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May 21, 2024

Top Southern Stingrays team take first AFL win in Ballina

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Local Labor MP supports Future Gas Strategy

Climate research scientist, Joelle Gergis, has joined other scientists, academics, think tanks and economists in condemning federal Labor’s Future Gas Strategy, which was released last week.

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Mullum Road upgrade

Construction is expected to commence in December to improve the flood-prone Mullumbimby Road near Uncle Tom’s corner.

Conciliation meeting over Broadwater floodplain development terminated

Richmond Valley Council refused a development application for a 60-lot residential development on flood-prone land on Rileys Hill Road, Broadwater, close to the Richmond River in October 2023. 

Motorcyclist flown to hospital from New Italy

At about 3pm yesterday, Tuesday 14 May, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to the Pacific Highway, New Italy following reports of a motorcyclist suffering serious leg injuries after collision with a barrier.

Hundreds of DV arrests across state

Police have charged more than 550 people during a four-day operation targeting the state’s most dangerous domestic and family violence offenders.

Feudalism alive

The increasingly restrictive parking at New Brighton shows feudalism is alive and well. It is understandable – wanting to protect...

Contraband, Chile’s 9/11 and black ops 

Putting the life of local adventurer Chris Dewhirst into print would be no easy task. But he’s managed to do it, in part, with Everest Guns & Money.

Southern Stingrays team

The Southern Stingrays picked up their first win of the season when they beat Coomera 6.5-41–5.4-34 playing at home on Fripp Oval last Saturday.

In a closely fought and low-scoring game,  where the lead at the end of a quarter never stretched past eight points, the Stingrays were able to do enough to keep the visitors at bay.

The Reserves didn’t fair so well and went down 2.0-12–10.16-76 to the visitors.

The side is yet to truly challenge the competition but can take solace from scoring the first goal of the game.

In the local women’s derby the Ballina Bombers put on a strong performance to dominate across the park and beat the Byron Magpies 12.10-82–0.1-1.

It is the third win on the trot for the Ballina side and they now share the top of the Queensland division two (south) ladder with two other undefeated teams, Burleigh and Palm Beach Currumbin.

They take on these teams in the next few weeks.


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