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A nightmare!

THE past six months have been a “living nightmare” for Betty Parrish.

Children’s lives at risk

RECKLESS driving behaviour around Lennox Head Public School is putting children’s lives at risk, and parents have had enough.

He’s a real gem

FOR Steve McAteer, his work as a jeweller and master craftsman is a “labour of love”.

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HOT STUFF: Laurie Middleton shows off his vintage Dodge to Alstonville Rotarians Geoff Alexander and Elva Fitzell.

Vintage cars on show at fair

ANTIQUES, books and collectables will be displayed and offered for sale this weekend at the Alstonville Rotary Antiques and Collectables Fair.

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MORE than 1200 people will be heading off for the Ballina to Byron Bay Charity Walk on Sunday.

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COUNCIL INITIATIVE: Byron Shire Council and representatives from the arts industry meet at the Byron Bay Community Centre for a forum.

Arts think tank draws conclusion

CREATING a unified voice for the arts and creative industries in Byron Shire is one of the key goals discussed at a forum between key players at the Bay.

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7:10 AM May 23rd
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FUNDING for Allied and Community Health Services will fall from July when Medicare Local takes over administration of health services at Coraki and Evans Head.

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7:04 AM May 23rd

Health centres to suffer from change in ‘funding streams’

THE Woolworths-owned Masters hardware chain has lodged an $11.7m development application, which includes a plan from Lismore Council to reduce CBD flooding.

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7:00 AM May 23rd

Hardware store to "reshape" river to reduce floods

THE breastfeeding habits of Neanderthals are the subject of a paper in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, co-authored by SCU's Dr Renaud Joannes-Boyau.

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6:52 AM May 23rd

Neanderthals offer clues about breastfeeding and evolution

SUPPORT: The community is rallying around nine-year-old Noah Brink and his family as he battles a heart condition.

Big challenge for little boy

THE Byron Bay community is rallying around the family of nine-year-old Noah Brink, who tomorrow faces open-heart surgery in Brisbane.

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JASON Adamek has been many things but his heart is with the Big Fish, the shop he will sadly close the doors to at the end of the month.

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Catch a deal at Big Fish

PARENTS who turn to the Internet for medical advice are less likely to vaccinate their children, a national study has found.

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Anti-vaccine parents often relying on Dr Google

BYRON Bay hosts the biggest of the Biggest Morning Teas tomorrow morning at Cape Byron lighthouse with an ambitious bid to raise $20,000 for Cancer Council NSW.

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Bay aims to be the biggest

Beau Henry will not be playing at the weekend.

Seagulls plan to reclaim lost glory this weekend

SEAGULL’S coach Aaron Zimmerle said his team are ready to reclaim lost glory when they take on the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles on their home turf of Piggabeen.

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6:00 AM May 23rd
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IF YOU feel like the digital world is leaving you behind you may be interested in a free seminar to help you find your way in the world wide web.

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6:00 AM May 23rd

Free seminar to help your business in the digital world

TWEED Shire Council has joined the NSW Business Chamber, becoming one of the largest members in terms of employee numbers in the Northern Rivers.

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6:00 AM May 23rd

Tweed Council comes to the table with local businesses

AN UNOFFICIAL Tugun neighbourhood watch Facebook page is claiming there has been a number of attempted child abductions in the area over the last month.

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Police investigate allegations of attempted abductions

ON BOARD: Nortec’s Rod Huxley (Grafton branch manager) and Angela Van Den Boom (Yamba branch manager). Nortec has signed on as award sponsors.

Businesses keen to back awards event

THERE is only one spot up for grabs for sponsorship of the Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards and time is running out.

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6:00 AM May 23rd

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“IF elected, we’ll fix the Pacific Highway”.It’s a promise Clarence Valley residents have heard time and time again before elections and is yet to be fulfilled.

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6:00 AM May 23rd

Nationals leader Warren Truss promises highway dollars

WITH a swag of awards already under her hat, Grafton milliner Virginia Hundt’s work was on show on Tuesday in the Hundt and Family Fine Millinery Parade.

