Tag: North Lismore 2480
Police call off search for trawler skipper
Police have given up the search for a man missing at sea off the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
'Grave concerns' for missing trawler skipper
Police hold grave fears for a skipper's safety, after a fishing trawler sank in the sea off the New South Wales north coast yesterday morning.[MORE]
Stoner promises funds for sewage schemes
The New South Wales leader of the Nationals says a funding crisis means second-rate water services for rural and regional areas of the state.[MORE]
The local cost of climate change.
Climate change could cost consumers on the New South Wales Far North Coast more than 10-million dollars over the next 25 years, says a local water authority.[MORE]
Sand sales 'could kill surf breaks'
A Greens MP says some of the most famous surf breaks on the North Coast of New South Wales and southern Queensland are under threat from excessive sand pumping in the Tweed River entrance.[MORE]
Rain damage bill to soar to $25m
The insurance bill from last week's torrential rain and flooding on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland and the northern New South Wales is expected to reach at least $25 million.[MORE]
Lismore declared disaster zone
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr has declared Lismore, in the state's north, a natural disaster zone during his tour of the flood-affected city.[MORE]
Flood clean-up begins
The clean-up has begun in northern New South Wales and on Queensland's Gold Coast, where floodwaters are receding and the sun is shining for the first time in days.[MORE]
Flood waters peak in Lismore
The State Emergency Service (SES) says flood conditions are easing at Lismore in northern New South Wales, but the weather bureau has warned neighbouring towns could be hit.[MORE]
Northern NSW on alert as floodwaters rise
State Emergency Service volunteers on the north coast of New South Wales remain on alert overnight due to the continued threat of flooding.[MORE]
Lismore flood alert downgraded as rain eases
A flood warning for parts of Lismore in northern New South Wales has been downgraded.[MORE]
Students re-enact bus ride to Indigenous freedom
A group of university students from Sydney is retracing the 1965 Freedom Ride which shone the international media spotlight on racism against Aborigines in rural New South Wales, with the 2005 version setting off today.[MORE]
