The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia)

RODNEY STEVENS rodney.stevens@northernstar.com.au A LISMORE family is more than $1.5 million richer after taking out the top prize in an RSL Art Union lottery. The family, who were caravanning around Queensland when their prize was drawn,...

AS all the groms out there would know, the school holidays start in a week. So it's time to take a closer look at what's going on with the waves in our region. Traditionally spring is a bit ahow ya goinga as far as the waves are concerned. ...

SCOTT HARLUM scott.harlum@northernstar.com.au THE Northern Co-operative Meat Company has confirmed it held discussions with coal seam gas company Metgasco with a view to becoming the gas-producer's next commercial supply customer on the Northern...

Byline: MITCHELL CRAIG Sports reporter GRAND FINALS 2011 Redbirds d Brothers 2-0 2010 Redbirds d Norths 2-1 2009 Norths d Redbirds 2-0 2008 Norths d Workers 2-0 2007 Workers d Redbirds 2-0 2006 Redbirds d Workers 2-1 2005 Redbirds...

Byline: GRAHAME TIMBRELL Racing columnist NEWCASTLE trainer Kris Lees yesterday afternoon was chasing a new rider for Pitt Street in today's $55,000 Slipway Hotel Ballina Cup (1600m) after Michael Cahill, originally declared as his rider, was forced...

TRACEY HORDERN tracey.hordern@northernstar.com.au SIMON SAYS... If you have young children and you want the safety of a really strong community I can highly recommend it. I would suggest leaving any big-city attitudes behind. Taking...

SUE GARDINER sue.gardiner@northernstar.com.au A BYRON Bay real estate agent was caught up in a dramatic turn of events when a client was attacked by a magpie and then bitten on the ankle by a deadly brown snake during a house inspection. The...

MARNIE JOHNSTON marnie.johnston@northernstar.com.au JACQUELINE Freney and her Paralympic team-mates arrived back in Australia yesterday morning carrying an extra 30kg of baggage: 85 medals, including 32 gold, one quarter of which are thanks to...