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MAN CHARGED WITH INTENTIONALLY LIGHTING FIRE NEAR LIGHTNING RIDGE

A man has been charged with starting a bushfire near Lightning Ridge last year.

Officers responded to a fire burning two kilometres north-west of Grawin on November 21.

Police say a bogged Landcruiser was the starting point and a 53-year-old man has been charged with intentionally lighting the blaze.

218 hectares of land was burned.

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Isobella Evans

Isobella Evans is a journalist with NBN News in Newcastle. After discovering a love for writing in primary school, Bella went on to complete a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle in 2018. She enjoyed a series of internships, including a gig at the Royal Easter Show, before receiving a full-time position at NBN's Tamworth bureau, where she worked for almost three years before moving to the company's Newcastle office in 2021.

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