NRRRL results for Round 15

NovaSkill/Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League results for Round 15, July 30-31:

 Pointscore: Murwillumbah 28, Grafton Ghosts 27, Evans Head 22, Northern United 20, Cudgen 16, Grafton Rhinos 16, Kyogle 16, Marist Brothers 15, Mullumbimby 14, Tweed Coast 12, Ballina 9, Casino 9, Lower Clarence 8.

 GRAFTON RHINOS V MULLUMBIMBY

1ST	GRAFTON RHINOS	50	def	MULLUMBIMBY	22
R	GRAFTON RHINOS		def	FORFEIT (MULLUM)
18	MULLUMBIMBY	20	def	GRAFTON RHINOS	14

 

EVANS HEAD V MARIST BROTHERS

1ST	EVANS HEAD	22	def	MARIST BROTHERS	16
R	EVANS HEAD	18	def	MARIST BROTHERS	4
18	MARIST BROTHERS	50	def	EVANS HEAD	4

 

 

CUDGEN V BALLINA

1ST	CUDGEN	64	def	BALLINA	10
R	CUDGEN		def	FORFEIT (BALLINA)
18	BALLINA	38	def	CUDGEN	4

 

MURWILLUMBAH V GRAFTON GHOSTS

1ST	MURWILLUMBAH	20	def	GRAFTON GHOSTS	12
R	MURWILLUMBAH	20	def	GRAFTON GHOSTS	8
18s	GRAFTON GHOSTS	14	def	MURWILLUMBAH	12

 

 

NORTHERN UNITED V TWEED COAST

1ST	NORTHERN UNITED	48	def	TWEED COAST	16
R	NORTHERN UNITED		def	FORFEIT (TWEED COAST)
18s	NORTHERN UNITED	16	def	TWEED COAST	16

 

 

KYOGLE V LOWER CLARENCE

1ST	KYOGLE	46	def	LOWER CLARENCE	34
R	KYOGLE	44	def	LOWER CLARENCE	40
18s	KYOGLE	64	def	LOWER CLARENCE	16

 

 

BYRON BAY V CASINO RSM

1ST			def
R	BYRON BAY	48	def	CASINO RSM	4
18s			def	RESERVE GRADE ONLY

 

 

FNC Rugby Union results for Round 18

Far North Coast Rugby Union results for Round 18, July 30:

First Grade

Ballina 29 (Jarryd Marshall 2, Chad Duensing 2, Jacques Lotter tries, Matt Thompson 2 conversions) d Casino 7 (Craig Connolly try, Tom Farr conversion)

Grafton 20 (Declan Collie, Keaton Ingram tries, Kyle Hancock 2 conversions, 2 penalty goals) draw Wollongbar Alstonville 20 (Matt Nean 2, Nick Dufficy tries, Max Venables conversion, penalty goal)

Lennox Head 30 (Matt Bindon 2, Jack Davies, Lachlan Creagh tries, Adam Gordon 2 conversions, 2 penalty goals) d Lismore 18 (Joe Akkersdyk, Stephen Hughes tries, Matt Bermingham conversion, 2 penalty goals)

Southern Cross University – Bye

Pointscore: Lennox Head 63, Lismore 55, Ballina 50, Wollongbar Alstonville 35, Casino 23, Grafton 22, Southern Cross University 12

Reserve Grade
Ballina 50 d Casino 0
Grafton 36 d Wollongbar Alstonville 21
Lennox Head 5 d Lismore 0

Under 19
Yamba 50 d Mullumbimby 0
Wollongbar Alstonville 50 d Grafton 5

Third Grade
Ballina 40 d Richmond Range 12
Grafton 50 d Wollongbar Alstonville 0

Village Competition
Yamba 21d Evans River 8
Kyogle 50 d Iluka 0
Bangalow 19 d Murwillumbah 10

FIRST GRADE
Team P W L D F A BP <7p BP 4t BP Df Pts   LENNOX HEAD 15  13  1  1  430  160  0  9  9  270  63    LISMORE 15  11  2  2  371  162  1  6  7  209  55    BALLINA 14  11  3  0  345  177  1  5  6  168  50    WOLLONGBAR ALSTONVILLE 16  6  9  1  339  304  5  4  9  35  35    CASINO 16  4  11  1  175  330  3  2  5  -155  23    GRAFTON 16  3  12  1  300  426  4  4  8  -126  22    SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY 14  2  12  0  210  611  2  2  4  -401  12

 

