FNC Junior Rugby Union draw, September 2
August 31, 2011
SEMI FINALS
Friday
2nd SEPTEMBER 2011
At LENNOX HEAD – Under 14s
6:30 – Wollongbar Alstonville v Lismore
7:30 – Lennox Head v Ballina
At GRAFTON – Under 16s
7:00 – Wollongbar v Grafton
8:05 – Lismore v Yamba
At WOLLONGBAR – Under 17s
6:30 – Lennox Head v Brunswick Valley
7:40 – Wollongbar Alstonville v Grafton
5:45 Under 12Bs Wollongbar v Lennox Head, 5:45 Under 8s Field 2 WAR Red v WAR Black
GRAND FINALS AT CASINO
5:30 Under 10 Exhibition – Wollongbar Alstonville v Lismore
6:20 Under 12s – Lennox Head v Wollongbar Alstonville
7:25 Under 13s – Wollongbar Alstonville v Lennox Head
8:35 Under 15s – Bangalow v Lismore
Forestry industry inquiry to conduct hearings in Grafton
August 30, 2011
The House of Representatives Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry Committee will be conducting hearings for its inquiry into the Australian forestry industry in Grafton on Thursday, 1 September, 2011.
Local community groups, academics, industry representatives and mill owners will give evidence to the committee about the local industry, as well as about the future of the Australian industry generally.
The public hearing will be held in the Clarence Valley Council Chambers, Prince Street, Grafton, on Thursday, 1 September, commencing at 8.45am.
The committee will hear from:
Another horse dies of Hendra virus near Ballina
August 30, 2011
A tenth horse has died from the Hendra virus in New South Wales, bringing the total number of nationwide deaths this year to 21.
The horse died on Sunday morning at a property north of Ballina, the NSW Department of Primary Industries said.
It had been noticeably ill on Saturday and showed neurological changes including weakness and loss of balance.
NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Ian Roth said the property had been quarantined and the dead horse had been buried.
“While there are no other horses on the property, a dog on the property will be assessed,” he said today.
Two men rescued after trawler catches fire off Brooms Head
August 29, 2011
Two men have been rescued after their fishing trawler caught fire and sunk off the New South Wales Far North Coast.
Police said that the old timber-style vessel, ‘Wave Rider’, was four nautical miles east of Brooms Head near Angourie about 12.30am today (Monday 29 August 2011) when the blaze broke out in its engine room.
The two crew members tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the flames before abandoning ship.
The men, aged 18 and 45, were picked up a short time later by the trawler, ‘L-MARGO’, which was nearby.
They were uninjured in the incident.
The ‘Wave Rider’ later burnt to the waterline and sunk.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
FNC major semi-final results
August 29, 2011
Major Semi-Finals – 28th August 2011
First Grade
Lennox Head 18 (Lochie Creagh, Jeff Wilson tries, Adam Gordon conversion, 2 penalty goals) d Ballina 7 (Ben Robinson try, Adam Fisher conversion)
Half Time: Ballina 7 – Lennox Head 6
Reserve Grade
Lismore 26 (Heath Conlan 2, Ben Briggs, Stephen Hughes tries, Jack Pinchin 3 conversions) d Ballina 7 (Brodie McIntyre try, Luke Watling conversion)
Half Time: Lismore 18 – Ballina 7
Under 19
Wollongbar Alstonville 43 (James Vidler 3, Reece Brown, Matt Nean, Rowan Perry tries, Reece Brown 5 conversions, penalty goal) d Casino 0
Half Time: Wollongbar 10 – Casino 0
Third Grade
Lismore 24 (Mitchell Mowle 2, Ryan Graham, Dane Bridges tries, Dion Crethar 2 conversions d Grafton 3 (Trent Dickson penalty goal)
Half Time: Grafton 3 – Lismore 0
NRRRL preliminary final results
August 28, 2011
