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					<description>Lismore News, Weather, Sport &amp; Local Classifieds</description>
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							<title>Police farewell Gary</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By Tonia Moorton

ALTHOUGH the skies were grey, a sea of blue brought colour and comfort to the funeral Mass of Senior Constable Gary John Hill at St Carthage...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Perfect scores sum up pupils&apos; maths prowess</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By KIMBERLEY SMITH

EMMA BEILKEN  knows that if she never achieves her goal of becoming a horse breeder when she grows up, she will always have maths to fall...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Carr predicts the demise of state governments</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By PATRIZIA REIMER

FORMER NSW Premier Bob Carr left politics on a high, but believes state governments are a dying institution.

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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Nightmare rescue</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By PATRIZIA REIMER

A 25-YEAR-OLD woman was%taken to the Gold Coast Hospital with serious head injuries after crashing her hatchback into a tree on Federal Ro...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Lismore gymnast Naazmi Johnston&apos;s shot at Olympic glory</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ADAM HICKS

AS a five-year-old tottering around the gym as her big sister trained, Naazmi Johnston caught the eye of elite coach Edith Peluso.

Born i...]]></description>
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							<title>Deaf rugby team a first for University</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ADAM HICKS

SIMON MAHONY and his rugby union team won't hear the applause as they take the field tomorrow.

But the Lismore man will no doubt sport a smi...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Carer escapes prison after stealing client&apos;s money</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By HELEN JACK

NINETY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Casino woman Doreen Candish had plenty of cash to take care of her needs, but after her death in January last year family m...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>SCU scores high marks in student audit</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By Janet Grist

A QUALITY audit of Southern Cross University has commended the institution for its high levels of student satisfaction.

The Australian Univ...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Lismore councillors again boycott rezoning meeting</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS

THE saga of the McLeans Ridges rezoning looks set to be dragged out beyond the local government elections in September, with the Lismore City C...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Byron mayor braved gender bias in early years</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By Janet Grist

BYRON BAY mayor Jan Barham knows what it is like to experience sexual harassment at work, and supports the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissi...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Country Energy comes to rescue of Beef Week</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By Janet Grist

THIS year's Casino Beef Week Queen, Rebecca Scofield, is thrilled that Beef Week has secured much-needed sponsorship from Country Energy for a...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>$17m Goonellabah leisure centre back on track</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS

THE roof will be on the first section of the Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre when Lismore City Council holds an open day for the public t...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>REF KNOWS BEST</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ADAM HICKS

AFTER earning the mantle of Holland's best triathlete, Tanya de Boer has returned to Lismore and is making a name for herself with the whistle....]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Brothers&apos; loss, Japan&apos;s Gahan</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By GEOFFREY HALLMANN

MARIST BROTHERS' under-14s may well find themselves a little light in the field next weekend during games in the Summerland Credit Union...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Lone Wolf bikie accused of bizarre car theft</title>
							<description><![CDATA[A LONE WOLF bikie forced a man to sign over his Subaru WRX sports car by pointing a gun at his head, Lismore Local Court heard yesterday.

Accused Lone Wo...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:01:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Electric motorbike a clean, green alternative</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS

AN ELECTRIC motorbike that costs around 63 cents to charge and goes from zero to 80km/h in six-and-a-half seconds is here. 

The bike is owne...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Health campaigner attacks &apos;callous&apos; cutbacks</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By MARY MANN

BETH TREVAN has called the North Coast Area Health Service 'callous' after it cut back the amount of time a children's play therapist is rostere...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Lismore legal clerk retires after 50 years</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By STEVE GORDON

WHEN Barbara Legge started work as a legal junior in Lismore, Sir Robert Menzies was Prime Minister, the Beatles were%unheard of and televisi...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>No decision yet on bravery award for Joshua</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By Tonia Moorton

IT HAS been a year since Nimbin man Joshua Le Bars was nominated for a bravery medal, but his family is still waiting for a reply.

Joshua...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Tahlia branches out to help plant trees</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By SAMANTHA TURNBULL

TAHLIA FUSARELLI will be out from behind her desk this Sunday with a shovel and mulch fork in hand.

The receptionist from Lismore Cit...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Old Bonalbo kayaker Jacqui Lawrence will be fully focused when she races in Beijing</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By Dave Kirkpatrick

WHILE she hasn't got her Australian uniform yet, nor does she know who she is going to room with, local Olympic hopeful Jacqui Lawrence's...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>LEAGUE&apos;S BEST 17</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ADAM HICKS
sport@northernstar.com.au 
 
WHEN 'The King', Wally Lewis, was doing it for Brisbane representative rugby league, Graham Lees was doing it for...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>FAMILY VOWS TO GET ROAD FIXED AFTER HORROR CRASH</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By MARY MANN 
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STANDING beside his grandmother's hospital bed, Kris Hoggan held his Nan's hand and made a promise.

