Wollongbar woman on multiple fraud charges

Police have charged a woman with historical fraud and identity fraud offences in Lismore and Ballina.

The 58-year-old from Wollongbar was charged last Friday (25 May 2012) with 29 fraud-related offences and one count of hindering the discovery of evidence in a serious indictable offence.

It will be alleged the woman, who was employed as a conveyancing clerk, sourced the details of various clients and used this information to obtain credit cards in their name to make purchases.

The alleged offences took place between 2005 and 2011.

Police from Richmond Local Area Command conducted a complex investigation into the woman’s alleged fraudulent activities, with five victims having been identified to date.

She was granted bail and will appear in Lismore Local Court on 30 July 2012.

NovaSkill-NRRRL draw for Round 8

Lower   Clarence	Evans Head	McLean Show   Ground McLean	Saturday      2/6/12. NO U/18 Reserve Grade   start 1pm
Mullumbimby	Murwillumbah	Les   Donnelly Ground Mullumbimby	Sunday         3/6/12 U/18   start 12 midday
Grafton Ghosts	Casino	McGuren   Park Grafton	Sunday          3/6/12 U/18 start 12   midday
Ballina	Northern   United	Kingsford Smith   Park Ballina	Sunday       3/6/12 U/18 start 12   midday
Kyogle	Grafton Rhinos	New   Park Kyogle	Sunday         3/6/12 NO A-GRADE         U/18 start 12 midday
Marist   Brothers	Byron   Bay	Crozier   Field Lismore	Sunday       3/6/12 U/18 start 12   midday

 

 

NRRRL results for Round 7

UNDER 18s	CASINOSCORE -24	KYOGLESCORE – 16	Queen   Elizabeth Park Casino	Thursday   24/05/12	5.30
RESERVES	CASINOSCORE – 28	KYOGLESCORE – 22	Queen Elizabeth Park Casino	Thursday 24/05/12	6.40
FIRST	CASINOSCORE – 34	KYOGLESCORE – 4	Queen Elizabeth Park Casino	Thursday 24/05/12	7.10
UNDER 18s	EVANS HEADSCORE – 6	GRAFTON GHOSTSSCORE – 42	Stan Payne Oval Evans Head	Saturday 26/05/12	12.00
RESERVES	EVANS HEADSCORE – 6	GRAFTON GHOSTSSCORE – 30	Stan Payne Oval Evans Head	Saturday 26/05/12	1.20
FIRST	EVANS HEADSCORE  - 4	GRAFTON GHOSTSSCORE – 30	Stan Payne Oval Evans Head	Saturday 26/05/12	2.45
UNDER 18s	MARIST BROTHERSSCORE – 30	MURWILLUMBAHSCORE – 18	Oakes Oval Lismore	Saturday 26/05/12	4.30
RESERVES	MARIST BROTHERSSCORE – 24	MURWILLUMBAHSCORE – 14	Oakes Oval Lismore	Saturday 26/05/12	5.40
FIRST	MARIST BROTHERSSCORE – 6	MURWILLUMBAHSCORE – 20	Oakes Oval Lismore	Saturday   26/05/12	7.10
UNDER 18s	NO GAME	NO GAME	NO GAME	NO GAME
RESERVES	GRAFTON RHINOSSCORE – 30	LOWER CLARENCESCORE – 26	McKittrick Park South Grafton	Friday 25/05/12	5.30
FIRST	NO GAME	NO GAME	NO GAME	NO GAME
UNDER 18s	BYRON BAYSCORE – 16	BALLINASCORE – 26	Red Devil Park Byron Bay	Sunday 27/05/12	12.00
RESERVES	BYRON BAYSCORE – 18	BALLINASCORE – 26	Red Devil Park Byron Bay	Sunday 27/05/12	1.20
FIRST	BYRON BAYSCORE – 10	BALLINASCORE – 24	Red Devil Park Byron Bay	Sunday 27/05/12	2.45
UNDER 18s	NORTHERN UNITEDSCORE – 12	MULLUMBIMBYSCORE – 44	Oaks Oval Lismore	Sunday 27/05/12	12.00
RESERVES	NORTHERN UNITEDSCORE – 30	MULLUMBIMBYSCORE – 4	Oaks Oval Lismore	Sunday 27/05/12	1.20
FIRST	NORTHERN UNITEDSCORE – 50	MULLUMBIMBYSCORE – 40	Oaks Oval Lismore	Sunday 27/05/12	2.45

