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Sunrise at the Peach Farm

Lynne Mowbray The Clarence Valley has once again been showcased on television, during a visit from the Channel 7 Sunrise weather crew, last Thursday morning. ‘The Peach Farm’ Hipcamp, just off on the Pacific Highway at Mororo, was featured on the mornings weather, live coverage. The fog was still lifting as weather presenter Sam Mac interviewed farm manager Gypsy Betts,…

Ambers feel-good fiction

Lynne Mowbray Author Amber Jakeman was at the Marina Café in Yamba on Thursday last week, for the launch of her three-book series ‘Escape to the Coast’. Although not a local, Amber said that her grandmother was born on Goodwood Island. “I love this part of the world and the east coast and I’m very excited to be back in…

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Trends in drug driving charges, roadside drug testing and drug use in NSW

The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) last Wednesday October 23 released a new study on trends in drug driving charges, roadside drug testing and drug use in NSW, 2008-2023. Mobile Drug Testing (MDT) was introduced in NSW in 2007, improving the ability of the NSW Police Force to identify and proceed against drug driving offenders. This study…

So They Say with Magenta and Norm

Flally I finally succumbed to my friend’s advances only to find that at the moment of truth, he let me down. Is it my fault? It was so embarrassing I feel like never seeing him again. Help! Ivana Cockburn, Palmers Island Magenta says: relax Ivana, it’s not all about you. This is a big issue that is contemplated at men’s…