He would...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Byron youth laments loss of &apos;hardcore&apos; music venue</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS
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BLAKE NORTHFIELD and his mates are frustrated the Byron Youth Activities Centre is still not available for liv...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Permo-Drive investors still hoping for reprieve</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By MARY MANN 
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IT IS a long-shot, but Ballina Permo-Drive shareholder John Hannaford  believes there is still hope that the 'l...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Lismore gateway idea gets the flick</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS
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LISMORE'S 'Gateway' project is in doubt after funding was pulled from this year's budget.

Lismore City Coun...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Chamber out to steal march on Ballina bypass</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By MARY MANN 
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BUSINESS owners are afraid the Ballina bypass will 'steal' their trade if Ballina Shire Council doesn't hurry u...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Old Bonalbo man working to keep our farmers safe</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By TONIA MOORTON
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OLD BONALBO farmer Andrew Harwood knows only too well that farm machinery can be dangerous.

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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Police officer dies days after being blessed by Pope</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By HANNAH ROSS and AAP
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LISMORE police officer Gary Hill has died just days after being blessed by Pope Benedict XVI.

Snr...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:01:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Bowlers argue the toss about state of their balls</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By JIM BRIGGINSHAW
 
A SENSATIONAL challenge to the legality of a set of bowls had a prize money payout held up at Ballina's Wintersun carnival yesterday....]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Ballina mourns death of devoted family man</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By TONIA MOORTON
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SITTING on the back verandah of their Ballina home, Barry Dreise's family swapped stories of the devoted...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Guys find fundraising can be a bit of a drag</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS
andy.parks@northernstar.com.au
 
GETTING blokes to dress up in women's clothing may seem an unusual way to raise money for cancer research, but...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Monitoring ensures health of Evans Head lagoon</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By ANDY PARKS
andy.parks@northernstar.com.au
 
MONITORING is continuing at Salty Lagoon, north of Evans Head, as part of Richmond Valley Council's ecosystem...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Ballina man gives up fight to get roundabout</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By MARY MANN 
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AFTER more than 12 months of battling with Ballina Shire Council over a median strip it installed at the%inters...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Bonalbo shops looted as thieves strike again</title>
							<description><![CDATA[By PETER WINCH
news@northernstar.com.au
 
THE small town of Bonalbo is reeling after a series of break-ins.

On Saturday night thieves hit the Bonalbo News...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Hey Presto!</title>
							<description><![CDATA[Adam Hicks
sport@nothernstar.com.au
 
THE Gold Coast Titans' fill-in captain Preston Campbell is well known for his explosive speed.

But not even he wants...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Cowboys fall off the horse yet again</title>
							<description><![CDATA[BRISBANE has consigned the North Queensland Cowboys to yet another defeat, 32-18, in their NRL game last night.
North Queensland's woeful season continued in...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Sex abuse victim wants apology from Pope</title>
							<description><![CDATA[Fallon Hudson
news@northernstar.com.au
 
ERIC FLEISSIG wants Pope Benedict XVI to say sorry for the abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a former Lismor...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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							<title>Bali bombers&apos; deaths to bring closure for victims</title>
							<description><![CDATA[Hannah Ross
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THE night of October 12, 2002, is seared into the minds of many Australians, including Byron Bay's Sevegne Newto...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
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FOUR young musicians from the Far North Coast will soon fly to Beijing to join 2004 other young% people from aroun...]]></description>
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JOSH HARRIS of Kyogle doesn't believe in doing things half-heartedly. 

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A LACK of members and rising fuel prices have hit the Wardell branch of the Australian Red Cro...]]></description>
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THE gloves are off in the fight over the new venue for the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival.

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KYOGLE'S Shannon Walker stepped out of the helicopter to a hero's welcome at Riverside Park, Lismore, yesterday. 
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SWIMMER Adam Pine can't wait for the day when he can spend more time at his parent's home in Ballina and have a...]]></description>
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THE only dream Senior Constable%Gary Hill had was to go to Rome and attend a Mass with the Pope.

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							<description><![CDATA[Janet Grist
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VICKI HAMILTON can' understand why millions of taxpayers' dollars are spent protecting pedophiles like Dennis F...]]></description>
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IN DECADES of diving, Simon Hartley has seen far too many grey nurse sharks impaled by hooks.

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BALLINA nun Sister Kathryn Sweeney hopes Pope Benedict XVI will make Blessed Mary MacKillop Aust...]]></description>
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PLANS for residential expansion at Wollongbar have urged resident Adam Easton to 'ally the troops' in a bid for the...]]></description>
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