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Subscriber only Parents who buy their children alcohol are breaking the law can could receive a massive fine. Richmond Police District Acting Inspector Bernadette Ingram said as the community prepares for Australia Day, people should be aware of law regarding underage drinking. Supply means supply ‒ even as a parent you can t supply alcohol to your kids even in a licensed premises, she said. Adults can be fined up to $1100 if they have been found supplying minor on a licensed premises, and even the kids can receive a fine of $220. Act Insp Ingram said the warning comes as officers target anti-social behaviour around the Australia Day holiday.
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Subscriber only EMERGENCY services attended a vehicle fire in a coastal town on Monday afternoon after a driver lost control of their vehicle. Richmond Police District Acting Inspector Bernadette Ingram said the vehicle crashed, rolled and caught fore before stopping near the he Caltex service station on River St, Woodburn. Act Inso Ingram said four officers attended the motor vehicle accident (MVA) which occurred in the main street of Woodburn and closed one lane to traffic. The incident occurred at 14.43pm on Monday, December 28, Act Insp Ingram said. The male driver may have been fatigued, he has been treated by ambulance crew and is being taken to Lismore Base Hospital in a stable condition.
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Subscriber only Firefighters attended the blaze on Sunday morning. When we arrived the campervan was fully alight but fortunately there was nobody inside, a Lismore Fire and Rescue firefighter said. He said the occupant of the campervan or caravan was very lucky to have been able to get out before the structure was completed destroyed. We were called at 8.30am on Sunday, December 27, to a fire in a caravan which was parked in a lot behind Perkins Caravans on Bruxner Highway (Union St), he said. When we arrived the van was fully engaged (alight) and we had two fire trucks on scene, pumpers Alpha and Bravo and there were also police and ambulance in attendance.