Lismore
Tweed treasures: waiting list to look at Olley's 'clutter'
Lance Richardson A storage facility filled with cardboard boxes hardly seems like a thrilling prospect for art aficionados, but one such store in Tweed Valley is proving so attractive there is now a waiting list to...
Plan to explore for gas under 40% of state
Saffron Howden THE NSW Aboriginal Land Council has applied to explore for coal seam gas under 40 per cent of the state, sparking outrage from indigenous and non-indigenous people alike.
Labor sees signs of life as Greens cop blow
Phillip Coorey THE Liberal Party did very well, Labor made small but encouraging gains and the Greens went backwards. That was the common consensus from Saturday's local government elections across NSW.
Vintage car driver dies in highway smash
A man driving a rare 1928 Chevrolet hot rod vintage car has died after a five-vehicle crash on the NSW mid north coast.
Distance a killer in the bush
Julie Robotham A cancer diagnosis is just the latest in a series of crushing misfortunes for Garry Lyons. Following a redundancy this year - the third for the 60-year-old boiler worker - he invested the money in...
RTA review - the key changes
Key changes made to NSW roads as part of RTA review ordered by NSW government.
Residents rally against removal of hard-won speed camera
Alexandra Smith THE small village of Clunes, nestled between Lismore and Byron Bay, fought long and hard for a speed camera after a nasty fatality and series of crashes on the town's main street, many involving huge...
The sad, short life of a mother who would never grow up
Amber Michelle Haigh, born on November 18, 1982, was destined for a hard life. She was to be intellectually retarded.
Hospital funding promises are healthy for conservative hopefuls
Sean Nicholls AT least three-quarters of the hospital funding announced by the Opposition Leader, Barry O'Farrell, is destined for Coalition seats or those it is targeting at next month's election.
Left to go it alone, they pay with their lives
The killing of mental health workers reveal the cost of a failing system, writes Kim Arlington.
Teenager was not bashed to death in school brawl, coroner rules
Megan Kinninment FAMILY members of a teenager who died in a schoolyard brawl two years ago say they are extremely disappointed after the coroner found he was neither bashed nor murdered in the fight.
Student hit on head repeatedly, court told
Megan Kinninment THE teenager Jai Morcom was bashed repeatedly on the back of the head during a violent brawl over schoolyard tables at Mullumbimby High School in August 2009, an inquest in Lismore was told yesterday.
Father denies accusation
Megan Kinninment The father of dead teenager Jai Morcom has been warned he could face Supreme Court charges after allegedly accusing a coronial inquiry witness of killing his son.
Principal was told of playground feud
Megan Kinninment THE distraught father of dead schoolboy Jai Morcom says his son would be alive today if teachers had acted to prevent a fatal brawl over schoolyard tables at Mullumbimby High School.
Teen a willing participant in fatal fight, inquest told
Megan Kinninment A TEENAGER was seen throwing punches and repeatedly running back into the schoolyard brawl that took his life, even after an older student tried to keep him out of the fray, a coronial inquest in...
Obstetrician faces raft of serious patient complaints
Natasha Wallace HEALTH authorities have begun prosecuting former obstetrician Roman Hasil over 15 serious patient complaints from his time at a northern NSW hospital.
Cancer patients wait 50 days for treatment
Louise Hall CANCER patients are waiting up to four times longer for radiation therapy than clinically recommended, new state government figures reveal, prolonging cancer symptoms and potentially affecting...
Hospitals failing to treat critical cases on time
Julie Robotham BIG regional hospitals are struggling to treat on time emergency department patients who need urgent attention, according to independent statistics that highlight a continuing bottleneck in the NSW...
Cash-flow squeeze threatens services across the state
Harvey Grennan Liverpool Council, which must find $20 million to rebuild its burnt-out headquarters, is one of 15 NSW councils listed by the Division of Local Government as possibly unable to pay its bills.
'Locking us up just makes us offend more'
Alicia Wood NATHAN is not the first member of his family to spent time in juvenile detention but he hopes to be the last.
