NRRRL announces squad for selection trial

The NRRRL representative selectors have selected a squad to trial at Bilambil Senior Rugby League ground Bilambil Road, Bilambil, on Tuesday, 1st of May.

Players are requested to be at the ground at 6.30pm, with shorts,socks and boots. The players selected in the squad are:

Roy Bell   Northern United  Dan Randell   Northern United Dave Fernando   Northern United. Jono Macili    Kyogle. Cameron Mulchay    Kyogle. Courtney Nagas    Kyogle. Clarence Kelly   Byron Chris King       Byron Jarod De Thierry    Byron Simon Kelly    Byron Ryan O’Connell Byron Ryan Farrell Grafton Tom Freebody  Grafton Khan Williams  Grafton Dan Roberts    Grafton Aaron Hartman Grafton Aaron Schells   Evans Head Lyndon Murphy  Murwillumbah Luke Covell     Murwillumbah Sam Panting  Murwillumbah Andrew Battese   Ballina Greg Ryan    Ballina Alwyn Roberts    Ballina Leon King    Marist Mitchell Krause   Marist Jake Campbell    Marist Paul O’Neill       Marist Ryan Binge   Lower Clinton Toopi    Cudgen Dean Widders    Cudgen.

After the trial game at Bilambil, the selectors will select the final 17 players for the NRRRL team to contest the CRL Country Championships at Newcastle on 16th June against Canberra.

The final team will train at Ballina on 16th May & 6th June and will be expected to attend an overnight camp at Evans Head on 25th & 26th May.

The team will be prepared and coached by the highly regarded Jamie McCormack from the Gold Coast, who is anticipating big things for the NRRRL rep season.

Jamie can be contacted on 0429 600 130.

Detectives launch investigation after seizing counterfeit $20 notes – Lismore

Detectives on the State’s Far North Coast are conducting inquiries after a number of fake $20 notes were found in circulation in the Lismore area.

A number of business owners contacted local police on Friday (20 April 2012) after the counterfeit notes were used to pay for good and services.

The phony cash was detected by staff at a Lismore kebab shop, pub, convenience store and fast food restaurant, and by two taxi drivers.

Detectives have launched an investigation in a bid to identify who is responsible for producing them.

The counterfeit notes, totalling $240, have also been seized for forensic examination.

Richmond LAC Duty Officer, Inspector Robert Cairnduff, warned local residents and business owners to be on the lookout for the notes.

“I would encourage everyone to be extra vigilant when handling their money and if you do notice something odd or that doesn’t look quite right, please contact us immediately,” Insp Cairnduff said.

“The counterfeit notes that we have seized are not of great quality; however, in poor light or to the unsuspecting eye they could quite possibly be passed off as the real thing.”

Inquiries by local detectives are ongoing.

Anyone with information that might assist investigators is urged to contact Lismore Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

NovaSkill Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League results for Round 2

UNDER 18s	GHOSTSSCORE – 42	EVANS HEADSCORE – 0	McGuren Park Grafton	Sunday 22/4/12	12.00
RESERVES	GHOSTSSCORE – 62	EVANS HEADSCORE – 6	McGuren Park Grafton	Sunday 22/4/12	1.20
FIRST	GHOSTSSCORE – 56	EVANS HEADSCORE – 6	McGuren Park Grafton	Sunday 22/4/12	2.45
UNDER 18s	KYOGLESCORE – 20	CASINOSCORE – 12	New Park Kyogle	Saturday 21/4/12	1.30
RESERVES	KYOGLESCORE – 38	CASINOSCORE – 4	New Park Kyogle	Saturday 21/4/12	2.40
FIRST	KYOGLESCORE  - 30	CASINOSCORE – 16	New Park Kyogle	Saturday 21/4/12	4.00
UNDER 18s	NO GAME	NO GAME
RESERVES	LOWER CLARENCESCORE – 18	RHINOSSCORE – 18	Maclean Showground	Friday night, 20/4/12	7.00 pm start
FIRST	NO GAME	NO GAME
UNDER 18s	BALLINASCORE -34	BYRON BAYSCORE – 20	Kingsford Smith Park Ballina	Sunday 22/4/12	12.00
RESERVES	BALLINASCORE – 18	BYRON BAYSCORE – 22	Kingsford Smith Park Ballina	Sunday 22/4/12	1.20
FIRST	BALLINASCORE – 10	BYRON BAYSCORE – 28	Kingsford Smith Park Ballina	Sunday 22/4/12	2.45
UNDER 18s	MARIST BROTHERSSCORE – 20	MURWILLUMBAHSCORE – 10	Oakes Oval Lismore	Sunday 22/4/12	12.00
RESERVES	MARIST BROTHERSSCORE – 6	MURWILLUMBAHSCORE – 30	Oakes Oval Lismore	Sunday 22/4/12	1.20
FIRST	MARIST BROTHERSSCORE – 18	MURWILLUMBAHSCORE – 34	Oakes Oval Lismore	Sunday 22/4/12	2.45
UNDER 18s	MULLUMBIMBYSCORE – 50	NORTHERN UNITEDSCORE – 0	Les Donnelly Field Mullumbimby	Sunday 22/4/12	12.00
RESERVES	MULLUMBIMBYSCORE – 32	NORTHERN UNITEDSCORE – 14	Les Donnelly Field Mullumbimby	Sunday 22/4/12	1.20
FIRST	MULLUMBIMBYSCORE – 24	NORTHERN UNITEDSCORE – 24	Les Donnelly Field Mullumbimby	Sunday 22/4/12	2.45

