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Controversial $30m shopping centre approved

Council News THE Joint Regional Planning Panel has made a decision on the development.

All paws and claws welcome for blessing

News IT'S a church where anyone is welcome, even your dog.

WATCH: Controversy over sudden closure of Lismore pub

Business AWARD winning hotel locked by landlord after a dispute over back rent.

Parker wins gold and silver at Invictus Games

News NATHAN Parker who recently regained his flight instructor rating has won a gold and a silver medal at the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney.

OPINION: Death becomes you

Opinion It's survival of the fittest

Man flung from car after vehicle rollover

News The man has been flown to hospital after the incident

Highway murder trial: Woman says car was 'possessed'

Crime Her car was seen weaving in and out of traffic at 180 to 200km/h

Crews called to Bruxner Highway crash

Breaking Emergency services have left the scene of the incident

Man throws box cutter at police after officer draws gun

Breaking Car was detected travelling at 180km/h

Nurse stops to help after car crash near Lismore

News It is understood two people have been hurt

Network News

Words no parent wants to hear

Parenting At eight, he was struggling so much he contemplated suicide

QLD pair hot favs to win The Block

TV The final tools down has been called

How Tziporah dropped 30kg in 12 months

News Doctors told her she was "morbidly obese”

Palmer reveals Titanic II moving to Paris

News The financial upheaval Palmer is blaming for the move

Weather News

20mm of rain in just 13 minutes: Casino's 'wall of water'

News Storms deliver plenty of rain, thunder, lightning

New extreme weather app: Help scientists map severe storms

Weather This project could be a breakthrough for researchers

PHOTOS: Truck crashes near Bexhill

News Truck on fire after crash at Bexhill on Bangalow Road

Caution: some roads affected by deluge

Crime Motorists have been urged to use caution across the region

Opinion

The most important lesson of the royal visit

Opinion THE royal visit shows not every issue has to involve taking extreme sides and...

We need to talk about Mark Wahlberg’s ‘dad bod’

Opinion YOU may have missed it, but “Marky” Mark Wahlberg recently shared his daily...

Phelps 'win' should worry Queensland bedwetters

Opinion Queensland's Liberals were worried about their chances with Turnbull

Mongrel industry robs even the dignity of the dispossessed

Opinion Terrible cost of a reckless industry

Sport

Windy city win for Cuskelly

Sport AUSTRALIA'S number one squash player Ryan Cuskelly has smashed his rivals to win the Chicago Open in the US on Monday.

Top players hoopla over croquet

Sport Going throughh the hoops

Lennox-based company outfits Invictus athletes

Business When Aussie athletes hit the field, they'll be wearing local gear

Honing surf skills at elite camp

Sport Lennox Head surf athletes in the region's fab four

Kicking up a storm at PCYC

Sport Fitness and friendships made in the kick-boxing gym

National Sport

Public farewell for popular bodyboarder

News Lindsay Connolly to be farewelled with emotional display

Varying views on controversial racing tax

Horses Debt, prize money key issues in crucial debate

Who’s the boss? Barrett’s lawyers on high alert

Rugby League Trent Barrett’s lawyers on high alert after Manly signs Des Hasler

Warne’s massive triple-threat Finch call

Cricket Warne calls for Aaron Finch to skipper Australia in all three forms

Community

Call for Old Bastards to unite

News NOT only is he an old bastard, but he is one of the biggest old bastards in the country.

The best show-bags at the Lismore Show

Whats On LISMORE SHOW bags a treat

Fading headstone covers a mysterious story

News The mystery of her husband's disappearance made her death sadder

AMAZING NATURE: Readers share their pics

News Their photos reflect just how beautiful the world around us is

Miep all smiles as she celebrates her 106th birthday

News The world has changed significantly since Alstonville woman was born

What's On

Family-friendly flicks under the stars

Movies Paddington 2 and Greatest Showman will be screening

Country, comedy, folk, hip-hop ready for show

Family Fun Community stage gives local talent a chance to shine

Are you old enough to be a fan of Dragon?

Music Australian band brings their 80s UK Chartbusters Show

Jim-Bob, The Real Gone Hick-Ups and The Von Tramps on stage

Music Jimmy Willing is preparing three big shows

Local Business News

Which local restaurant is the best in regional NSW?

