Tag Archives: Evans Head

It’s been a tumultuous year for the Wallabies on and off the field, but throughout it all there’s been one consistency. North Coast rugby product, Izack Rodda, showing form in every match.  

A group of Kyogle High School students has swapped school uniforms for swimmers, volunteering for life-guard duty this summer. Now in its second year, the ‘Bush to Beach’ program encourages students to give back to their community.

An ex-military aircraft has taken to the sky for the final time in the state’s Northern Rivers. The P-3-C Orion is a former anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft, developed in the 1960s. “Most civilian people would be familiar with the search for MH370 and also for those who remember the round the world ocean race with Tony Bullimore, it was actually a Orion that first located him and direct HMAS Adelaide to his rescue.” Among the aviation enthusiasts who came to see its final flight was former pilot James Morris. He flew more than 250-hours from the cockpit of this kind of aircraft during his 35 years of service. (VISION ONLY)  

After a couple of rocky performances at Port Stephens and in Western Australia, Evans Head surfer Callum Robson is preparing for the World Pro Juniors in Taiwan. The 18-year-old will push for a strong result to boost his Qualifying Series campaign.  

It’s not all smooth sailing for Evans Head Marine Rescue, the organisation struggling to recruit and retain volunteers. With summer just days away, they’ve launched a targeted social media campaign.

300 kids jumped onto the sand and into the surf at Evans Head for the Surf Lifesaving Junior Carnival. Among them, some budding young athletes who’ve been selected for the interbranch team.  

Surf lifesavers will have greater resources in order to help swimmers in distress this summer, as another jet ski is added to the Far North Coast fleet. The announcement comes after two shark attacks in New South Wales this month.  

The Evans Heads community has been hit hard by the loss of pilot Peter Lynch. Mr Lynch was instrumental in the creation of the town’s Aviation Museum and a regular at the Great Eastern Fly-In

Once an Airforce heavy lifter, today few DHC4 Caribous remain in Australia. At Evans Head plane spotters were treated to a very special sight, with the arrival of one of the vintage warbirds.

It was the opening round of the North Coast Surf Boat Series in Evans Head today. But despite the advantage of home surf, the local team wasn’t able to secure any wins.