Water tower gets a good scrub before mural makeover begins
The transformation of the 83-year-old art deco water tower in South Casino has been a long time coming. Richmond Valley Council put forward several mural designs for the community to decide which one was best for the tower.
Dogs welcome: Pooches get a serve of puppiccino at the pub
Erin Mooney-Smith will serve your dog a puppiccino while you have a drink at the Commercial Hotel in Casino ... When publican Marnie Macdonald posted on Facebook that dogs on leads were welcome in the beer garden of the pub, someone asked about puppiccinos for the pooches.
New home for maritime museum in Kyogle – only 80km from the sea
For two years, Wayne Finch has been searching for a suitable site for a maritime museum in Kyogle. And he has found it ... Wayne's father, Frank Finch OAM, served at sea for 46 years and when he returned to Kyogle, his home became a homage to his love of life at sea.
Rally outside council chambers to push for a mayor elected by the people
At the council’s meeting in January, councillors voted for Kylie Thomas to replace Danielle Mulholland as mayor. Many people were shocked by the vote expecting Ms Mullholland to continue as mayor for another term.
Group opposes quarry DA with submission from 40 members delivered to council
Bentley came to the Richmond Valley Council office in Casino on February 1. Holding their placards, the Bentley Our Sustainable Future group came on the final day of submissions for the development application of Bentley Quarry.
Wiradjuri sisters shared love of landscape forms art exhibition
The Wiradjuri Sisters exhibition is an exciting collection of works in acrylics, collage and printmaking by Indigenous artists Naomi Grant and Krishna Heffernan. The show is a combination of the creative passion of sisters who live on opposite sides of the country.
You’d be nuts to park under a bunya pine
When Tad Langley saw a car parked under a tree in Irwin St in Kyogle, he didn’t expect to see the car’s windscreen smashed. The culprit was a bunya nut. In this case, nut is a misleading word.
What a whopper! Cane toads are getting busted
This month a lot of cane toads are going to die. That is the purpose of the big Australian cane toad bust happening from January 24-30. Communities across Australia are joining in as organised groups or individually.
Best tap water in Australia is in”¦? (take a guess)
If you think the water tastes good in Casino, you’d be spot on. Known more for its beef, Casino is officially home to Australia’s best tap water. Richmond Valley Council has won top honours in the Ixom 2021 Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia competition.
Lismore Base Hospital has three covid wards and is ready for a surge in patients
Northern NSW Local Health District’s Lynne Weir said the hospital system was challenged because of the “increased activity resulting from the pandemic and the additional pressure of some staff being furloughed because they need to isolate.” The district has sufficient intensive care beds across its three major hospitals in Grafton, Lismore and Tweed with plans in place to surge staffing and ICU capacity if needed, Ms Weir said.