 

FNC Rugby Union results for Round 2

Round 2 – 21st April 2012

First Grade

Lennox Head 32 (Lachlan Creagh 3, Mathew Barnes, Jake Robinson tries, Mathew Barnes 2 conversions, penalty goal) d Lismore 14 (Stephen Hughes try, Ben Felicioni 3 penalty goals) Half Time: Lismore 8 – Lennox 5

Ballina 22 (Liam Preston 2, Rick Randall tries, Luke Watling 2 conversions, penalty goal) d Casino 19 (Jacob Lyons, Tom Bishop tries, Tom Farr 2, Lachlan Winkler penalty goals) Half Time: Ballina 14 – Casino 13

Wollongbar Alstonville 41 (James Vidler 3, Adam Law 2, Jake McIntyre tries, Jake McIntyre 2, Reece Brown 2 conversions, Jake McIntyre penalty goal) d Grafton 10 (Dwayne Duke, Ben Stone tries) Half Time: Wollongbar 22 – Grafton 5

Southern Cross University – Bye

Pointscore – Lennox Head 10, Ballina 8, Wollongbar Alstonville 5, Southern Cross University 5, Casino 1, Lismore 0, Grafton 0

Reserve Grade Ballina 26 d Casino 0 Lennox Head 19 d Lismore 11 Wollongbar Alstonville 17 d Grafton 13   Under 19 Wollongbar Alstonville 50 d Grafton 0 Casino 8 d Ballina 7

President’s Cup Byron Bay 9 d Bangalow 8 Mullumbimby 5 d Iluka 3 Evans River 50 d Richmond Range 0

 

Australia’s place in the world – Byron at Byron presents George Negus

On May 17 The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa will host legendary Australian media personality George Negus who – among other things – will share his thoughts on Australia’s place in a monumentally changing world.

The first in the Byron at Byron Presents dinner series for 2012, the event follows last year’s sell-out dinners with Bettina Arndt, Joanna Savill and David Clark.

George’s most recent book, The World From Down Under, is a compilation of interviews with  international “movers and shakers” for SBS Dateline that reveal George’s passion to put significant world events into perspective for Australians.

“The world is in turmoil and sometimes we Australians tend to overestimate our own problems,” says George. “I wouldn’t go so far as to call us the lucky country, but we are definitely a fortunate country. Less than 25 million people out of 7 billion world-wide, we need to think about that and get it into a realistic perspective. We need to see Australia in relation to the world – not the world in relation to Australia.

“There are people in other parts of the world facing hardship and difficulty we can’t imagine, yet our own politics has become so spiteful, small-minded and uninspired. There’s a leadership crisis in this country that goes right across the ideological spectrum. A lack of maturity and sophistication in our politics means we find ourselves complaining at a time when we should be thankful.

“I’ve seen Third World countries handle the up-and-down nature of their affairs in a more dignified way. I’m disappointed that we can’t get our heads out of our own sandy beaches.”

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FNC Rugby Union teams for Round 2, April 21

Lismore: 1. Stuart Rose, 2. Stephen Prosser, 3. Eddie Solomona, 4. Glen Paisley, 5. Ben Briggs,  6. Jonathon Little, 7. James Olivieri, 8. Jay Onslow, 9. Ben Felicioni, 10. Mark Sivewright, 11. James  O’Brien, 12. Nigel Marshall, 13. Ben Slaone, 14. Robbie Collings, 15. Stephen Hughes
Coach: Will Cotterill
V
Lennox Head: 1. Rob Roberts, 2. Jamie Tredinnick, 3. Jack Bungate, 4. Isaac Foley, 5. Harry Bungate, 6. Sam Croke, 7. Rob Fish, 8. Jeff Wilson (C.),, 9. Paul Wright, 10. Mathew Barnes, 11. Duncan Maguire, 12, Scott Stapleton, 13. Kalib Cupples, 14. Lachlan Creagh, 15. Paul Crozier
Coach: Tony Bundock
Referee: Steve Williamson

