The parents of Lincoln Browne, 2, who died in an ATV accident on Christmas Day have thanked the community for their support and paid tribute to their "beautiful little boy".

The girl was the only person injured in the crash which backed traffic up on the Bruce Highway north of Gympie for the second time in less than 24 hours

A beach at Evans Head has been closed after surf lifesavers spotted numerous bull sharks in the water. According to Dorsal Watch, Surf Life Saving NSW reported "40 plus 2-3m bull sharks" in the area shortly after 11.

Recreational swimming in the outside pools and Slide bookings are open from the 21st of December 2020 with restrictions in place.

A BERRIGAN man has been charged following a theft from Bunnings Echuca on September 30. The 27-year-old is alleged to have stolen assorted tools and has been charged with one count of burglary and one count of theft.

A FLORAL tribute of 13 bouquets, a fishing rod and XXXX Gold stubby were placed on the Esplanade where a 29-year-old man fell and died early Monday morning.

THE Northern Rivers has continued our stellar record for locally acquired COVID-19 cases with none confirmed since July, the Northern NSW Health District confirmed today. A Tweed Shire resident in hotel quarantine in Sydney was confirmed as a case of COVID-19 on December 26.

A banned Wodonga psychologist will be sentenced next year after he flouted an order to cease practising. Brian Joseph Hickman, 61, recently admitted to a string of charges brought by the health regulator in Albury Local Court.

A man has been charged with the murder of missing Ballarat mother Kobie Parfitt. The 31-year-old from Wendouree was arrested on Tuesday in Kinglake near Melbourne, with the Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team involved.

Police will be patrolling Canberra's clubs and restaurants to enforce spacing regulations on New Year's Eve. With normal celebrations like fireworks cancelled, the force is keen to prevent impromptu celebrations getting out of hand.