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Lismore man arrested on ice, testosterone dealing charges
A man will appear in court today after methylamphetamine, prescription drugs, cash and mobile phones were seized after a vehicle stop at Nimbin in the early hours of the morning.
15 hours ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Man injured while cutting down tree
Around 11am this morning the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Blue Knob, near Nimbin, where a 50-year-old male had been hit by a tree he was cutting down.
6 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Lismore among NSW’s 20 ‘deforestation hotspots’
Seventeen of the state’s 20 ‘deforestation hotspots’, including the Lismore region, contain koala habitat at risk of land clearing under new state environmental laws a new report has found.
6 days ago | Chris Dobney | 3 -
Ice cream run lands Casino teen in court
When police from the Richmond Target Action group stopped a car at 11:20pm on Saturday on Brewster Street, Lismore, the driver thought he had them licked.
8 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Overflow channel could spare Lismore CBD in future flood
Lismore mayor Isaac Smith has welcomed the announcement of $8.2 million from the NSW Government for flood mitigation works, saying it could bolster renewed business growth.
8 days ago | Echonetdaily | 7 -
Lismore hospital employee attacked with syringe
A woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting an employee at Lismore Base Hospital on Saturday (November 10).
9 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Man charged over Lismore stabbing
A man has been charged following an altercation in a property at Girards Hill on Tuesday, which allegedly resulted in a 22-year-old man being stabbed to his upper torso and hand.
13 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Mozart’s Requiem performed in honour of Richard Gill OAM
One hundred and ten singers from across the northern rivers will take the stage next month to perform Mozart’s powerful choral work about death, the Requiem, yet there will be one very notable absentee.
13 days ago | Paul Bibby | 0 -
Man found unconscious on side of road
Police are still trying to establish how a man came to be unconscious by the side of a road at Goonellabah on Monday.
14 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Saffin blames Nats for inflated power costs
A state Labor government would re-regulate electricity prices and bring down costs to consumers, according to Lismore candidate Janelle Saffin.
15 days ago | Chris Dobney | 2 -
Local radio station lauded for exposing the war on drugs
For years Nimbin radio producer Phil Bromley watched in growing frustration as his town was subjected to a media-driven police crackdown on recreational drug use.
18 days ago | Paul Bibby | 1 -
Young journos’ voices to be heard at ‘The Junction’
Our budding local journalists are sharing their work with the world through a new platform for public interest journalism and storytelling.
26 days ago | Paul Bibby | 0 -
North Coast National’s ‘chicks and chooks’
Saturday was all about the girls at Lismore's 133rd North Coast National Show with the chicks and chooks out in force on a sunny final day of the event.
29 days ago | Eve Jeffery | 0 -
Wet weather prompts Big Scrub move
Unfortunately, owing to recent rain, the ‘spiritual home’ of the Big Scrub day has been forsaken this year in favour of the more weatherproof surrounds of the Lismore Town Hall.
October 19, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Lismore’s solar farm wins Climate Council award
Several local councils were yesterday awarded top honours for their work on the climate change frontline, at the inaugural Cities Power Partner Summit Awards
October 19, 2018 | Eve Jeffery | 0 -
Larnook man arrested over drugs, guns and stolen property
A man has been charged after police allegedly located rifles, drugs, and stolen property at a home at Larnook, about 30km north of Lismore, last week.
October 17, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Saffin hits out at dwindling role for M’bah Courthouse
Labor candidate for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, says 'it’s a bit sad and a bit ironic' that NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman chose to make an announcement about the future of the Murwillumbah Courthouse outside the Lismore Court.
October 17, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 1 -
Tropical Fruits identity Tony Allison remembered
Two events are planned in coming weeks to celebrate the life and work of Lismore resident and longtime Tropical Fruits production manager Tony Allison. Tony (aka Toe Knee) Allison passed away peacefully on Friday September 21 at home from a... Read More →
October 16, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Bangalow Road reopens after firey truck crash
Update: One lane of Bangalow Road has been reopened after a truck crash and fire at Bexhill this morning. The driver of a truck that burst into flames has been hospitalised.
October 16, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Universal Medicine loses defamation case
The leader of Goonellabah based Universal Medicine, Serge Benhayon, has lost a defamation action against Byron Bay blogger Esther Rockett, with a Supreme Court jury finding he is the leader of a ’socially harmful cult‘.
October 16, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 4 -
Flood Watch issued ahead weekend weather in north east NSW
The wet weather likely to continue over the NSW/QLD coastal border region over the weekend, with heavy falls possible in Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast Sunday and Monday.
October 12, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Street rampage ends in 28 charges
A man who rampaged his way through Ballina and Lismore streets in a Ford Ranger yesterday, has been charged with 28 offences after pursuit with children in the car.
October 12, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Lismore and her sisters
Lismore has a lot of relatives and it is looking at ways to keep track of family members.
October 12, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
‘Bullied’ worker suspended from Lismore hospital
Workers at Lismore Base Hospital are set to stage a lunchtime protest today over allegations of bullying and hospital management’s failure to adequately investigate staff complaints.
October 10, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
New GM takes the helm at Lismore City Council
In a break with tradition, the new general manager of Lismore City Council, Shelley Oldham, brings with her a suite of skills honed in the Victorian public service and a large international consultancy firm.
October 8, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 1
