Assistance sought from public over Tweed robbery
August 5, 2008
Police are appealing for public assistance following an armed robbery at a service station at South Tweed Heads last month.
About 8.54pm on Wednesday 9 July 2008 a male entered a service station on Minjungbal Drive (near Shallow Bay Drive) at South Tweed Heads and demanded money, threatening the attendant with a crow bar.
The attendant handed over a sum of cash from the till and a safe located elsewhere on the premises.
The thief then left the service station, and was last seen heading north on foot.
Police renew appeal for assistance over Tweed assault
August 5, 2008
Police at Tweed Heads have renewed an appeal for public assistance following a serious assault in January.
On Sunday 13 January 2008, a 26-year-old woman from Banora Point went to Tweed Heads Police Station after an alleged assault in bushland near Leeward Terrace and Tooloona Street.
Investigators later issued a description of a man who may have been able to assist with inquiries.
He was described as being aged in his late 20s or early 30s with dark hair, of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, around 178-183cm tall with a skinny build.
Elderly couple robbed at gunpoint at Kingscliff
August 3, 2008
Tweed Heads police are calling for public assistance following the armed robbery of an elderly couple.
About 10am today (Sunday, 3 August 2008), an 81-year-old man and his wife were walking in Hungerford Lane at the rear of the Azura Apartments at Kingscliff.
A man emerged from a parked vehicle and produced a firearm, demanding the man’s watch and wallet. He then left the scene in the vehicle.
The man is described as being of white/European appearance with very fair skin, 168cm tall, thin build with thin facial features.
Responsible Service of Alcohol on the agenda
July 28, 2008
Frontline bar and security personnel from pubs and clubs in the Tweed-Byron and Richmond Local Area Commands will receive practical training in the responsible service of alcohol (RSA) and learn more about new liquor laws at a series of free workshops.
The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing will stage RSA on the Frontline workshops for hotel, registered club and nightclub licensees and their staff at the following locations:
- Club Banora, Banora Point, Tuesday 29 July, 6pm to 8pm
- Lismore Workers Club, Wednesday 30 July, 6pm to 8pm
- Casino Returned Servicemen’s Memorial Club, Thursday 31 July, 6pm to 8pm.
The RSA on the Frontline workshops will be presented by senior liquor inspectors as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to assist the liquor industry to reduce intoxication and alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in and around licensed venues.
Northern Rivers workers blitz North Coast Training Awards
July 14, 2008
Northern Rivers employees have blitzed the 2008 North Coast Regional Training Awards.
After a record number of entries, the NSW Department of Education and Training in conjunction with NETPAC announced the winners of the 2008 North Coast Regional Training Awards at a gala presentation dinner held in Coffs Harbour.
Body found in Tweed River believed to be that of missing man
July 8, 2008
A body located this morning in the Tweed River at Banora Point is believed to be a man who has been missing since Thursday of last week.
Shortly before 7am the body was found about 50 metres from the shore off a jetty at Barellan Drive, Banora Point.
The body has since been recovered and is believed to be a 35-year-old man who went missing after he and his five-year-old son went boating on the Tweed River at Chinderah Bay.
At about 3pm on Thursday afternoon, the child was discovered and pulled from the water, after which police located the car and boat trailer belonging to his father at a boat ramp in the area.
Teenagers arrested over Tweed Heads robbery attempt
July 7, 2008
Tweed Heads Police have charged a 16-year-old female and two 16-year-old males following an alleged attempted robbery on Saturday 5 July 2008.
About 11:45pm on Saturday night a 16-year-old male was approached by a group of up to seven youths near the underpass on Terranora Bridge via Bluewaters Crescent, Tweed Heads West.
The female produced what appeared to be a pistol and demanded money from the youth.
A number of other youths then allegedly assaulted the victim.
Police continue search for man missing in the Tweed River
July 5, 2008
Police have resumed their search this morning for a man thought to be missing in the Tweed River.
Police from the Tweed/Byron Local Area Command, together with Coffs Harbour Water Police, police divers from Sydney and members of local Surf Life Saving Clubs, will continue searching around the Chinderah Bay Drive area of the river for a 35-year-old man, Sean Staunton, of Chinderah.
Shortly before 3pm on Thursday, a child was found about 100 metres from a boat ramp off Chinderah Bay Drive by a passer-by.
The boy was taken to Tweed Heads District Hospital in a critical condition and was later transferred to Brisbane Hospital.
Tweed drug bust: Five men to appear in court
July 1, 2008
Five men are today due in court after police shut down a sophisticated hydroponic cannabis operation in the Tweed region yesterday.
Strike Force Waragal was established by the Tweed/Byron Target Action Group in November last year to investigate allegations of the commercial cultivation, processing and supply of cannabis in the Tweed Heads area.
Yesterday they raided seven properties at Cudgera Creek, Burringbar, Terranora, Banora Point and Palmvale, arresting seven men and seizing hundreds of cannabis plants worth about $2 million, tens of thousands of dollars in cash and hydroponic equipment valued at about $100,000.
- Read more
Police shut down hydroponic cannabis farms in the Tweed region
June 30, 2008
Police have shut down a sophisticated hydroponic cannabis farm in the Tweed Heads region, arresting seven alleged members of a criminal syndicate and seizing drugs worth millions of dollars.
Strike Force Waragal was established by the Tweed/Byron Target Action Group in November last year to investigate allegations of the commercial cultivation, processing and supply of cannabis in the Tweed Heads area.
Today saw the culmination of seven months of extensive investigations with the raiding of seven properties at Cudgera Creek, Burringbar, Terranora, Banora Point and Palmvale.
On one property, cannabis was being grown in converted underground bunkers, while at another location a number of rooms inside a house had been converted to hydroponic cannabis growing rooms.
