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Premium Content Subscriber only If you are missing any power tools, you may be getting an early Christmas present thanks to good work by Northern Rivers detectives. On Tuesday morning Richmond Police District Inspector Bill McKenna revealed officers had recovered a cache of allegedly stolen power tools along with other equipment from an Evans Head property. "About 1pm on Monday detectives from the Rural Crime Prevention Team and detectives from Richmond Police District executed a search warr...

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Premium Content Subscriber only IN THE words of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, it has taken "30 years of hard work, and commitment." but the Pacific Highway upgrade is finally complete. In what the Prime Minister described as one of the most important infrastructure projects to have been completed in the area, we detailed a list of the seven key facts you need to know.   1. The project received over $15 billion dollars of investment Lasting from 1996 to 2020, the upgrade project has recei...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE heavy rainfall that has blasted Northern NSW is set to ease off in coming days but residents are warned possible thunderstorms could bring a dampener to weekend plans. Meteorologist Alex Majchrowski said heavy rain falls in Northern NSW will only be associated with thunderstorms, and those could lead to flash flooding. "Those thunderstorms might be located more towards inland than through the coast," he said. "West of, and including, Lismore, is where the...

The Bureau of Meteorology has reissued a severe weather warning for the region. "A broad low pressure trough lies over NSW and is dragging a moist and unsettled air mass into the state, generating local showers and thunderstorms and the possibility of heavy falls," BoM explained on its website. "Rain in the Northern Rivers district has become very persistent, allowing for some heavy rainfall accumulations throughout Wednesday, leading to flooding. "Heavy rainfall, which may lead to flash fl...

Premium Content Subscriber only MORE heavy rain is coming to the Tweed and Northern Rivers areas on Monday, and some small areas can be more affected by heavy rain than others, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Hugh McDowdell, forecaster at BOM NSW, explained most of the rain will be happening Monday, with less precipitation from Tuesday but possible thunderstorms throughout the week. "We are looking at more rain for that area, and quite a lot of it, and its going to carry on thr...

Premium Content Subscriber only FIREFIGHTERS from Evans Head, Coraki, Woodburn, Wardell and the Hazmat unit were called to the Broadwater sugar mill to help battle a blaze at the plant. NSW Fire & Rescues Evans Head unit posted about the dramatic incident on its Facebook page today. "A challenging night for Fire & Rescue 288 Evans Head station, being called to assist RFS to a fire at the Broadwater sugar mill," the wrote. "Upon arrival a fire was found from the bottom of a conveyor to the t...

NSW travellers heading for Queensland warned as heavy rains lash northern areas FriFriday 11 updated SatSaturday 12 DecDecember 2020 at 3:45am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 Share Print text only Cancel The NSW State Emergency Service has warned travellers heading to Queensland to keep safe and stay out of floodwater, as the Mid-North Coast and Northern Rivers region face continuing heavy rain. Key points: The Bureau of M...

Premium Content Subscriber only A BALLNA man who left his victim with cracked ribs after a random assault and fled police at speed in a stolen car while drunk, has avoided more time behind bars. Jake Parke, 23, was sentenced for a host of crimes before the court in Byron Bay on Monday. In the first incident, Parke was with another unknown man outside Ballina Court House shortly before 5am on January 15 this year. According to court documents the victim, Anthony Reid, was released from the a...