RESERVE GRADE
Team P W L D F A BP <7p BP 4t BP Df Pts   LISMORE 14  10  3  1  372  129  3  10  13  243  55    BALLINA 14  9  4  1  373  189  0  9  9  184  47    WOLLONGBAR ALSTONVILLE 15  9  6  0  326  265  1  6  7  61  43    GRAFTON 15  8  7  0  292  383  1  6  7  -91  39    LENNOX HEAD 14  7  6  1  240  260  0  4  4  -20  34    SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY 14  3  10  1  196  345  3  2  5  -149  19    CASINO 10  0  10  0  73  301  2  1  3  -228  3

 

UNDER 19′s
Team P W L D F A BP <7p BP 4t BP Df Pts   WOLLONGBAR ALSTONVILLE 13  12  1  0  582  89  0  11  11  493  59    CASINO 12  8  3  1  308  149  1  7  8  159  42    YAMBA 12  7  3  2  257  132  1  6  7  125  39    BALLINA 13  5  7  1  208  269  1  3  4  -61  26    GRAFTON 13  2  11  0  125  435  0  1  1  -310  9    MULLUMBIMBY 11  1  10  0  56  462  0  1  1  -406  5

 

VILLAGE COMP
Team P W L D F A BP <7p BP 4t BP Df Pts   BYRON BAY 12  12  0  0  345  86  0  5  5  259  53    KYOGLE 13  9  4  0  347  117  3  6  9  230  45    YAMBA 13  7  6  0  294  195  3  3  6  99  34    EVANS RIVER 13  7  6  0  242  248  0  4  4  -6  32    BANGALOW 13  6  7  0  218  169  2  1  3  49  27    MURWILLUMBAH 13  6  7  0  182  300  0  2  2  -118  26    ILUKA 13  3  10  0  138  420  1  1  2  -282  14    MULLUMBIMBY 12  1  11  0  91  322  3  1  4  -231  8

 

THIRD GRADE
Team P W L D F A BP <7p BP 4t BP Df Pts   LISMORE 12  10  1  1  265  101  0  8  8  164  50    GRAFTON 14  10  4  0  396  158  1  8  9  238  49    BALLINA 13  7  4  2  255  174  1  5  6  81  38    WOLLONGBAR ALSTONVILLE 14  4  8  2  223  323  1  4  5  -100  25    SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY 12  2  8  2  123  329  0  1  1  -206  13    RICHMOND RANGE 13  2  10  1  188  365  0  2  2  -177  12

 

NSW team chosen to contest National Schools Surfing Championships

On an excellent opening day with light offshore winds and quality 1.5- 2m waves, the best High School Students in NSW kicked off a huge week of Surfing competition at Boomerang Beach south of Forster.
 
With impressive sets of  waves rolling through at North Boomerang Beach over the two days of the School Surfing Championships (Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th July), the conditions were set for big scores and a platform for an outstanding surfing event. 

“This event has been so much fun. It’s great to surf with my school friends and compete against other schools throughout NSW,” said Audrey Styme-Lane (pictured above) after Audrey and her twin sister Grace won the U/19 Girls MR Shield event.

Steve Watts (pictured), the President of  School Surfing NSW, is pleased at how the School and Junior Titles had run together for the first time in 31 years, creating a 7-day event filled with top school and  junior talent.

School Surfing NSW and Surfing NSW have formulated a successful plan for future state titles.

“The level of surfing continues to improve every year and this year the surfing was epic, with two fantastic days of  School Surfing,”Steve said.

“Thank you to everyone who volunteered throughout the year to make this event happen, the teachers, parents/carers and  principals have been amazing and many thanks to Surfing NSW who we have joined with us for the first time in 31 years.

“It has been a huge success.”

The winners from this event will respresent NSW in the Australian School Surfing Championships being held a Coffs Harbour in late November 2011.
 
2011  NSW School Surfing Team for the National Championships:

Allstars Teams

• U/19 Boys Josh Hay, Kincumber High  and Chris Robertson, De la Salle Carringbah
• U/19 Girls Lauren McAleer, Freshwater High and Alice Kelly, Barrenjoey High
• U/16 Boys Jeames Young, Maclean High and Teague Robinson, Kincumber
• U/16 Girls Ashlee Spence, St Joseph’s Banora Pt and Cali McDonough, Byron Bay High.

Mark Richards Shield Teams

• U/19 Boys Matt King and Sean Mawson, Ulladulla High
• U/19 Girls Audrey and Grace Styme-Lane, Kingscliff High
• U/16 Boys Teague Robinson and Brendan Hay, Kincumber High.

