Teenager injured falling from car – Banora Point
March 14, 2010
Police are seeking public assistance after a teenager was critically injured falling from a moving car at Banora Point.
About 12.30am yesterday (Saturday 13 March), the 17-year-old boy was walking with friends along Botanical Circuit when the unknown car pulled up near them.
As the vehicle started driving away from the group, the teenager jumped on the back; however, as it gained speed, he lost his grip and fell backwards onto the roadway, striking his head and briefly losing consciousness.
The driver of the vehicle – possibly a green, late-model Mitsubishi Lancer – did not stop at the scene.
Husband and wife die in head-on crash at Tabbimoble
March 12, 2010
A husband and wife have died in a head-on crash with a P-plater near Woodburn this morning.
About 8am, two Holden Commodores collided head-on along the Pacific Highway at Tabbimoble, 12km south of New Italy.
The couple, who were both aged in their 60s and travelling together in one of the Commodores, died at the scene.
The driver of the Commodore, a 17-year-old P-plater, who was travelling north and his male front-seat passenger, aged 17, were taken to Lismore Base Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Greens MP questions Rally Australia’s financial impact
March 11, 2010
Greens MP Ian Cohen today asked the Minister for State and Regional Development, Ian Macdonald, about the ‘negligible impact’ the Repco Rally had on the coffers of the Tweed Shire.
Mr Cohen said that according to figures provided by Tweed Tourism, in September 2009 – the month of the Repco Rally – there was an increase in visitor nights by only 867 compared with September of 2008 and an increase in takings from all accommodation by only $850,000 compared with the previous year.
“In the house today I asked the Minister whether he would agree that the Rally’s Socio-Economic Impact Assessment was grossly overstated. The Rally’s SEIA claimed the event ‘is estimated to increase tourist visitor nights by up to 92,000′ and would bring $30 million to the area,” Mr Cohen said.
“I also asked whether the Minister would agree that, comparing visitor numbers recorded by Tweed Tourism in September 2008 and September 2009 – an increase of only 626 people across the whole month – is a negligible impact unlikely to generate the touted $30 million in revenue for the area.
Seventh person arrested, charged over Saaid Zaiter’s death
March 10, 2010
Homicide Squad detectives have arrested and charged a seventh person over the death of a man at Chinderah, on the State’s far north coast, 15 months ago.
Saaid Zaiter was last seen at Chinderah on Tuesday, 16 December, 2008.
Mr Zaiter’s remains were found in bushland near The Pinnacle lookout in the Border Ranges National Park, west of Murwillumbah, exactly one year later.
Strike Force Rohan was established by State Crime Command Homicide Squad and Tweed/Byron Local Area Command detectives to investigate the circumstances surrounding the 47-year-old man’s death.
‘Skinny dip’ swimmers found safe – Byron Bay
March 6, 2010
Two ‘skinny dippers’ sparked an emergency sea and air search at Byron Bay yesterday.
Fears for the pair’s safety began after their clothing and personal items, including wallets, were found abandoned on Belongil Beach at Byron Bay yesterday at 7.45am.
During the course of the day, an extensive search was conducted for the two men, aged 31, by officers from Tweed/Byron Local Area Command, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and Byron Surf Lifesaving Club.
Shortly after 4pm, the two men walked into Byron Bay Police Station after hearing reports of the search under way for them.
Woman dies in crash near Grafton
March 5, 2010
Police from Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command are preparing a report for the information of the Coroner after the death of a woman in a crash near Grafton this morning.
The crash occurred about 11.40am when a Subaru left Rogans Bridge Road, near Seelands, about 16km north-west of Grafton.
The vehicle crashed through three fences before continuing a further 200m across paddocks, became airborne over a creek, struck a tree and slid backwards into the water.
A woman travelling in the front passenger seat died at the scene.
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Elderly man’s body found at Coraki
March 4, 2010
Police have found the body of a man located in flood waters in the Northern Rivers region this morning.
Just after 9.30am, the body of an elderly man was found by police near a causeway off the Coraki to Ellangowan Road.
At the time of the discovery police had been conducting a search in the area for a missing 74-year-old local man. State Emergency Service and Westpac Lifesaver Helicopters were involved with the search efforts.
The deceased is yet to be formally identified, and a post-mortem examination will be conducted in coming days to determine a cause of death.
Detectives locate body near Broadwater and appeal for information
March 1, 2010
Homicide Squad detectives have located the body of a man near Broadwater and released further information regarding an alleged murder.
Following extensive investigations, Homicide Squad detectives with assistance from officers at Tweed/ Byron Local Area Command located the body of a man yesterday.
The body was located in a shallow grave in the Broadwater area. Formal identification is yet to be completed.
This follows investigations by police into the alleged murder of a man who was reported missing on Wednesday 10 February. The 54-year-old was last seen at Lennox Head on Monday 8 February.
Police investigate suspected arson attack at Grafton
February 27, 2010
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a swimming centre at Grafton.
Around 11.20pm yesterday, officers from the Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command were called to the swimming complex in Armidale Road, South Grafton.
Upon arrival, police found the centre’s office area well ablaze.
NSW Fire Brigades units from Grafton and South Grafton responded and brought the blaze under control at 11.50pm.
Cyclist critical after collision with parked car – Tweed Heads
February 27, 2010
A woman is in a critical condition after falling off her bicycle following a collision with a parked car at Duranbah, near Tweed Heads, yesterday.
About 2.20pm, the 27-year-old woman and a male friend were cycling north along the shoulder of the Pacific Highway at Duranbah when the incident occurred.
Police have been told the pair was on a training ride from Southport in Queensland to Byron Bay and back when the woman hit the rear of a red four-wheel-drive which was parked on the shoulder.
The driver of the car and the woman’s friend rendered first aid to her before emergency services were called and she was taken by ambulance to The Tweed Hospital.
