Family shares torment over father's brutal killing as murderer sentenced
By Cath Adams
Alexander Repin had been out of jail for four days when he consumed alcohol and drugs, then murdered an 89-year-old man in Lismore.
#CathAdams
With 200 excursions a year, this school does things a little differently
By Cath Adams
A family from Torquay, Victoria, was so impressed by a school's progressive approach that they relocated to Lismore, 1,500 kilometres away in New South Wales, to enrol their children.
#Education #PlayandLearning #Children #IndependentSchools #CathAdams
Tree bark captures and eliminates harmful greenhouse gases
By Cath Adams
Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming.
#Microbiology #Trees #GreenhouseGases #GlobalWarming #CathAdams
Plan to save fish populations may put platypus burrows at risk
By Cath Adams
Landholders living alongside a northern NSW creek say a government plan to demolish a weir to improve fish migration will be devastating for the local platypus population.
#EnvironmentalImpact #Government #EnvironmentalManagement #Fish #Rivers #CathAdams
Boy escapes attempted abduction by man wearing a balaclava
By Cath Adams and Bridie Tanner
A school community in northern NSW is warned to remain vigilant after a child of about 12 was approached by a man wearing a balaclava and gloves.
Family tormented by murder say 'most important' witnesses did not give evidence
By Cath Adams
The family of German backpacker Simone Strobel says a second inquest into her death has failed to bring them answers about how and why she died on holiday in NSW 20 years ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/simone-strobel-family-murder-inquest-complaints/105982814
Coroner rules out boyfriend as suspect in backpacker death 20 years ago
By Cath Adams
The findings of a coronial inquest into the death of German backpacker Simone Strobel in Lismore in 2005 have been delivered.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-06/simone-strobel-inquest-findings-into-lismore-murder/105950872
Residents told it is 'time to leave' as winds fan bushfires in NSW
By Claire Simmonds, Cath Adams, and Emma Rennie
The NSW Rural Fire Service has warned residents in parts of northern NSW to leave their homes if they are not prepared to defend against an out-of-control bushfire which has started amid hot and windy conditions.
Man having the 'worst day of his life' before death in police custody, court hears
By Cath Adams and David Kirkpatrick
The family of a man who died in police custody in northern New South Wales say they thought he had overcome his problems.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-23/walton-inquest-day-4/105926812
#Courts #MentalHealth #DeathandDying #CathAdams #DavidKirkpatrick
Two men arrested after fire destroys 'landmark' masonic building
By Cath Adams
Two men are being questioned by police after fire destroyed a historical building in Lismore, only recently restored after the devastating 2022 floods.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/masonic-lodge-destroyed-by-fire-in-lismore/105892852
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