Local, national and world news for Lismore, NSW | Monday 12 May, 2008
Sydney driver wins Lismore Sprintcar Gold Cup
IAN LOUDOUN took out the inaugural Sprintcar Gold Cup at Lismore Speedway on Saturday night. Loudoun, who started from position six in the 35-lap final, raced into the lead mid-race and was never headed as he led three-time Australian title-holder Max Dumesny and Adrian Maher to the chequered flag....-
Thompson takes Olympic disappointment out on Bay
LENNOX HEAD triathlete Simon Thompson has put the disappointment of missing out on the Beijing Olympic Games behind him... -
Ashes of shark victim scattered in sea he loved
FAMILY, friends and fellow surfers gathered at Lennox Head on Saturday morning to bid one final farewell to Ballina shark... -
Petria Thomas makes big splash with orchid
IN an achievement she didn't have to train for, Olympic gold medallist Petria Thomas yesterday had an orchid named in her... -
Pushy Petrac promises have president peeved
FRED GOODMAN doesn't like it when people say they are going to do something and then not deliver it. So when he took a... -
Lismore councillor to stand on roads ticket
LISMORE councillor David Tomlinson is looking for another couple of people to come to his party. Cr Tomlinson, who ran as...
Australian news
Teen NZ model Zippora Seven in nude photo row
A New Zealand modelling agency says it is shocked an Auckland 16-year-old on its books appeared topless in an Australian magazine.Opposition warns of an all spin budget
The federal opposition is warning of "cosmetic spending cuts" and a "whole lot of spin" in the first Rudd government budget.Govt asks for driver care at roadworks
Qld motorists are being asked to take care around roadworks after two close calls in which a car skidded out of control and another just missed a pedestrian.Terri Irwin vows to fight mine plan
Australia Zoo?s Terri Irwin says she will fight a move to mine an environmentally sensitive area dedicated to her late husband, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin.
World news
At least 19 killed in US tornadoes
At least 19 people were killed when tornadoes and violent storms ripped through Missouri and Oklahoma, officials say.Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers
Zimbabwe's main opposition group says it has stepped up efforts to secure regional peacekeepers for a run-off presidential election after weeks of violence.Nepalese police detain 600 protesters
Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, after breaking up several demonstrations in Nepal's capital.Red Cross aid boat sinks in Burma
A cargo boat carrying the first Red Cross aid to survivors of Cyclone Nargis has sunk, the International Federation of the Red Cross says.