Local News Richmond Valley
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Escaped crims may be hiding out in Casino
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate two prisoners who escaped from a minimum security correctional facility on the Mid North Coast and may be heading towards Casino.
15 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Casino drive-by shooting was attempted murder: police
Officers investigating the shooting of a man at Casino on Saturday night (September 1) have charged a Casino man with attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.
22 days ago | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Court case slaps North Coast piggery with $270,000 bill
A North Coast piggery operator could face a $277,000 bill following a successful prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority.
27 days ago | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Richmond Valley fire still out of control
One of two major bushfires burning in the Richmond Valley has now burnt out more than 3,290 hectares and remains out of control.
August 24, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Man dies in water tank on property near Casino
Emergency services were called to the scene of a fatal workplace accident near Casino after reports a man was unconscious in a water tank.
August 22, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Four major fires burning in Northern Rivers
Of four bushfires burning in the Northern Rivers since the weekend, just one has been contained while firefighters are close to bringing another under control.
August 21, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Teen arrested over ‘copycat’ fire
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in what appears to be a copycat arson attack, after an RFS fire truck was damaged and an estimated 175 hectares of land was burnt out in a deliberately-lit fire near Tabulam on Saturday.
August 20, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Spotlight on Northern Rivers homelessness
Northern Rivers community groups and businesses will rally together next week to tackle the region’s mounting homelessness crisis with Homelessness Connect events at Lismore and Casino.
August 2, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Woman charged over $95k fraud from Aboriginal organisation
A woman will appear in court next month over alleged fraud offences involving an organisation representing Aboriginal issues in the Northern Rivers.
August 1, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Ice, knuckledusters and stolen furniture seized in Casino raid
A man faced court on Saturday after police seized drugs, knuckledusters and alleged stolen furniture in Casino on Friday afternoon (June 29).
July 1, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Foul play suspected in Woodburn man’s disappearance
Police have charged a 43-year-old man with assault of a 45-year-old man who went missing in the Richmond River at Woodburn at around 7.30pm last night. Police divers are likely to be called in today to search for the missing man.
June 13, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Motorcyclist dead and one injured after crash on Summerland Way
Update: Tuesday, May 8 Police have arrested a man who drove through roadblocks on the Summerland Way on Monday after an accident there that killed a motorcyclist and injured another.
May 8, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Shark net trial ends early as whale migration begins
Update: A marine-life activist has warned of an all-out campaign to prevent shark nets ever being reinstalled on the North Coast after the government ended the controversial trial a month early.
May 2, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 1 -
Habitat trees damaged in plantation clearing
Concerns over erosion management, significant damage to important habitat trees and disregard for Aboriginal heritage at Busby's Flat near Casino have been raised in relation to plantation clearing taking place over the weekend.
April 27, 2018 | Aslan Shand | 1 -
Men arrested, handgun seized in Casino police raid
Two men were arrested and a handgun seized during an operation in Casino yesterday targeting the supply of illicit drugs in the area.
April 13, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Two charged over slashing of service station attendant
Two men will face court following an investigation into an aggravated robbery in Casino at the weekend that left a service station attendant with slash wounds to his face.
March 28, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Drake pair to face court on cannabis, gun charges
Two men have been charged after police raided a home near Casino on Tuesday (March 27), seizing firearms and drugs.
March 28, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Service station attendant slashed in daylight robbery
Police are appealing for public information following an aggravated robbery in Casino on Sunday morning (March 25).
March 25, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Casino flooded: 100mm of rain in an hour
Flash flooding hit Casino yesterday, with water seeping into homes and businesses after more than 100mm of rain fell in less than an hour.
February 27, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Highway upgrade one step closer as service road opens
Federal Page MP Kevin Hogan says a new service road will give traffic a safe and efficient bypass of the Pacific Highway upgrade works between Woodburn and Broadwater for the next two years.
February 20, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Violent robbery at Casino probed by images
Police have released CCTV images (right) in a renewed appeal following an armed robbery at a licensed club in Casino late last year.
February 9, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Police release new CCTV images in bid to catch Casino crooks
Police have released this image of a car they believe was used during a violent armed robbery at a licensed club in Casino late last year.
January 31, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Restrictions on cannabis use ‘ridiculous’
North coast people ‘sick of the ridiculous restrictions’ on the use of medical cannabis are being urged to join a protest in Canberra on the first day of parliament next month.
January 19, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Hemp farming tips follow legal medical-cannabis exports
An information day for farmers keen on farming hemp for its medical, food and industrial uses to be held in Nimbin early next month comes as the federal government moved this week to allow the export of cannabis-based medicines.
January 5, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Casino cannabis venture one step closer with licence application
The group seeking to set up a medical cannabis farm and extraction plant near Casino has filed application to obtain a medicinal cannabis licence and a cannabis research licence in collaboration with the National Institute of Complementary Medicine.
December 5, 2017 | Echonetdaily | 3