Business THE latest Good Food Guide is out, and Northern Rivers restaurants are on the list.

Oldest retreat in the shire on the market

Property Slice of paradise on the market

$30 million for Norco ice cream

Business Funding to cement Norco's place in ice-cream market for a long time

Scammer made a 'terrible mistake', then asks for $6000

Crime A man called a NR woman, saying he wanted to give her money

Burning sugar cane to power NSW

Business Byron power company will provide green energy for state in $2m deal

Brand Insights

Everything you need to know about Sugar City Sounds 2018

Gen-Y couple proves smashed avo eaters can live the dream

Barry Humphries: The Man behind the mask

How to ditch your debt

Lifestyle

Marijuana ‘inserts’ could end period pain

Health A NEW cannabis-infused suppository could soon help women in the US banish period pain for good.

‘Insulted’ Cilento family declares next move

Politics Family battle to stop Lady Cilento name being removed from hospital

$75k tax-free to care for ‘traumatised’ kids

Parenting SA looking at trialling $75k tax-free income to care for ‘complex’ kids

Dog’s colour linked to early death

Lifestyle What colour is your dog? Here's what it means

Study shows damage of staring at our phones, not our kids

Parenting 82 percent of heads in devices

Latest Videos

Entertainment

Horror movie will ‘scare your ass off’

Movies A REIMAGINING of one of the most classic horror movies of all time promises to hook you in from the very first shot.

Delta Goodrem ‘getting married’

Celebrity Delta Goodrem ‘getting married’ to musician Matthew Copley

Meghan stuns in a dress you can afford

Celebrity What the Duchess of Sussex wore Day 7

Chris Hemsworth surprises hitchhiker with no ordinary lift

Celebrity Thor flies hitchhiker to Byron Bay in private helicopter

Seebohm’s cryptic response to Larkin denials

Celebrity Emily Seebohm took a thinly veiled swipe at Mitch Larkin

Latest Photos

Royals on Fraser Island

North Coast National 2018

The massive cracking noise is dead ahead. Not the thunderous sound expected, but it commands attention nonetheless - the breaking face of Margerie Glacier.

Travel destinations: Glacier Bay

Spring: Animal print

Readers pics

Real Estate

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Huge demand for 'best blocks' in new development

Property All 41 blocks are expected to be sold at this weekend's auction

Where regional values are growing

Property Where are the green shoots of price growth coming through?

10 pubs for sale up north for your new life

Business Even the pub with no beer that inspired the famous Slim Dusty ditty

Jobs

YOUTH WORKER

Full Time

Classifieds Youth Worker The Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, resilient, selfmotivated and reliable person for a Youth Worker...

Passion is great but it's important for job seekers to research employment markets and ensure they are making a considered decision.

Seek out skills in demand

Business Check the stats to make a smart career choice

A SHOCKING snapshot of gender equity in Australia in 2018 has revealed the pay gap has gotten worse for women in several sectors over the past decade.

Jobs where women are going backwards in pay

News Shocking snapshot of gender equity reveals worsening pay gap

THEY’VE been bitten on the crotch, hands and legs and have come close to death. These are the Queenslanders who risk their lives to catch and relocate snakes.

Your next career: Inside the life of a snake catcher

Offbeat They've been bitten on the crotch and come close to death

Motoring

Holden VZ Commodore Sedan SV6 In Excellent Cond Low Klms

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It's a condition the industry is seeing increase at an alarming rate.

Don't service and expect car to suffer terminal 'oil sludge'

Motoring Many people fail to get their car serviced.

THERE’S been a huge drop in the number of cars being sold in Australia. But one model is bucking the trend and we can’t get enough.

The one car Aussies keep buying

Motoring AUSTRALIA’S new car purchases are heading in reverse, except when it comes to the...

Teen disqualified from driving for 4.5 years

Crime A PREGNANT 18-year-old will not be able to drive until 2023

Controversial $30m shopping centre approved

premium_icon All paws and claws welcome for blessing

premium_icon WATCH: Controversy over sudden closure of Lismore pub

premium_icon Parker wins gold and silver at Invictus Games

premium_icon OPINION: Death becomes you

Man flung from car after vehicle rollover

premium_icon Highway murder trial: Woman says car was 'possessed'