The ice-cream we had to have – with a price tag of $45 million

The ice-cream we had to have – with a price tag of $45 million

When Michael Hampson walked into the ruined ice-cream factory,he knew he faced a mammoth task to rebuild – and that he would be able to do it only with help.

  • byCatherine Naylor

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Corrective officer found not guilty of murder after shooting fleeing prisoner

Corrective officer found not guilty of murder after shooting fleeing prisoner

The man,given the pseudonym Officer A,successfully argued the fatal shooting in northern NSW was necessary to prevent the escape.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell andSarah McPhee
After 18 months from hell,these farmers are doing everything they can to save their crops

After 18 months from hell,these farmers are doing everything they can to save their crops

First flood hit the farmers of the Lismore region,then came drought.

  • byNick O'Malley andDean Sewell
Marge died in a flooded home,but her house is still not considered dangerous

Marge died in a flooded home,but her house is still not considered dangerous

Marge Graham’s South Lismore home is unlikely to qualify for a $700 million government buyback scheme to clear dangerous houses from the flood zone.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Bitter debate over what to do with Byron’s ‘jewel in the crown’

Bitter debate over what to do with Byron’s ‘jewel in the crown’

There is a huge debate underway over plans to build a sprawling bike path over old railway tracks in northern NSW.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Charges dropped against man accused of murdering backpacker girlfriend
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Charges dropped against man accused of murdering backpacker girlfriend

Tobias Moran,who was accused of killing German backpacker Simone Strobel on the NSW North Coast in 2005,has had charges against him withdrawn.

  • bySarah McPhee
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Almost 80 per cent of flood victims denied ‘pathway to safety’

Almost 80 per cent of flood victims denied ‘pathway to safety’

Thousands of people in the Northern Rivers will miss out on a $700 million program set up to help them escape the disaster zone or make their homes safer.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Capturing the resilience of Lismore locals as they rebuild their lives

Capturing the resilience of Lismore locals as they rebuild their lives

The Lismore floods devastated the local community,and now their stories of recovery are being shared in a photography exhibition at NSW Parliament.

  • byJoyce Morgan
Milk without cows:Inside the metamorphosis of Australia’s oldest dairy co-op,Norco
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Milk without cows:Inside the metamorphosis of Australia’s oldest dairy co-op,Norco

Meet the man who has engineered a commercial and cultural turnaround of an “ultra-conservative” dairy business that hadn’t been profitable in 30 years.

  • byJessica Yun
‘Obliged to help’:David Gyngell sounds alarm over mental health crisis in Northern Rivers
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‘Obliged to help’:David Gyngell sounds alarm over mental health crisis in Northern Rivers

Levels of depression and anxiety symptoms are now higher among Northern Rivers children and young people than the national average

  • byHeath Gilmore andCatherine Naylor
‘It is madness’:Why dozens of people have bought into flood disaster zone

‘It is madness’:Why dozens of people have bought into flood disaster zone

Tired of waiting,Lismore homeowners took matters into their own hands and sold up. Now new owners are not eligible for the scheme designed to save lives.

  • byHeath Gilmore andCatherine Naylor