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6:00 AM May 23rd

Hundt is over for top hats

BONNIE Cappell is more up to speed than most when it comes to the NBN and after seeing what it can do she says it has definitely met her expectations.

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Real-life NBN performance wows users

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Richard Branson as a stewardess

Richard Branson donned a stewardess's uniform after losing a bet. more

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Three women missing for about a decade were discovered in a home in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland kidnap victims escape

Three women missing for about a decade were discovered in a home in Cleveland,... more

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The theme of this year's Metropolitan Museum exhibit in New York City is "Punk: Chaos to Couture". But it seems the stars felt a little too uncomfortable going grunge.

Fashion's night of nights kicks off at the Met Gala Ball

The theme of this year's Metropolitan Museum exhibit in New York City is "Punk:... more

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Anzac Day commemorations around Australia

Australia stops to remember the fallen on Anzac Day. more

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Scenes from Gallipoli and Anzac Cove

Each year thousands make the trek to Turkey to commemorate Anzac Day. more

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The Audi RS4 Avant

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Two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three and injuring more than 100 people.

Bomb blasts rock Boston

Two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three and... more

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Celebrity chef Matt Golinski won over the crowd at his first public cooking demonstration since suffering a family tragedy that almost claimed his life too.

Matt Golinksi's first public cooking demo since tragedy

Celebrity chef Matt Golinski won over the crowd at his first public cooking... more

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Actors and celebs strut their stuff on the 55th annual Logie Awards red carpet at Crown Melbourne.

2013 Logies red carpet fashions

Actors and celebs strut their stuff on the 55th annual Logie Awards red carpet... more

Music for every taste was on offer on the third night of Byron Bay Bluesfest 2013, including Robert Plant, Iggy and the Stooges and Dropkick Murphys.

Bluesfest 2013: Third night

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A file picture of Robbie McEwen during the Tour Down Under in South Australia last year.

Triathlon's high profile field grows

AUSTRALIAN cycling great Robbie McEwen will join Olympic swimming gold medallist Michael Klim in the Byron Bay Triathlon.

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BALLINA’S Barbara Meaney admitted she shed a tear or two at last Sunday’s NRL game between Wests Tigers and St George- Illawarra at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Jay meets Provan

LENNOX-Ballina Boardriders finished in third place at this year’s Jim Beam Surftag Australian Championships held at Duranbah Beach.

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Le-Ba in top three

BALLINA Bears all-rounder Sam Adams has taken out the Far North Coast LJ Hooker League Cricketer of the Year award for the third consecutive season.

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The Cricketer of the Year (for the third time running)

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Eminem's company sue Facebook for copyright infringement

EMINEM'S music publishing company has launched legal action for copyright infringement over claims that Facebook used music in an advert without permission.

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6:00 AM May 23rd
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ANYONE who knows Michael Douglas best as the macho Gordon Gekko in the Wall St movies will be startled by his transformation in Behind The Candelabra.

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Michael Douglas brilliantly captures Liberace's showmanship

JENNIFER Aniston reportedly cried when she read about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.

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Jennifer Aniston cried for Angelina Jolie over mastectomy

'MAD Men' actress January Jones is remaining tight-lipped about the identity of her 20-month-old son Xander's dad.

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January Jones still keeping mum on her baby's father

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Paula Glover and Yvette McKenna (standing) of Hair on Maple are amazed that 91% of Australians think hair is a key part of their sex appeal. Photo: John McCutcheon / Sunshine Coast Daily

Hair is the key to great sex appeal according to survey

LADIES, forget showing a bit of leg or flashing a bit of cleavage.

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6:24 AM May 23rd

FRUSTRATED parents have taken to treating their children's head lice with dangerous animal flea products.

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6:00 AM May 23rd

Desperate parents using flea products for kids' head lice

JUST like brakes and tyres, shock absorbers don't last forever. The fact is that they will wear out gradually and become, imperceptibly, less effective.

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Shocking news about shock absorbers

GARDENERS who have put in countless hours at the Ballina Community Gardens are reeling after the theft of some of their equipment.

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Thefts hard to understand

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