New theatre HQ and gallery set to put Lismore back on the arts map

New theatre HQ and gallery set to put Lismore back on the arts map

A former joinery factory is set to become the centrepiece of an arts-led regeneration of flood-ravaged Lismore.

  • byHeath Gilmore

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How Australia’s ‘flood capital’ is rebuilding,two years on

How Australia’s ‘flood capital’ is rebuilding,two years on

Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into NSW’s “grand dame” of the Northern Rivers. Leading community figures say local people,not insurers,should shape their city’s future.

  • byHeath Gilmore
Inside the ADVO hearing that could have saved a two-year-old boy

Inside the ADVO hearing that could have saved a two-year-old boy

The Lismore man last week killed his two-year-old son Rowan,and himself,in a murder-suicide that shocked the state.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Lismore rallies for a mother in grief after murder of her child

Lismore rallies for a mother in grief after murder of her child

Rowan’s mother Dr Sophie Roome and students from his swim school were among the crowd of 120 who gathered to remember the toddler killed by his father in a murder-suicide last week.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Anger,revenge,domestic violence:Why do fathers kill their children?
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Domestic violence

Anger,revenge,domestic violence:Why do fathers kill their children?

The Lismore father suspected of killing himself and his two-year-old son has left a community bereft. Many are asking what is behind such a heinous act.

  • byJordan Baker
‘Community paralysed’:Father and son,aged 2,found dead in suspected murder-suicide

‘Community paralysed’:Father and son,aged 2,found dead in suspected murder-suicide

The boy’s mother called police after the 38-year-old man failed to return from a custody visit. Four hours later two bodies were discovered at a unit.

  • byJessica McSweeney andEryk Bagshaw
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‘Lost control of my own life’:Father left quadriplegic by driver on wrong side of the road

‘Lost control of my own life’:Father left quadriplegic by driver on wrong side of the road

Father-of-three Paul Shipway was riding his motorbike when an illegally parked car pulled out in front of him,causing a crash that a judge said was easily avoidable.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
In the Northern Rivers,planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

In the Northern Rivers,planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

Improbable as it sounds,Jai Vaze is bringing the February 2022 disaster back to life in his Canberra laboratory.

  • byHeath Gilmore
New chapter for heritage house full of memories after epic journey

New chapter for heritage house full of memories after epic journey

The 20th century played out within its walls. Now,a heritage-listed Federation cottage has found a new resting place in a different state.

  • byCatherine Naylor
The NSW sea change towns where house prices fell most

The NSW sea change towns where house prices fell most

Interest rate rises and a return to CBD offices have taken the heat out of popular towns,although some areas are showing signs of renewed confidence.

  • byTawar Razaghi andMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Almost two years after the flood,Lismore gets its pool back

Almost two years after the flood,Lismore gets its pool back

Gary Dardengo knows all too well the importance of a public swimming pool to a regional city 30 kilometres from the sea.

  • byCatherine Naylor