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Premium Content Subscriber only There are a number of Anzac Day services plaNned for across the region this year, After 2020 saw many Anzac Day services cancelled due to COVID-19. If youre looking to honour those Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations, as well as those who continue to serve, weve rounded up a full list of whats on in 2021. While every care has been taken when this list was complied, it is subject to change with COVID-19 restrictio...

Premium Content Two Far North Coast pubs have changed hands in recent sales. The Sun Bistro in Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay has been purchased by an investment group led by the Winchester Group, while the Hotel Illawong in Evans Head has been bought by the Laundy Group. The Winchester Group is linked to a range of venues including the Regatta Hotel and Normanby Hotel in Brisbane, among others. "We are excited to once again be based in Byron Bay," Winchester Group founder and director Shaun Dun...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Northern Rivers council is expected to write to the State Government to request the continuation of the shark management strategy. Funding for the program, which was run by the Department of Primary Industries for five years and was extended for another 12 months, will end on June 30. But Richmond Valley Council would like to see it continue. At this weeks meeting, councillors will discuss the results of the program at Evans Head beaches. Drones, SMART dru...

Premium Content Subscriber only A 24-year-old man who went on an interstate road trip with a stolen car was found enjoying a meal parked near a Coast Mcdonald’s, a court has heard. Neckore Gulmatico pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday to three charges including bringing stolen goods into Queensland and two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Police prosecutor Brendan Newman said Gulmatico stole a grey Mazda 6 from Evans Head on March 28 before driving it...

Premium Content Subscriber only Widespread rain across the Wilsons River catchment area overnight is contributing to Minor Flooding in the city this morning. The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday has caused river level rises in the tributaries upstream of Lismore. A minor flood peak is expected at Lismore this afternoon. River levels along Leycester Creek peaked at Rock Valley near 3.8 metres around 5am this morning and along Goolmangar Creek r...

Premium Content Subscriber only Widespread rain across the Wilsons River catchment area overnight is contributing to Minor Flooding in the city this morning. The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday has caused river level rises in the tributaries upstream of Lismore. A minor flood peak is expected at Lismore this afternoon. River levels along Leycester Creek peaked at Rock Valley near 3.8 metres around 5am this morning and along Goolmangar Creek r...

You think it’s cold and wet now, just wait, as BOM reckons this will be our rainiest autumn in years.

Premium Content Subscriber only Now the retired swim champion is a life saver in more than one way. “It started when I wanted a haircut,” the 21-year-old said. “After I read about the World’s Great Shave campaign to raise funds for leukaemia cancer research on social media, I thought I could do both.” So the lifeguard and swim coach with Richmond Valley Aquatics decided to lose his locks for a great cause and managed to rev up his community along the way. At 4pm on Frid...

Premium Content Subscriber only The rollout of $100 worth of vouchers for dining, entertainment and recreation is about to get under way, and local businesses are being urged to sign up for the program. Dine & Discover NSW has been launched to "encourage the community to get out and about and support dining, arts and tourism businesses". Eligible residents can apply for four $25 vouchers, worth $100 in total. This includes two Dine NSW Vouchers which can be redeemed participating at restaur...

There was one epic failure during the shark management strategy, but three big successes.