About 4:50pm (Thursday 29 September 2011), police were performing random breath testing duties on the Pacific Highway near Grafton when a Honda Accord allegedly failed to stop at the RBT site.

Police conducted a search of the area and located the car stopped on Armidale Road.

The off-duty officer, a male leading senior constable from a specialist command, was spoken to and subjected to a breath test, returning a positive reading.

He was arrested and taken to Grafton Police Station where he underwent a breath analysis returning a reading of 0.128.

The officer was issued a court attendance notice for the offences of driving with mid-range PCA and failing to stop for RBT. He will appear in Grafton Local Court on Monday 7 November 2011.

His driver’s licence was also confiscated and suspended by police.

The LOVE exhibition runs from the 8th of February through to the 28th February. Opening night is 7pm, Saturday, the 14th of Feb @ Serpentine.

Then on March 6th at 7pm there will be the Women of the World exhibition which examines and celebrates the work of women from all around the world.

This exhibition is also a fund-raising event for a micro-credit organisation which provides access to loans on credit to help empower some of the most disadvantaged women in India.

There will be guest speakers, Wendy Royston and Graeme Batterbury, followed by some inspiring performance. This exhibition runs until the 25th of March.

These are both child friendly events and everyone is welcome. Refreshments are also available on the night.

Serpentine Community Gallery Inc is an artist-run initiative which promotes and exhibits the diverse artistic talent of the Northern Rivers and showcases some of the finest talent in the region.

If you are an artist living in the Northern Rivers you are welcome to join and exhibit at the gallery. Feel free to contact the gallery for further details.

Opening hours at the gallery are generally between 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday but may vary. Please call 6621 6845 if travelling long distances.

Serpentine Community Gallery Inc. is at 17a Bridge St, North Lismore.

PICTURED: ‘All you need …’ Ceramic by Corinne Batt-Rawden.

Two events over the next few weeks will focus on Byron Shire Council’s efforts to repair one of the busiest tourist roads and walkways in the country, Lighthouse Road, which leads to the iconic Cape Byron.

The council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 17, at the Byron Bay Surf Club, commencing at 5pm, to discuss the status of the Lighthouse Road repairs and boardwalk reinstatement.

And on Saturday June 28, Byron United will organise a rally marking the third anniversary of the road’s closure.

Lighthouse Road has been one-way traffic only since heavy rains caused a land slip.

Efforts to repair it have been stymied by several factors — one side of the road is National Park, the other is housing, and the road is constructed on fragile earth.

The council says that Tuesday’s meeting will be attended by consultants GHD and council staff, who will provide information regarding the issues relating to the delay in proceeding with the project.

Further information regarding ‘What’s happened at Lighthouse Road’ can be found at the council’s website.

Contact Hayden Kress, Project Officer, on 6685 9315 if you require any additional details about the public meeting.

Meanwhile, Byron United says that after three years of disrepair to Lighthouse Road and the walkway, it has decided ‘enough is enough’, hence it is organising a third anniversary rally on Saturday 28 June to  ensure that the RTA, the State Government and local Council are made aware ‘that we are not going to take it any more’.

“Byron United is asking anybody in town who is frustrated by the delays to come along,” it said.

“It’s bring-your-own placard and meet at the Peace Pole, to the east of the Surf Club, at 11.30am for a walk to Lighthouse Road.”

“Byron United board members will be conducting a tin collection from passing pedestrians and motorists who would like to contribute a gold coin to getting the road fixed. The money raised will be presented to the council.

“Then it will be a pleasant walk back for a sausage sizzle at Clarks Beach.”

Bike groups, runners, walkers, residents of Wategos and Lighthouse Road, visitors and concerned residents are all invited to attend.

There will be a prize for the best placard on the day.