and Union Street. Inbound traffic is advised to follow the same route in reverse.

The pedestrian, a woman in her 60s was rushed to Lismore Base Hospital after receiving head injuries.

Toddler killed in crash

The 31-year-old man has undergone mandatory blood and urine testing after the truck he was driving struck and killed a toddler in South Grafton yesterday.

Just after 8am (Sunday March 26), emergency services were called to a home on Hawthorne Street, South Grafton, and found a three-year-old girl critically injured.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated her at the scene before taking her to Grafton Base Hospital, where she later died.

 


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