 

Ballina the venue for National Broadband Network briefing for Page

Page MP Janelle Saffin has invited local people to hear from NBN Co Limited about its plans for rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) on the Northern Rivers region.

Ms Saffin, who last year successfully lobbied for early adoption of the network on the North Coast, will host a community NBN briefing at Ballina RSL Club on August 11.

Ms Saffin said NBN Co’s Community Relations Adviser Darren Rudd (pictured), who has extensive experience in global communications, would explain the economic and social benefits of super-fast broadband.

“Many businesses and individuals have contacted my offices in Lismore and Grafton, keen to take full advantage of the biggest nation-building project in Australia’s history,” Ms Saffin said.

“I lobbied hard with Southern Cross University, local government, business and the health sector to champion our submission in Canberra and Sydney for early adoption.

“And it was a real coup for our region last July when NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley announced Coffs Harbour as one of 19 second release sites.”

Ms Saffin said Coffs Harbour was selected on a range of technical criteria, and because of factors like the engagement of local government and the receptiveness of communities to broadband initiatives.

“NBN Co has identified Coffs is an area from which we can expect to see future rollout – extending and expanding the network – and my hope is that this will be to several centres in my electorate,” she said.

Ms Saffin also welcomed an agreement struck last month between NBN Co and Silcar Pty Ltd which enables NBN to prepare for the first large-scale deployment of optic fibre in New South Wales, including past premises in Coffs Harbour in the coming months.

Ms Saffin’s community briefing on NBN will be held in the Ballina RSL Club’s upstairs function room on Thursday, August 11, from 6.30pm. Bookings are essential and can be made by phoning Ms Saffin’s Lismore Electorate Office on 0266 219 909 by midday, Friday, August 5.

Ms Saffin is also hosting a luncheon briefing in Grafton on August 11 to update stakeholders who were involved in the original early adoption campaign.

BIO FOR DARREN RUDD:

Darren Rudd is currently the Advisor, Government Relations & External Affairs with a focus on Community Relations for Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory for the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co). Prior to his role at NBN, Darren held leadership positions in Strategy, Operations, Program Management and Government Relations at Alcatel-Lucent across Asia Pacific for the previous 12 years. He has also built his career at AT&T Corporation, IBM and BHP both locally and with a number of international postings.

 

Mullumbimby property quarantined after Hendra virus horse death

A fifth horse has died from Hendra virus on the NSW North Coast, this time at a property near Mullumbimby, NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) confirmed today.

“The property has been quarantined and movement restrictions are in place for all horses and companion animals, including cats and dogs,” NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Ian Roth said.

“There are eight other horses on the quarantined property of which four are considered at risk. A horse in a separate paddock is showing signs of illness but has been initially tested negative for Hendra. The others are currently showing no signs of illness.

“There are three cats and two dogs on the property – all will be assessed in line with NSW DPI’s policy for companion animals.”

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NRRRL draw for Round 15

Northern Rivers/NovaSkill Regional Rugby League draw for Round 15, July 30-31:

SATURDAY JULY 30

GRAFTON RHINOS V MULLUMBIMBY
18s COMMENCE 12 NOON, McKITTRICK PARK, SOUTH GRAFTON, 1ST GRADE 2PM (NO RESERVE GRADE, MULLUM TO FORFEIT)

SUNDAY 31 JULY

EVANS HEAD V MARIST BROTHERS
18s COMMENCE 12 NOON, STAN PAYNE OVAL, EVANS HEAD, 1ST GRADE 2.45PM

MURWILLUMBAH V GRAFTON GHOSTS
18s COMMENCE 12 NOON, STAN SERCOMBE OVAL, MURWILLUMBAH, 1ST GRADE 2.45PM

CUDGEN V BALLINA
18s COMMENCE 12 NOON, NED BYRNE FIELD, KINGSCLIFF, 1ST GRADE 2.45PM

NORTHERN UNITED V TWEED COAST
18s COMMENCE 12 NOON, CROZIER FIELD, LISMORE, 1ST GRADE 1.30PM (NO RESERVE GRADE, TWEED TO FORFEIT)

KYOGLE V LOWER CLARENCE
18s COMMENCE 12 NOON, NEW PARK, KYOGLE, 1ST GRADE 2.45PM

BYRON BAY V CASINO RSM
COMMENCE 1.30PM, BYRON BAY RUGBY LEAGUE GROUND, RESERVE GRADE ONLY

FNC Junior Rugby Union draw for Round 12

McDonalds Far North Coast Junior Rugby Union

Round 12 – 29th July 2011

At Ballina – 5:45 Bangalow U12A’s, 6:40 Lismore U13, 7:35 Lennox U14, 8:30 Lennox U17

