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Abuse cases deter men from becoming teachers

COURT cases involving allegations of male teachers committing indecent acts on children have created a steady decline in young men becoming teachers.

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France becomes the 14th country to legalise gay marriage

FRANCE became the 14th country to legalise gay marriage over the weekend, with President Francois Hollande signing a bill to recognise same-sex marriage.

Coalition education plan will cost schools billions: Gillard

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has tried to discredit the Opposition’s education plans, releasing figures which show $16.2 billion in funds would be lost.

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Saudi woman becomes first Arab woman to peak Everest

A SAUDI woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain, the BBC reported on Sunday.

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WHAT A GEM: Lynda Cheshire holds a fossil reptile jaw Mosasaurus Cretaceous at Gemfest at Lismore Showgrounds on Saturday.

Putting the sparkle in gems

IT starts as a hobby, fossicking for a few stones on the weekend, but for many of the stallholders at Lismore Gemfest, it soon becomes an obsession or business.

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ARRIVING at Alstonville’s antique and collector’s fair on Saturday, patrons were greeted by an array of stunning cars.

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Golden oldies at antique and collector’s fair

KADINA High school captain Vienna Barker has won the North Coast final of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Plain Speaking competition.

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Vienna makes herself heard

A NEW Window of Opportunity exhibition has opened with Lismore artist Vivian Martin showcasing his work in the mini-gallery at Shop 12 in the Star Court Arcade.

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Artist takes past to task

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Three hospitalised after crash blocks Pacific Highway

THREE people have been taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle crash at Glenugie.

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OUT OF the more than 50 reported incidents of physical and verbal assaults on paramedics in NSW so far this year, at least six were on the North Coast.

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TWEED Heads Seagulls colt’s team played a tough and skilful game today but were run down in the second half by a spirited Toowoomba Clydesdales at Piggabeen sports complex.

Spirited Clydesdales outrun Colts

TWEED Heads Seagulls colt’s team were run down in the second half by a spirited Toowoomba Clydesdales at Piggabeen sports complex today.

TWEED locals made the most of the good weather and flocked to the beach and Jack Evans boat harbor this weekend before winter arrives next month.

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Bikes and scooters mark the season of gorgeous autumn sun

WORK has started at Tweed River near Tumbulgum with 160 truckloads, weighing 1,600 tonnes, of rock delivered to repaired the scoured river bank.

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Work starts on scoured river bank at Tweed near Tumbulgum

YESTERDAY, a man was flung to his death from his motorbike after hitting a guardrail on the Tweed Valley Way, Yelgun, near Crabbes Creek Rd.

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Motorcyclist hit road guard rail 24 hours of hell on wheels

THANKS: Norwegian Mats Bergersen wants to say thanks to the Byron Bay surfer who saved his life at Main Beach last November.

Tourist wants to thank surfer for saving his life

NORWEGIAN tourist Mats Bergersen is looking for help to locate the surfer, named Andre, who last November rescued him from the surf in Byron Bay.

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A SMALL city sprung up on the out skirts of Byron Bay last Friday when the US television comedy drama CAMP set up for a day of filming.

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US comedy drama sets up camp in Byron Bay

BOB Dylan turns 72 this month and to mark the legend’s birthday, a stellar line-up of local musicians will play his songs at a fundraiser at the Byron Theatre.

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Locals sing Dylan’s praises

RAW, intense and angry is how Martha Wainwright describes the songs on her latest album, 2012’s Come Home to Mama.

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VERY HAPPY: Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club president Kris Beavis inspects the upstairs function area of the new surf club.

Surf club has it all

BEST VIEW: The patrol room at the new Ballina surf club.

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

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

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Person dies in fatal house fire, Yamba

A 66-YEAR-OLD woman is understood to have died in a house fire in Yamba on Saturday night.

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CLARENCE Valley Council is urging locals to recognise out high acheivers in the NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

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Let’s recognise the Valley’s achievers

Mayor Richie Williamson and councillors give tick of approval to plans for "long awaited, much anticipated and much needed" Yamba Community Health Centre.

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Jim's field of dreams comes true as health centre gets nod

THE Valley’s new Sir Earle Page Library and Education Centre is on track to be finished on time, if not slightly early.

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