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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Elloise Farrow-Smith |Bridie Tanner
Charmaine Hatch never imagined getting hitched would involve so many hitches. But that was what happened when Tropical Cyclone Alfred became an unwanted guest at her wedding on the NSW north coast. The Narrabri woman had meticulously planned her Yamba wedding, arriving a week before their big day, only to see their plans crumble. One by one, accommodation providers began to cancel her wedding guests' reservations. Ms Hatch began to panic.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Elloise Farrow-Smith |Bridie Tanner
Charmaine Hatch never imagined getting hitched would involve so many hitches. But that was what happened when Tropical Cyclone Alfred became an unwanted guest at her wedding on the NSW north coast. The Narrabri woman had meticulously planned her Yamba wedding, arriving a week before their big day, only to see their plans crumble. One by one, accommodation providers began to cancel her wedding guests' reservations. Ms Hatch began to panic.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Emma Rennie |Bridie Tanner
Some people spend thousands of dollars to buy their dream wedding dress, while others might wear a family heirloom or repurpose a special outfit. But teacher Emma Wilson had her wedding dress made by students. Ms Wilson from northern NSW was engaged to her partner, Anna, but was having trouble finding the dress she wanted to start her married life in.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Bridie Tanner |Dominic Cansdale
In 1961, you didn't see many, if any, women playing rugby league. But in an effort to raise money for a local pool, ladies sewed footy shorts from tea towels in a mock game for the Lower Clarence Magpies in northern New South Wales. That game still has locals talking today.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Bridie Tanner
In the 1960s you didn't see many, if any, women playing rugby league. But if you were in Maclean, NSW, you would have seen Beverley Thompson and her friends donning makeshift footy gear including tea towel shorts and taking part in the traditionally masculine game. Hit play to hear Bev tell Bridie Tanner of some of the shenanigans she and her teammates got up to, including putting the ref in a wheelbarrow and running him off the field!
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Julie Ray |Bridie Tanner
Mum's taxi has paid off!Grafton-born Olympian Hayden Sargeant has done his family and his country proud in Paris. Our men's Rugby Sevens team defeated Samoa and Kenya in the first heat in front of 80,000 spectators. His mum Nikki Sargeant was screaming from the sidelines of the Stade de France. She spoke to Bridie Tanner on ABC North Coast from Café Oz in Paris. See the Rugby Sevens Olympic schedule hereAussie Aussie Aussie!Grafton, Surfers Paradise, Rugby 7, Summer Olympic Games
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Max Tillman |Bridie Tanner
A juvenile humpback whale was rescued after it was pinned to the ocean floor by a wire cable off the New South Wales coast for up to eight days. Heavy seas made the rescue mission perilous for trained divers. The whale is expected to continue its northerly migration, but it may not survive. Dangerous seas threatened to capsize a rescue boat that came to the aid of a humpback whale 'anchored to the ocean floor' off the New South Wales North Coast.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Emma Rennie |Bridie Tanner
In short: National Parks and Wildlife Service will shut down the clothing-optional area at Tyagarah Nature Reserve. It comes more than 25 years after Byron Shire Council approved the area. What's next? A resident says stopping nudists will require support from authorities. Beachgoers on the NSW far north coast who fancy a dip in their birthday suits have been stripped of a place to swim after it was announced a popular nudist beach will soon close.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Bridie Tanner
The Lantern Parade brings the whole community together on a cold winters night in June. Children's faces light up as they marvel at the puppet lanterns, which seem to come to life as they march down the CBD streets. Come with Bridie Tanner from ABC North Coast into the pre-festival hubbub at lantern HQ. Giggling high-schoolers get their work experience, long-time volunteers and employees pull together finishing touches and a young man from Crookwell keeps himself off the street.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Julie Ray |Bridie Tanner
From Brisbane through Goondiwindi, Dubbo and finally to Canberra to be installed in the National Gallery of Australia. Transporting a piece of art this big is a first for the southern hemisphere. Probably, it's the longest trip that any such object has ever taken. Hit play to hear what the The Ouroboros represents and what the truckies reckon. Lindy Lee AM spoke to Bridie Tanner on ABC North Coast. Goondiwindi, Dubbo, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Canberra, Installation Art, Road Transport Industry