At Bangalow – 6:15 Ballina U10B’s, 7:00 Lismore U15

At Brunswick Heads – 5:45 Wollongbar U12A’s, 6:40 Wollongbar U13, 7:35 Wollongbar U15, 8:30 Wollongbar U17

At Casino – 5:45 Lennox U12A’s Field 2, 5:45 Lennox U13, 6:40 Lennox U15, 7:35 Grafton U16, 8:40 Grafton U17

At Evans Head – 6:15 Wollongbar Black U8

At Grafton – 6:30 Yamba U13, 7:25 Yamba U15

At Lennox Head – 6:00 Lismore U7, 6:35 Lismore U12B’s

At Lismore – 5:45 Casino U8 Field 2, 5:45 Casino U10A’s, 6:30 Wollongbar U14, 7:25 Wollongbar U16

At Wollongbar – 6:00 Lismore U10B’s, 6:45 Lennox U10A’s, 7:30 Evans U12B’s

NRRRL results for Round 14

Pointscore: Grafton Ghosts 27, Murwillumbah 26, Evans Head 20, Northern United 18, Marist Brothers 15, Cudgen 14, Grafton Rhinos 14, Mullumbimby 14, Kyogle 12, Tweed Coast 12, Ballina 9, Lower Clarence 8, Casino 7.

SATURDAY 23 JULY

GRAFTON RHINOS V MURWILLUMBAH

1ST	MURWILLUMBAH	38	def	GRAFTON RHINOS	28
R	MURWILLUMBAH	82	def	GRAFTON RHINOS	0
18s	MURWILLUMBAH	56	def	GRAFTON RHINOS	0

 MULLUMBIMBY V KYOGLE

1ST	KYOGLE	50	def	MULLUMBIMBY	30
R	KYOGLE	48	def	MULLUMBIMBY	22
18s	KYOGLE	20	def	MULLUMBIMBY	16

SUNDAY 24 JULY

CASINO RSM V GRAFTON GHOSTS

1ST	GRAFTON GHOSTS	32	def	CASINO RSM	6
R	GRAFTON GHOSTS	38	def	CASINO RSM	14
18	GRAFTON GHOSTS	28	def	CASINO RSM	14

 LOWER CLARENCE V NORTHERN UNITED

1ST	NORTHERN UNITED	102	def	LOWER CLARENCE	0
R	LOWER CLARENCE	29	def	NORTHERN UNITED	28
18s	LOWER CLARENCE	14	def	NORTHERN UNITED	10

 MARIST BROTHERS V BYRON BAY

1ST			def
R	MARIST BROTHERS	22	def	BYRON BAY	16
18s			def	RESERVE GRADE ONLY

Evans Head 28 d Ballina 20; Res: Evans Head 24 d Ballina 10; Under-19s, Ballina 60 d Evans Head 4.

 

Child dies when all-terrain vehicle rolls – Far North Coast

Police from Tweed/Byron Local Area Command will prepare a report for the Coroner into the death of a child on a property on the Far North Coast on Sunday afternoon, July 24.

Emergency services were called to the farm at Dulguigan, 10km north of Murwillumbah, shortly before 3pm, after a child was injured when a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled.

The boy’s father found the 11-year-old pinned under the ATV and attempted to revive him while police, NSW Ambulance Paramedics, and the Lifesaver Four helicopter were called to the property.

Paramedics continued efforts to resuscitate and stabilise the child, however, he died at the scene.

A report into the circumstances of the child’s death will be prepared for the information of the NSW Coroner.

Jack Evans Boat Harbour upgrade officially opened

Stage One of the upgrade of Jack Evans Boat Harbour at Tweed Heads was officially opened this morning, July 24, marking a milestone in a rejuvenation of the border precinct.

The officially opening was part of the Local Government Week activities, with a successful Family Fun Day at Jack Evans Boat Harbour adding to the celebrations.

Mayor of Tweed Councillor Kevin Skinner said the Jack Evans Boat Harbour revitalisation project had created a vibrant recreational and tourism centrepiece for Tweed Heads, which acts as a fitting gateway to the Tweed and New South Wales.

“The parklands now feature extensive boardwalks, modern park furniture and landscaping, with plenty of green space for picnics and passive recreation. Energy-efficient lighting around the harbour provides a spectacular night-time display, improves pedestrian safety and discourages vandalism,” Councillor Skinner said.

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