 Casino: 1. Cal McLennan, 2. Blake Birmingham, 3. Craig Connolly, 4. Tom Penford,  5. Ben Osborne, 6. Pat Herman, 7. Carl Tahatu, 8. Jarred Newton, 9. Stephen Murchie, 10. Lachlan Winkler, 11. Jake Lyons, 12. Tom Farr, 13. Cale Berry, 14. Tom Bishop, 15. Brad Wenzel
Coach: Darren Winkler
V
Ballina: 1.Adam Thomas, 2. Aidan Cubis, 3. Nathan Groves, 4. Will O’Donnell, 5. Josh Lupton, 6. Sean Grace, 7. Andrew Burke, 8. Liam Preston, 9. Troy Nicholls, 10. Grant Knight, 11. Olly Kirk, 12, Dan Cotes, 13. Luke Watling, 14. Trent Gasnier, 15. Rick Randall
Coach: Craig Beare
Referee: Graham Cook

 Wollongbar Alstonville: 1. Joel Crowther, 2. Kirk Taylor-Brown, 3. Justin Whicker , 4. Matt Scott, 5. Simon Tozer, 6. Joel McMahon, 7. Daniel Mather, 8. Shaun Ellis, 9. Hamish Millane, 10. Jake McIntyre, 11. Nick Dufficy, 12, Arlo Cluff, 13. Vincent Chee, 14. Nick Mulder, 15. Adam Law
Coach: Ben Grayndler
V
Grafton: 1. Daniel Tuite, 2.  Jacob Page, 3. Beau Brotherson, 4. Ben Robertson, 5. Beau Deleiuen, 6. Zac Mason-Gale, 7. Phil Deane, 8. Scott Lloyd, 9. Josh Nagle, 10. Kyle Hancock, 11. Shan Warren, 12. Dwayne Duke, 13. Luke Butler, 14. Adam Crawley, 15. Ben Stone
Coach:  Brad Lloyd
Referee: Karl Lupton

Southern Cross University – Bye

NovaSkill-NRRRL draw for Round 2, April 20-22

Note: The Marist Brothers v Murwillumbah game has been transferred to Murwillumbah due to ground closure.

           Home club                  V          Away club                                   Venue                                  Time

Grafton Ghosts	Evans Head	McGurenPark,Grafton	Sunday 22/4/12.U/18 start, 12 midday
Kyogle	Casino	New Park,Kyogle	Saturday 21/4/12U/18 start, 1:30pm
Lower Clarence	Grafton Rhinos	Maclean Showground	Fri night 20/4/12, 7.00 pmstart – only one reserve grade   game.
Ballina	ByronBay	KingsfordSmith  Park,Ballina	Sunday 22/4/12U/18 start 12 midday
Marist Brothers	Murwillumbah	Oakes Oval,Lismore	Sunday 22/4/12U/18 start, 12 midday
Mullumbimby	Northern United	Les Donnelly Field, Mullumbimby	Sunday 22/4/12U/18 start, 12 midday

Man shot near Tenterfield formally identified

A man who died during a confrontation with police near the NSW/Queensland border on Sunday night has been formally identified.

Ryan Pringle, 33, died during a confrontation with police at a rural property near Tenterfield on Sunday 15 April 2012.

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Fatal police shooting – Tenterfield

A critical incident investigation team has been formed after a man was fatally shot by police near the NSW/Queensland border last night.

About 8.10pm (Sunday 15 April), police from New England Local Area Command were called by the residents of a rural property on Billarimba Road at Rocky River around 30km from Tenterfield.

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NRRRL results for Round 1

Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League results for Round 1, April 14-15:

UNDER 18s	RHINOS SCORE – 18	GHOSTS SCORE – 22
RESERVES	RHINOS SCORE – 6	GHOSTS SCORE – 26
FIRST	NO GAME	NO GAME
UNDER 18s	LOWER CLARENCE NO GAME	KYOGLE NO GAME
RESERVES	LOWER CLARENCE SCORE – 18	KYOGLE SCORE – 18
FIRST	LOWER CLARENCE SCORE – 20	KYOGLE SCORE – 28
UNDER 18s	MURWILLUMBAH SCORE – 24	BYRON BAY SCORE – 8
RESERVES	MURWILLUMBAH SCORE – 18	BYRON BAY SCORE – 32
FIRST	MURWILLUMBAH SCORE – 23	BYRON BAY SCORE – 10
UNDER 18s	NORTHERN UNITED SCORE – 6	MARIST BROTHERS SCORE – 28
RESERVES	NORTHERN UNITED SCORE – 20	MARIST BROTHERS SCORE – 28
FIRST	NORTHERN UNITED SCORE – 34	MARIST BROTHERS SCORE – 24
UNDER 18s	MULLUMBIMBY SCORE – 24	BALLINA SCORE – 12
RESERVES	MULLUMBIMBY SCORE – 32	BALLINA SCORE – 18
FIRST	MULLUMBIMBY SCORE – 12	BALLINA SCORE – 38
UNDER 18s	EVANS HEAD SCORE – 20	CASINO SCORE – 6
RESERVES	EVANS HEAD SCORE – 26	CASINO SCORE – 8
FIRST	EVANS HEAD SCORE – 26	CASINO SCORE – 10

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