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Subscriber only After a Northern Rivers couple lost everything they owned in a house fire on Monday morning, a crowd-funding campaign is helping them rebuild their lives. The campaign has already raised more than half of it s $10,000 target, which was $5,065 at the time of publication. Yesterday (Tuesday February 2, 2021) campaign organiser Lesley Mitchell posted the call-out for support for Richard and Judy Edwards whose property caught fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Well known locals, Richard and Judy Edwards, known for their many years running Pancho Villa at Lennox Head have sadly lost their home and possessions in a fire in the early hours of Monday morning, she posted.
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Enjoy your Australia Day celebrations but take care out there: this is the message from police for January 26.
Richmond Police District Inspector Bill McKenna said it’s going to be a bit different to the usual celebrations as large gatherings are limited across the state due to the continuing pandemic.
“We will have a large police presence including at Lennox Head, Ballina and Evans Head and will be ready to be mobile across the region as needed,” Insp McKenna said.
“As well as enforcing alcohol-free zones, we will be doing lots of beach, park and reserves patrols as well as conducting licensed premises checks.”