Police seek information after Byron Bay robbery, kidnapping
August 20, 2008
Police are appealing for information following a break and enter and kidnapping at Byron Bay this morning
About 4am a 61-year-old Byron Bay woman was working alone inside a café on Clarks Beach when a man forced entry and threatened her with a weapon.
It’s alleged that the man stole a number of items from the premises before forcing the woman to assist him with loading the items into her four-wheel-drive.
The man allegedly drove the woman to a remote location in Byron Bay and forced her to help him unload the items.
Renewable energy set to become the new boom business
August 20, 2008
A Southern Cross University academic has highlighted that Australia is about to commence a boom in renewable energy opportunities.
Adjunct Professor Michael Christie, from the Graduate Research College, said renewable energy was going to become one of Australia’s boom industries over the next 10 years.
Currently small businesses are missing out on being participants in this boom, he said.
“Australian governments provide assistance for households and community groups to participate in renewable energy. But at the same time, each year approximately $10 billion of government subsidies are paid for fossil fuels including to electric power generators,” Professor Christie said.
Big-beat Batucada sound is coming to Byron
August 20, 2008
BATUCADA SOUND MACHINE
Monday 6th October
Hotel Great Northern
Doors open at 8pm for show at 9pm
Tix $22.50+BF presold/$27.50 at the door
Available from Oztix 1300 762 545 or at the venue 66 856 454
Batucada Sound Machine are forging new paths in global music.
Their massive mix of Brazilian beats with afrobeat, funk and hip hop has taken them throughout Australasia and the UK, including gigs at WOMAD Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Fund-raising begins to purchase PET/CT Scanner
August 20, 2008
Residents in the Northern Rivers have been set the challenge of raising money to help buy a new PET/CT Scanner, a cancer detection machine regarded as one of the best in the world.
One PET/CT machine costs approximately $5 million, Member for Ballina, Don Page said.
“Cancer specialists on the Far North Coast believe one of these machines in our region would save countless lives,” Mr Page said.
“The PET/CT Scanner helps doctors more accurately diagnose and identify cancer, heart disease and brain disorder.
Richmond Area Command police report
August 19, 2008
Stealing of motor vehicles or property contained within have again been the target of offenders in the Casino, Kyogle and Lismore areas.
A number of the vehicles have sustained damage to windows, steering locks and ignitions:
1990 Holden from Stapleton Ave; Casino 9.40pm Monday night.
1994 Ford from Stapleton Ave Casino 9.30pm on Monday night. Two young males were seen in the area wearing hooded jumpers, and are presently assisting police.
Increased tourism funding part of draft strategy
August 19, 2008
Increased funding for regional tourism including the Northern Rivers is a component of the draft strategy for NSW Tourism released by Tourism Minister Matt Brown.
$10.5 million for regional tourism in additional funding over three years is long overdue, but its great news and welcomed by Northern Rivers Tourism, said the CEO, Russell Mills.
Currently Northern Rivers Tourism’s government funding is $111,000 a year and this has the potential to more than double, with the possibility of further funding where it is matched by industry and local government.
“The 13 regional tourism organisations developed for the first time a united strategy which ensures that the regions can take charge of their own destiny; this is now reflected in the draft paper and submitted to the NSW Government for approval by Cabinet,” Mr Mills said.
Art is more than a commodity for Prudence
August 19, 2008
For Lismore painter Prudence Lawrence, art must go beyond simply being a commodity.
“I’d rather look at something that makes me feel something or tell a story, than look at something that matches with the décor,” she says.
This attitude exeplifies Lawrence’s comtempary pop surrealist style.
Applying illustrative techniques to mixed media, her works leave the viewer in an intentioanlly ambiguous realm.
“I paint pictures from my dreams. And from years and years of being subjected to inappropriate movies at a young age,” she laughs.
Dunoon dam to be discussed at forum
August 18, 2008
Plans for a dam at Dunoon will be discussed at a public forum in the village on Tuesday, August 19.
Rous Water says it has commenced planning for the proposed Dunoon Dam, which forms part of its long-term water supply strategy.
As part of Rous Water’s approach to involve the whole community, Rous Water chairman Robert Mustow has announced that a public forum will be held on Tuesday, 19th August, at the Dunoon & District Sports and Recreation Club from 6pm to 9:30pm.
“We invite and encourage interested members of the community to attend the forum,” Cr Mustow said.
Richmond Area Command police report
August 18, 2008
Offenders have targeted cash from a business premises on the Bruxner Highway, Lindendale, between 3.10pm Sunday and 7.10am Monday.
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A 27-year-old Lismore female was charged with Low Range PCA (0.06) after she was stopped driving her 1995 Holden at 8.30pm on Sunday in Invercauld Road Goonellabah.
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Steve Biddulph to give two regional talks
August 17, 2008
Bangalow’s annual Fatherhood Festival has lured best-selling author and family psychologist Steve Biddulph to the district to give two regional talks
Biddulph and his partner Shaaron are the successful authors of five books, including ‘Raising Boys’, ‘The Secret of Happy Children’, ‘Raising Babies’ and ‘Manhood’.
His public talks are known worldwide as highly entertaining, practical and emotionally powerful.
“While researching Raising Boys’ third edition, I discovered that fathering time has tripled since the first edition — just 10 years ago,” Biddulph says.