GRADE            HOME TEAM  SCORE  V  AWAY TEAM SCORE                VENUE                          DAY / DATE                  TIME

NORTHERN RIVERS REGIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE GAME DAY SCORES

Charges laid after 87-year-old man attacked – Casino

A teenager is due to appear in Lismore Local Court charged over the alleged home invasion and assault of an elderly man at Casino last week.

The 87-year-old man was asleep in his home at Acacia Street, Casino, about 1.45am last Tuesday (22 May), when he woke and saw a youth allegedly smash a glass sliding door.

The teen allegedly knocked the man to the ground and held him, demanding money.

The alleged intruder was given cash and he ran from the house.

The elderly homeowner suffered bruising and cuts during the attack.

Acting on information, Casino Detectives arrested an 18-year-old man at a home in Macdougal Street, Casino, yesterday (26 May).

The youth was taken to Casino Police Station, where he was charged with one count of aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence with violence.

He was refused bail to appear in Lismore Local Court tomorrow (28 May).

Rainforest Rescue makes another Daintree purchase

Future generations of Australians will inherit a little more rainforest thanks to Rainforest Rescue’s recent purchase of its 16th Daintree Rainforest property on 17 May.

Rainforest Rescue CEO Kelvin Davies said the settlement of Lot 82 Rosewood Road in Cow Bay represents a milestone for the Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project.

“Together with six other rainforest properties we have purchased, the addition of Lot 82 expands a vital rainforest corridor – the Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge”, he said.

“This corridor connects two isolated parts of the Daintree National Park World Heritage Area and is crucial for wildlife such as the Endangered Southern Cassowary.”

As well as being strategically located, Lot 82 Rosewood Road harbours amazing diversity; 135 species of plants grow on the block, among them some impressive canopy trees anchored to the ground by giant buttress roots.

“Lot 82 had building approval. It will now be protected forever. The rainforest will be looked after, not bulldozed for rural residential development,” said Mr Davies.   Mr Davies accepts that people need to live somewhere but questions why, in a developed, environmentally-informed country like Australia, we continue to clear rainforest and build houses and infrastructure right in the middle of it.

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Delicious Weekend in Byron

The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa has announced that top chef Martin Boetz (pictured) of Longrain Sydney and Melbourne will headline the Delicious Weekend Away, being held over the long weekend in June.

Boetz promises to bring energy and colour to Byron for the three day food and wine celebration.

Born in Germany, his passion for cooking was nurtured by some of the world’s greatest Chefs, including David Thompson (who now owns London’s Michelin starred Nahm) at Darley Street Thai and Sailors Thai.

Martin joins Bangalow-based pastry Chef extraordinaire Katrina Kanetani from hatted restaurant Town (formerly of The Pier and MG Garage Sydney, Asiate New York and Quo Vadis London), Valli Little and The Byron at Byron’s Gavin Hughes (formerly of Aqua Luna, The Bathers Pavilion and Aqua Dining Sydney, Inverlochy Castle Hotel and 1 Devonshire Gardens Scotland).

“There are lots of passionate producers growing fabulous Thai ingredients in the Byron region,” said Martin Boetz, “including turmeric, galangal and betel leaves that we use at Longrain and will celebrate over the course of the weekend.”

The weekend includes a cooking class with Valli Little, lunch at award-winning Newrybar restaurant Harvest, a visit to local farmers markets and a producers farm and a gala four-course dinner at The Byron at Byron Restaurant.

Guests will stay in the Byron at Byron Resort and Spa where they can unwind with yoga or spend time by the infinity pool.

