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“Nunsense A-Men” is your traditional “Nunsense” the musical, but featuring a cast of five men,” explained Niko Stamos, Titusville Playhouse’s production manager and education director. This production even ratchets up the silly factor by casting five of the male staff members at the playhouse. The guys taking the nonsense seriously are Stamos himself, executive director Steven Heron, Jonathan Willis, Jordyn Linkous and Luke Atkison, all of whom dutifully don the habit and discard t...

In the 90th anniversary year of the classic films US release, theres a far more authentic vision of the creature first imagined by author Mary Shelley - without a bolt in sight.

Jonathan Wills is leaving ITV Anglia News after 13 years. - Credit: ITV Anglia Television presenter Jonathan Wills has announced that he is leaving ITV News Anglia. Mr Wills, who has been presenting ITV News Anglia since 2008, revealed he will be heading home to Jersey for a similar job with ITV News Channel TV. Mr Wills made the announcement on Twitter and said it had been a "privilege" to present the 6pm news on Anglia over his years with the broadcaster. He said: "It has been such a privile...

Premium Content Subscriber only From driving on back roads to major highways, multiple drug drivers have appeared in Gatton Magistrates Court for their offences. Here’s five drug drivers who appeared in the Gatton Magistrates Court since January.   Christopher James Rayner A Lockyer Valley man claimed he “drilled his thumb out” after hitting it with a hammer and used meth to numb the pain, the Gatton court heard. Police prosecutor senior constable Narelle Lowe said Rayner was ...

Flags fly over Ballina Shire Council. Photo David Lowe. Cr Meehan said he was ‘completely unhappy’ with the date of Australia Day, noting that his opinion had ‘morphed’ over the years. He said it’s now clear that the time has come for our nation to ‘seriously embrace’ the change to a date that is comfortable and acceptable for the whole community. At the end of the meeting, Cr Meehan’s motion to write to the PM and begin a national dialogue to find a new date was supported by C...

Oxford Film Festival Announces Ambitious Hybrid Format January 22, 2021 1277 Among 10 titles previewed are Spotlight presentations of Anne Rapp’s HORTON FOOTE: THE ROAD TO HOME, Olivia Peace’s TAHARA, as well as Chelsea Christer’s BLEEDING AUDIO, Megan Petersen and Hannah Black’s DROUGHT, and Cindy L. Abel’s SURVIVING THE SILENCE The 2021 Oxford Film Festival (March 24-28, April 1-30) has announced an ambitious approach to the 18 th annual edition of the popular film festival which wi...

A notice of motion was introduced by councillors Sharon Cadwallader, Eoin Johnston and Stephen McCarthy. The recommendation from Ballina will be sent to Rous County Council. "(Ballina) council has major concerns about a secure water strategy for the region and ask that Rous County Council continue with further investigations as to the viability of the Dunoon Dam proposal," the statement voted in today reads. "The groundwater on the Alstonville Plateau has many demands on it and should not b...

Premium Content Subscriber only Lockyer Valley locals busted doing the wrong thing on the road have been issued big fines in the Gatton Magistrates Court this week, with three offenders copping fines of more than $1000. Jonathan Sherbrooke Willis Busted on November 5 at Grantham, Jonathan Willis was driving on Gatton-Helidon road when police pulled him up. Police prosecutor senior constable Narelle Lowe told Gatton Magistrates Court on Monday, January 18 that Willis produced a positive roadside...

Part of Rocky Creek that would have been destroyed by the Dunoon Dam. Photo David Lowe. The last Ballina council meeting saw a contest about the future of water in the Northern Rivers, following Rous County Council’s decision to abandon the Dunoon Dam. After Cr Jeff Johnson’s motion of the morning, which went down, Deputy Mayor and Rous Cr Sharon Cadwallader put up a new motion urging Rous County Council to reconsider, and not boost reliance on underground water beneath the Alstonville pla...

Premium Content Subscriber only Update 1pm: BALLINA Shire Council declined to offer free use of Burns Point Ferry to people staying at Ballina Beach Village in South ballina during upcoming major roadworks. Instead, visitors will have to pay half the ticket fee to use the transport service, after a motion by Cr Sharon Cadwallader to secure some form of compromise. Cr Keith Williams agreed with an earlier assertion by Cr Nathan Willis that "this is giving people free money because someone has...