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100 day launch for The Casino Food Co-Op’s Beef Week

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100 day launch for The Casino Food Co-Op’s Beef Week

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The Casino Food Co-Op Casino Beef Week is back in 2022. With just under 100 Days to go until kick-off, the Casino Beef Week Committee is excited to bring this year’s festival to our community, celebrating 40 years of supporting the local beef industry.
The Casino Food Co-Op Casino Beef Week will run from the 21st to the 31st of May 2022 and feature over 100 different events over the 11 days and feature all our favourite events.
Beef Week Opening Ball and Queen Crowning
• Breakfast with the Butchers
• Beef Week Cup horse and greyhound races
• Beef Week Saturday
• 4 Day Cattle Spectacular
• Celebration of Fashion
• Rural Ladies High Tea
• Busking championships
• Mr Beef
• Rodeo
• Street Parade
• Craft Market
• And Many More
To celebrate the 40th anniversary, our theme is 40 Years of Beef Week – Creating History, which means the organising committee and staff are busy planning to bring back some of the old classic events. More details will be released in the coming months.
Casino Beef Week would like to thank our Principal Partners, The Casino Food Co-op, Richmond Valley Council and Casino Lifestyle Village. Our Major Partners, Casino RSM, Westlawn and ZZZFM/2LM as well as all of our other sponsors and partners, both big and small, throughout the community.
One of the biggest changes this year is our extended cattle spectacular starting on Wednesday the 25th and running until Saturday the 28th. By extending our cattle show, we can bring more cattle to showcase in the heart of the Casino CBD and improve the quality of the show.
“This is our 40th anniversary and we are extremely excited about the changes we are making this year to produce our largest festival yet, with more events, more fun and of course, more cattle this year’s event is shaping up to be one of our best yet.” Said Frank McKey, President of Casino Beef Week. “We are also proud to announce that we will be bringing back our street parade and a couple of other events that could not go ahead last year, as well as some old classics”. Mr McKey would also like to introduce our new event coordinator Jacob Stone who has a strong history working in community and major events over the past 16 years.
The new event coordinator Jacob Stone is also excited about the changes this year and is thrilled to work with the Casino Community. “Growing up on the North Coast, the Casino Beef Week has always been a great community event to attend, and to now have the opportunity to work with the Richmond Valley Community to bring this community event to life is an unbelievable experience. The commitment by our local community for Casino Beef Week is absolutely stunning”
The committee and staff are busy planning a number of exciting changes and new events this year, so it is more important than ever to sign up for our mailing lists and stay tuned on our social media pages.
Local businesses that wish to partner with Casino Beef Week should go to the Casino Beef Week website and download the prospectus. You can also use the website to sign up to host an event, volunteer at the festival or sign up to receive updates on all our events. Just look under the Get Involved Section on the Home Page.
If you want to find out more about this year’s Casino Beef Week, go online to www.casinobeefweek.com.au or pop into the office at 86 Walker St, Casino during the week and say hello.

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Nimbin and Casino Move Towards Better Drinking Water

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Nimbin and Casino Move Towards Better Drinking Water

 

By Jeff Gibbs

Residents of the Northern Rivers are set to benefit from safer and more reliable drinking water, with $357,000 in funding secured for planning and design work to significantly improve water quality in Nimbin and Casino.

The Minns Labor Government is contributing $123,500 towards these projects, with additional funding of $165,000 from Lismore City Council and $68,500 from Richmond Valley Council. The funding will support the development of infrastructure solutions to ensure higher water treatment standards for these communities.

Nimbin

In Nimbin, concept designs are underway for a new filtration and treatment system to provide better-quality water to the town’s 2,422 residents.

Following the installation of a temporary plant during the 2022 Northern Rivers floods, a modern, permanent solution is needed to treat raw water from Mulgum Creek that flows into the D.E. Williams storage dam. The new plant aims to eliminate boil water alerts for households, delivering consistent, high-quality drinking water.

Casino

Meanwhile, in Casino, investigations are exploring options to upgrade the town’s 40-year-old water treatment plant, which has struggled to handle river water containing algae and organic matter during droughts, heavy rains, or bushfires.

The upgrades aim to improve water quality for the town’s 11,000 residents, while also reducing operational and maintenance challenges for Richmond Valley Council.

State and Local Leadership

The projects are part of the NSW Safe and Secure Water Program, which is supporting up to $1 billion worth of regional projects across the state, with more than 260 initiatives in various stages of delivery. Both the Nimbin concept design and the Casino options study are expected to be completed by the end of the year.

State Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin:

“Water security is front of mind for the Northern Rivers region, so it’s great to see the NSW Government looking to the future to ensure places like Nimbin and Casino get the water services they deserve.

“These funds will get the ball rolling on boosting drinking water quality in both towns, which is excellent news for locals as well as the many visitors who flock to this region every year.

“Getting the planning and design processes right is extremely important because these are the essential stepping stones to putting the right infrastructure in place to serve local communities for decades to come.”

Lismore City Council Mayor, Cr Steve Krieg:

“Joining forces with the NSW Government to complete the concept design for a new filtration system for Nimbin, equipped with 21st-century technology, will treat water to a higher standard and help end boil water alerts for those on the town water network.

“We know raw water supply in Nimbin is often affected by weather conditions and organic matter in Mulgum Creek, which is why we are keen to move this project to the tender-ready stage to improve outcomes for the community.”

Richmond Valley Council Mayor, Cr Robert Mustow:

“Kickstarting investigations into the best options for upgrading the water treatment plant to help future-proof water services for Casino is a big win for locals, businesses, and visitors.

“We know extreme weather events can significantly impact water quality in the Richmond River, so ensuring we have advanced infrastructure in place to produce high-quality drinking water is a necessity.”

 

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“It’s All for My Family”: Casino Dad Wins $1 Million in Weekday Windfall

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“It’s All for My Family”: Casino Dad Wins $1 Million in Weekday Windfall

 

A hardworking father from Casino, New South Wales, has described his $1 million Windfall lottery win as “the best Christmas present ever.” The life-changing prize came from Friday night’s Weekday Windfall draw, just days before Christmas.

The fortunate winner held one of two division one winning entries in Weekday Windfall draw 4484 on Friday, December 20. Each winning ticket claimed a $1 million prize. His 15-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Plaza News, located at Shop 1, 169 Canterbury Street, Casino.

Tears of Joy and Gratitude

The overwhelmed winner couldn’t hold back his emotions when contacted by an official from The Lott to confirm the news.

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” he exclaimed through tears. “This is the biggest blessing. I’m crying.

“I work so hard for my children and their future, and I pray every day for blessings like this for our family.

“This is the best Christmas present ever, ever, ever in my entire life!

“I work every day, and I’ll even be working over Christmas. It’s all for my family. This win is going to set us up—I’ll finally be able to buy a house. Thank you so much!”

A Thrilled Community

Plaza News owner Bill Rose shared his excitement about selling the winning ticket. “It’s so exciting! I’ve been telling customers all year that I was going to sell a winning ticket, and I did it!” he said.

“Our lovely customers will be over the moon. We’ll be spreading the good news all week. The last time we sold a division one winning entry was back in October 2018. Congratulations to the winner on this life-changing moment. We are so happy for you.”

Winning Numbers

The winning numbers for Weekday Windfall draw 4484 were 20, 45, 7, 15, 14, and 31, with supplementary numbers 42 and 4. Nationwide, there were two division one winning entries—one in New South Wales and one in Western Australia.

A Record Year for The Lott

The Lott’s division one tally has reached 225 wins so far in FY25, with 60 winners in New South Wales alone. Last financial year, the Weekday Windfall game created 99 millionaires across Australia and awarded a total of $108 million in prizes.

More Chances to Win

Opportunities for life-changing wins continue with upcoming lottery draws:

  • Tuesday’s Oz Lotto offers $8 million.
  • Thursday’s Powerball has $12 million up for grabs.
  • Set for Life offers $20,000 a month for 20 years in tonight’s draw.

Tickets can be purchased at licenced lottery outlets, online at thelott.com, or via The Lott mobile app.

Giving Back

In FY24, The Lott contributed over $1.8 billion in state lottery taxes and donations to support community initiatives, including hospitals, health research, disaster relief, and education. Over 132.8 million winners collectively took home $4.4 billion in prize money last year, underscoring The Lott’s role in creating everyday winners.

 

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$15 million dollar road opens after landslide

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$15 million dollar road opens after landslide

 

By Samantha Elley

It’s been over three years in the waiting for residents around Naughtons Gap, since the landslide in March 2021, caused by heavy rainfalls that closed Naughtons Gap Road.

Thanks to funding of up to $15.8 million from the State government, however, long detours to Casino or Lismore are now a thing of the past.

Gracie Rambaldini-Gooding was born and bred in the area and still lives in the house she was brought up in.

“I’ve lived here lots and lots and lots of years,” she laughed.

“I went to school down here; we used to walk down this road when it was gravel.”

Taking the barriers off the road at Naughtons Gap Road

Taking the barriers off the road

Gracie knows what it is like to be inconvenienced with the road closed.