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Mick O’Regan chats with Bob McTavish

As a 12-year-old boy, surf industry pioneer Bob McTavish observed the life his father led.

A career “slave” to the Commonwealth Bank, his dad was overlooked for promotion after 21 years, so he packed up the family and took off for Darwin.   “I went, right! There’s something wrong with the way this system functions,” Bob said.

“To me, the whole thing of school, career, wife, kids, mortgage, finally pay off your mortgage when you’re 65 and then have a brief retirement then drop dead, is a very suspicious way of living.”

Instead, seeing how “the system” absorbed the energies of his hardworking father, once Bob became a young man, he chose to “take retirement first, and pay the price later”.

He decided to be more selective about how to live his life, so focussed first on surfing, then on establishing a sometimes bumpy career to become a master craftsman of surfboards, with the company he founded producing surfboards non-stop since 1962.

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Love is in the air in Tweed

Fame the Musical, directed by Annie Loctoki, may be a well-known movie and TV series about the gritty side of the theatre but it is actually full of romantic stories including a real-life romance which blossomed on the stage.

The show, being presented by the Tweed Theatre Company (TTC), has six main characters who all begin as freshman at the Performing Arts School in New York. The story weaves three love stories around these characters while in real life the TTC cast has its own love story.

Ensemble cast members, Lara Wilkinson, 16, and Guy Williams, 18, (both pictured), met two years ago. Guy is originally a hip hop dancer while Lara is an actor and singer with four major shows under her belt.

They met at an Arts Week concert where Guy was working as part of the sound crew backstage and Lara was performing. He was struck by her amazing voice and introduced himself. The rest is history.

“I got talked into the show by Lara but I’ve been a big supporter of hers for years. It is my first big production so it is great for Lara to be helping me,” said Guy.

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Kyogle Bazaar moves to the main street

Saturday July 14th has been set as the first day of the Kyogle Bazaar on the main street of Kyogle.

“Summerland Way is home to some very interesting shops which need to be explored by more people, so the Chamber of commerce and the Kyogle Bazaar have teamed up to provide an exciting streetscape for visitors and locals,”the organisers said.

“New stallholders are invited and they can register their interest by going to Scarborough’s Shoes and Joanne will take the enquiry, or by emailing kyoglebazaar@gmail.com. A stall-holders information pack will be emailed to you.

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FNC Rugby Union results for Round 7

Round 7 – 26th May 2012

First Grade

Lennox Head 32 (Jack Bungate, Connor Blair, Scott Stapleton, Jeff Wilson tries, Scott Cardow 2 conversions, penalty goal, Mick Muir penalty goal) d Wollongbar Alstonville 29 (Joel Crowther 2, Hamish Millane, Dan Mather tries, Hamish Millane 2 conversions, Jake McIntyre conversion, penalty goal) Half Time: Wollongbar 19 – Lennox 8

Ballina 29 (Aiden Cubis 2, Beau Milner 2, Sean Grace tries, Luke Watling 2 conversions) d Southern Cross University 26 (Matt Urquhart, Rhys McNaughton, Harry Vivers, Harry Witt tries, Matt Urquhart 3 conversions) Half Time: Ballina 15 – SCU 14

Lismore 18 (Matt Bermingham, Eddie Solomona, Will Cotterill tries, Matt Bermingham drop goal) d Grafton 17 (Jono Speechley, Luke Butler, Ben Stone tries, Kyle Hancock conversion) Half Time: Lismore 13 – Grafton 10

Casino – Bye

Pointscore – Lennox Head 26, Wollongbar Alstonville 17, Lismore 17, Ballina 17, Casino 9, Southern Cross University 8, Grafton 5

Reserve Grade Southern Cross University 31 d Ballina 5 Lennox Head 62 d Wollongbar Alstonville 17 Grafton 22 d Lismore 17   Under 19 General Bye

President’s Cup Yamba 41 d Mullumbimby 5 Bangalow 20 d Murwillumbah 7 Grafton 26 d Iluka 0 Byron Bay 35 d Evans River 5

 

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