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‘Breach of trust’: Former foster dad jailed for abusing boy

The man has maintained his innocence, despite being convicted of 11 offences.

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18th Dec. 2019 12:12 AM

A Northern Rivers man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for abusing his former foster son.

MISSING BOY: William Tyrrell "handpicked" says expert

WILLIAM Tyrrell’s life was doomed long before he was abducted, claims a child welfare expert who says the boy was...

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03rd Aug. 2019 5:08 PM

Police and local volunteers resume their search for a third day around Kendall after William Tyrrell vanished. Picture: Nathan Edwards.

Why the Premier is still silent on Universal Medicine

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has not addressed unease over patient safety.

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12th March 2019 12:03 AM

NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian meets with Lismore mayor Isaac Smith and National's candidate for Lismore, Austin Curtin.

RFS hoping cool change will bring relief

HORROR weather comprising hot, gusty winds fanned fires which have burned nearly 4000 ha around Tabulam and despite at...

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13th Feb. 2019 4:02 PM

A large tree falls to the ground during a fire on flats towards Tabulam.

Complaints about UM made to FACS as early as 2013

THE State Government body in charge of child protection may have known about the situation as early as 2013.

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23rd Nov. 2018 7:11 AM

Universal Medicine Healing Clinic located in Goonellabah on the Far North Coast in NSW.

School action aims to stop child homelessness

NSW school students to be quizzed about their living situations and family relationships as part of a drastic new plan to...

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06th Oct. 2018 4:10 AM

The FACS scheme is aimed at identifying students at risk of joining the homeless. Picture: Christian Gilles

Vulnerable children of Lismore get more support

LISMORE FACS gets largest intake of caseworkers in its history.

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25th Sept. 2018 12:09 PM

GREAT RESULT: The recent recruitment of 13 Lismore FACS caseworkers mean more support for vulnerable families in Lismore and surrounds says Lismore FACS manager Lisa Gava.

Children on the coast the system has forgotten

Concerns raised over the welfare of children 'at risk' in the child protection system on the Mid North Coast.

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17th July 2018 12:07 PM

CRISIS POINT: Fams' latest report indicates a growing rate of children at risk in the child protection system on the Mid North Coast.

'Please give me a go': Dad just wants a home for his girls

A SINGLE father with two young daughters is pleading for help after failing to secure a rental property for more than a...

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05th July 2018 5:07 AM

Dwayne Townsend and daughters Ebony, 9, and Niquetta, 10 are pleading for help after failing to secure a rental property in the Casino area for more than a year.

How this amazing couple changed the lives of two kids

ONE was a drug-dependent baby and the other had a brain injury. But a lot has changed thanks to the undying love and...

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25th June 2018 8:06 AM

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