Results of the NovaSkill/Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League preliminary finals at Murwillumbah, Sunday, August 28:
U/18s: GRAFTON GHOSTS 18 DEF CUDGEN 10
RES: BYRON BAY 46 DEF MURWILLUMBAH 14
1ST: MURWILLUMBAH 38 DEF NORTHERN UNITED 34
GRAND FINALS
4TH SEPTEMBER
McGUREN PARK, GRAFTON
11AM BALLINA V GRAFTON GHOSTS
12.40PM CUDGEN V BYRON BAY
2.45PM GRAFTON GHOSTS V MURWILLUBAH
GATES OPEN 9AM
FNC Rugby Union minor semi-final results
August 28, 2011
Minor Semi Finals – 27th August 2011
First Grade
Lismore 31 (Simon Gava, Neil Moran, Stephen Hughes, Robbie Collings, Ray Taylor tries, Matt Bermingham 3 conversions) d Wollongbar Alstonville 10 (Max Venables try, Ben Damen conversion, penalty goal)
Reserve Grade
Wollongbar Alstonville 26 (Mitchell Pennisi, Joel Crowther tries, Michael Turnbull 2 conversions, 4 penalty goals) d Lennox Head 24 (Corey Windle 2, Tom Gregg, Ricky Dixon tries, Sam Fitzgerald 2 conversions)
Under 19s
Yamba 5 (Trent Carr try) d Ballina 0
Third Grade
Wollongbar Alstonville 13 (Mark Cox 2 tries, Daniel O’Neill penalty goal d Ballina 7 (Geoff St Clair try, Kevin Clarke conversion)
Village Competition – Major Semi Final
Kyogle 3(Jorden Doolan penalty goal) d Byron Bay 0
FNC Rugby Union minor and major semi-final teams
August 26, 2011
Coopers-Far North Coast Rugby Union Minor Semi-Final Team Lists
27th August 2011
Grafton Rugby Park
First Grade 3.30pm
Lismore: 1 Matt Collins, 2 Simon Gava, 3 Neil Moran, 4 James Bain, 5 Glenn Paisley (C.), 6 Matt Larsson, 7 Will Cotterill, 8 Joe Akkersdyk, 9 Ben Felicioni, 10 Scott Lancaster, 11 Robbie Collings, 12 Ben Sloane, 13 Matt Bermingham, 14 Stephen Hughes, 15 Jack Pinchin, 16 Stuart Rose, 17 Stephen Prosser, 18 Keith Morris, 19 Ray Taylor, 20 Simon Mahony, 21 Chris Clark, 22 Scott Darke, 23 Sam Flynn
Coach: Will Cotterill
V
Wollongbar Alstonville: 1 Lucas Freeburn, 2 Gavin Short, 3 James Nunn, 4, Matt Scott (C.), 5 Matthew Knights, 6 Joel McMahon, 7 Daniel Mather, 8 Jeremy Tozer, 9 Hamish Millane, 10 Simon Perkins, 11 Matt Nean, 12 Michael Barnes, 13 Max Venables, 14 Nick Dufficy, 15 Ben Damen
Coach: Ben Grayndler
Referee: Steve Williamson
Assistant Referees: Gervase Bertus, Mick Melino
Three charged with drug offences – Casino, Ellangowan
August 26, 2011
A man and two women have been arrested and charged after police raided two properties on the Far North Coast yesterday.
Police from Richmond Local Area Command established Operation Bronco to investigate the manufacture and distribution of amphetamines in the Northern Rivers district.
About 2:40pm, Thursday, 25 August 2011, police conducted simultaneous search warrants at a house in Hickey Street, Casino, and on Wrench Road, Ellangowan.
During the search of the Casino property police allegedly located an amount of amphetamines hidden in a freezer as well as cannabis resin, steroids, ammunition and cash.
Bangalow restaurant Satiate among Australia’s best
August 25, 2011
Satiate in Bangalow has been named one of the leading regional restaurants in NSW for 2012 by the Australian Gourmet Traveller in the prestigious 2012 Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards held last night.
Member for Ballina Don Page congratulated Satiate, saying it was a tremendous achievement to be recognised by Australian Gourmet Traveller, one of Australia’s premier travel, food and dining magazines.
“Satiate has an outstanding reputation locally. The restaurant is also a valuable drawcard for visitors to our region, and being named in these awards adds further prestige to their already outstanding reputation,” Mr Page said.
Minister for Tourism, Hospitality, and Racing and the Arts, George Souris, said 46 of the top 100 restaurants in this year’s awards were won by NSW restaurants.
