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Subscriber only Everyone s favourite department chain, Target, has confirmed which stores are set to close in 2021 and which will be rebranded to Kmarts and K Hubs . For lovers of cheap, yet stylish homeware decorations, clothes and appliances on the Northern Rivers, Target s Goonellabah, Casino and Murwillumbah are set to close in early to mid-2021. Part of the shake-up had seen other Target Country stores become K Hubs , which are effectively Kmart on a smaller scale, but but the three local stores are still set to close. For all those wondering where to pick up plants for your office desk, Ocean Shores is set to be converted into a Kmart in early 2021.
11th Jan 2021 11:00 AM
It was a big weekend on the Northern Rivers. Here are seven stories you might have missed:
1. Kayaker killed
Emergency services were called to Upper Tooloom Creek, in the Tooloom National Park near Urbenville, after reports a kayaker had capsized about 12.10pm on Saturday. Police were told the 68-year-old was kayaking with friends downstream when her kayak hit a log and she fell into fast flowing water before getting snagged on another log.
2. SES, BOM monitor potential ‘coastal trough’
Authorities are closely monitoring the possibility of a coastal trough developing later this week, bringing with it the potential for further heavy rainfall, flash flooding and riverine flooding.
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Subscriber only There are more than 140 people on the waiting list for social housing in Casino, but government data shows they could be waiting up to 10 years for a home to become available. A new $2 million project for a block of vacant land in Centre St could make a difference. Momentum Collective, a community organisation which specialises in creating safe and suitable housing, has lodged a development application for the site. If approved, they would build eight units to be used for affordable housing. Â The vacant block in Centre St, Casino. Their vision is to empower people through connected communities and help people get a roof, a job, live a better life and engage with the community, documents lodged with Richmond Valley Council state.