“I had to go through Manifold Road or Springrove Road which put an extra 25 to 30 minutes on the road and now it’s developed a lot more potholes, so you can only crawl along,” she said.

“Whereas, with our road open here it takes 10-15 minutes to get into town into Casino and 20-25 minutes to Lismore.

“It will now be back to normal.”

Official heads, those who worked on the road and neighbours, gathered last Friday to formally open the road and celebrate the long figurative journey that has been travelled to get it back to normal.

Paul and Allie Connolly's vintage cars on Naughtons Gap Road

Paul and Allie Connolly’s vintage cars

“This road is a vital link for our community,” said Richmond Valley mayor Robert Mustow.

“We’ve had a lot of flak over the last 3-4 years to  ‘get the bloody thing open’.

“It wasn’t that easy but now we have a $15 million job done on a flat section of road.

“Anywhere else in the local government area would cost about $800,000 for a kilometre, this was 300 metres at $15 million which shows the enormity of the job.”

To understand the scale of the task, Richmond Valley Council General Manager, Vaughan MacDonald said this short stretch of road contained 2,500 cubic metres of concrete under it, to make sure it goes nowhere.

Cake to celebrate the opening

Cake to celebrate the opening

“We’ve got it documented on video,” he said.

“It really does show how, hopefully, in 50 years time it won’t have moved an inch.”

Casino car enthusiasts Paul and Allie Connolly brought two of their vintage cars to be the first to drive over the new stretch of road, adding to the festivity of the day.

“Richmond Valley Council deserves commendation for recognising the value of the new disaster recovery program and acting quickly on it, said NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery and Lismore MP, Janelle Saffin.

“They have achieved value for money and, most importantly, have improved access for the roughly 1000 motorists who were using this road each day before the March 2021 landslip.”

 

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“Australian lightweight champion from lil ol’ Swan Bay”

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“Australian lightweight champion from lil ol’ Swan Bay”

 

By Samantha Elley

Maddog boxing’s Sunny McLean has been going from strength to strength this past year, grabbing titles from each of the events he has been fighting in.

Sunny McLean and his coach, Scott Smith, who runs Maddox Boxing, were recently picked to represent Queensland as the fighter and coach team to compete in the national titles in Gosford.

Sunny won all his elimination bouts and beat the NSW champion in the gold medal fight, to become the newly crowned Australian champion in the lightweight division.

They were surprised with a visit from Jason and Andrew Moloney, world champion professional boxers.

“Every state in Australia was there with all the best fighters and the (Moloney brothers) came to support us, so we felt so special,” said Scott.

“They came to help me prepare Sunny for his last two fights in this event.”

Sunny was competing for Queensland as he already holds the title of QLD/NSW interstate champion.

“His first opponent, the referee stopped the fight in the 3rd round,” said Scott.

“His second opponent was the favourite from Tasmania and Sunny won that fight to go through for the gold medal against the NSW champion.

“Andy (co-trainer) and I worked out a plan to beat him and Sunny did exactly what he was asked and never last control of the situation.

“He is now the Australian lightweight champion from lil ol Swan Bay.”

 

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Man Charged with Domestic Violence and Knife Offences After Police Pursuit in Casino

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Man Charged with Domestic Violence and Knife Offences After Police Pursuit in Casino

 

A 35-year-old man has been charged with multiple domestic violence and knife-related offences following a police pursuit in Casino, New South Wales.

The incident occurred around 6:45 pm on Saturday, 5 October 2024, when officers from the Richmond Police District attempted to stop a Kia sedan while patrolling Centre Street, Casino. The driver allegedly failed to stop, prompting officers to initiate a pursuit. However, the chase was called off shortly after for safety reasons.

The vehicle was later found on Churchill Crescent, and when police approached, the man allegedly confronted officers with a knife. A Taser was deployed, and the man was subsequently arrested. He was taken to the hospital under police guard for assessment.

After being released from the hospital on Sunday, 6 October 2024, the man was taken to Lismore Police Station and charged with a series of offences, including:

  • Contravening prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic)
  • Stalking/intimidating with intent to cause fear of physical harm (domestic)
  • Hindering or resisting police officers in the execution of duty (two counts)
  • Using an offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention (two counts)
  • Escaping police custody
  • Failing to stop during a police pursuit and driving dangerously
  • Intimidating a police officer in execution of duty
  • Carrying a knife in a public place

He was refused bail and appeared at Lismore Local Court on Monday, 7 October 2024, where bail was formally denied. The man is scheduled to appear in Grafton Local Court tomorrow, 8 October 2024.

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