Quick thinking and strong scams awareness from a bank branch manager has prevented a woman from losing almost $10,000 to an impersonation scam.

The Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party (LCQ) and its members are up in arms about the proposed changes to Roadside Drug Testing (RDT) that are destined to pass into law by a majority LNP government.

Winter is on its way out, and The Roadhouse is throwing open the precinct to celebrate.

For four years Queer Family Inc has lived the perilous life of a homeless community organisation – bouncing from one temporary venue to the next, sometimes without anywhere to stay at all.

With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.