Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage girl missing from Kingscliff.

Misha Beck, aged 16, was last seen at a home at Kingscliff about 9pm yesterday (Monday 24 April).

When family noticed her gone, she was reported missing to officers from Tweed/Byron Police District, who commenced inquiries to locate her.

Family and police hold concerns for Mishas welfare due to her age and a number of health concerns.

Misha is described as being of Caucasian appearance with a tanned complexion, about 170cm tall, of slim build, with long brown hair (lighter at the ends), and brown eyes.

Misha is known to frequent areas around Kingscliff and Tweed Heads.

Anyone with information about Mishas whereabouts is urged to contact Tweed/Byron Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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A single fin only 9ft and over Malibu contest, the Classic was first held in 1980, making it the longest running event of its kind in Australia, perhaps the world.

Money raised through the generosity of the events sponsors and competitors has enabled the club to donate well in excess of three hundred thousand dollars to local community organisations over the years.

Every year we have a competitor draw for a beautifully hand shaped board by our major sponsor Munro Surfboards, Club President Jy Pendergast says.

Every competitor goes in the draw held on Saturday night the 29th and you have to be there to win it.

This year we have a amazing looking board with a photograph from local award winning photographer Craig Parry printed by Rhema Graphics and glassed into this master craftsmanship from the crew at Munro Surfboards.

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Last night, a full house turned up at Lennox Hotels Seven Mile Room to participate in the inaugural Critical Conversations seminar, about the impact of 4WDs on beach ecosystems.

The event was organised by Ballina Shire councillor Kiri Dicker, and featured Sue Higginson MLC, beach ecosystem expert Dr Thomas Schlacher, environmentalist Megan Ward and OzFish Richmond Rivers John Larsson.

Cr Dicker said her intention was for Critical Conversations to become a regular event. Im a big believer in local government, she said. We can do so much more than just roads, rates and rubbish.

Sue Higginson MLC opened by saying NSWs newly elected minority government was going to be very significant, with the possibility of a genuinely progressive environmental agenda for the first time in many years. She said that preserving complex, dynamic coastal ecosystems was vitally important as the climate emergency worsened.

To many people COVID-19 may feel like a thing of the past but each week there are still thousands of new cases and many deaths.

In a snap shot of last week in New South Wales we can see the from NSW Health, the current statistics around the virus.

There were 12,393 new cases in New South Wales in the 7 days leading up to 4pm Friday, April 20 7,273 were confirmed by PCR and 5,120 confirmed by Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). This figure is well up on last weeks total of 9,636 cases.

Three-hundred and thirty-six of the new cases were in Northern NSW.

NSW Police say a woman died following a two-vehicle crash on the weekend.

About 2.30pm on Saturday, 22 April, emergency services responded to reports of two vehicles colliding at the intersection of Parkes Drive and Ducat Street, Tweed Heads.

A female driver aged 50 of one of the vehicles died at the scene.

The 18-year-old male driver of the other vehicle was uninjured. He was taken to The Tweed Hospital for mandatory testing.

Officers from Tweed-Byron Police District have commenced an investigation into the circumstances of the crash and will prepare a report for the information of the coroner.

As inquiries continue police are urging anyone who may have information or any mobile phone/dashcam footage about the crash to contact Tweed Heads Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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The best way to learn some things is by hands-on experience and during the first weekend in May rescue agencies will have that opportunity during a road rescue competition.

Five teams of firefighters will represent Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in a multi-agency State Road Crash Rescue Challenge next month at Coffs Harbour.

The FRNSW crews from Dubbo, Wyong, Ulladulla, Region South and Region North, which includes the Northern Rivers, will compete against eight teams from the State Emergency Service (SES), two from the Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) and one from Victorias Country Fire Authority (CFA) in a series of events being held over the Saturday May 6 and Sunday 7 May weekend at the Coffs Harbour International Stadium.

Crushed cars to replicate crash scenarios

Challenge organisers have gathered 55 cars to be crushed by an excavator to replicate different car crash scenarios.

The vehicles will then be cut apart in simulated rescue competitions.

According to the competition rules, each rescue crew of six first responders has just 30 minutes to carry out its tasks under the watchful eye of competition assessors, judging the teams direction, technical competency and medical know-how.

In addition to two main car crash events, the teams will also compete in a trauma challenge, a first aid emergency, an...

The Northern Rivers Harvest Food Trail organisers are doing a hell of a lot of food, beverage and farm prep for their big even on the weekend of May 6 and 7.

This year Lismore City Council is co-sponsoring the event creating the opportunity for a record number of Lismores food producers to be involved.

The Trail is an annual event which showcases unique local food and beverage producers and has become a major tourism drawcard for the entire region.

Promoting amazing farmers

Northern Rivers Food Trail Coordinator Lorissa Barrett said the Harvest Food Trail provides a much-needed opportunity to promote the amazing farmers, produce and food establishments after they were hit by COVID-19 followed by the February 2022 natural disaster. Businesses in the food trail all offer something outside the usual, such as farm tours, pick your own experiences, sampling, demonstrations, sit-down meals with producer talks, behind-...