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Subscriber only A company that is emerging as a significant player in the mining industry has come on board to advance the gold and silver mine at Drake, west of Casino. White Rock Minerals confirmed Thomson Resources had entered into a binding and exclusive agreement for a three-stage joint venture. As part of the deal, Thomson Resources would fund the advancement of the Mt Carrington gold and silver project through to its Definitive Feasibility Study stage, and then complete and submit the Environmental Impact Statement. There would also be a community consultation phase. The goal is to achieve development consent from the government so the project can move ahead.
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Subscriber only Nothing beats a pub feed and visitors to the Commercial Hotel in Rappville will soon be able to order their favourite meal for the first time in more than four years. Affectionately known as The Rappy , the owners of beloved pub posted on social media they were in the process of building a brand new kitchen. After almost 4.5 years of The Rappy having no kitchen, relying on food vans to feed patrons, we have the best news ⦠(that) we can begin works of building our brand new kitchen in a few weeks, the social media post read.
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Subscriber only For nearly 103 years the Harris Cycle Co has been the go-to bike shop at 85 Keen St, Lismore. Now Darryl Pursey who has owned the Harris Cycle Co for the past 35 years has announced their tenancy of the space is over and that they will relocate a short walk, or ride, across the Wilson River to 63 Bridge St, North Lismore, near the Terania St roundabout. In 2020 the property which was listed for $320,000 (plus GST) was sold for an undisclosed amount and the new owners have announced their intention to occupancy the space. Opened in 1918 in Keen St by Harold Wotherspoon and Cecil Harris, the shop has been owned by members of the Wotherspoon family ever since.