ALL ABOARD THE NORTHERN RIVERS RAIL TRAIL In her last days, her thoughts are for her carers

By Samantha Elley

It’s not often a person gets told they only have a few months to live. That was the experience of Irene Anderson recently after having a tumour removed.

The Evans Head resident was diagnosed in August 2020 with a melanoma cancer.

It had started with a lump in the leg, which she did nothing about for three weeks until a nurse friend told her to get it looked at.

“While the cancer was in my leg, the primary source was eventually found between my toes two years later,” she said.

“It’s had two years of running about my body.”

By MARGARET DEKKER

It’s open and chugging along!

The Tweed Section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail was officially opened last Wednesday, March 1 in Murwillumbah and judging by the many people hitting the 24km track – either by foot, bike, E-bike, saddle, assisted travel or simply by foot, it’s already proving a “must-do experience in the Tweed.”

Around 100 people attended historic

Murwillumbah Station in South Murwillumbah as NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole and local leaders cut the ribbon, signalling the start of something special.

“People can walk it, they can have a set of wheels, and they can actually explore what is on this rail trail for the next 24-kilometres and to be able to see the bridges, able to see the tunnels, even the nature along the way, is just fantastic,” Paul O’Toole, NSW Deputy Premier said. For more information about experiencing the Northern Rivers Rail Trail for yourself, visit www. northernriversrailtrail. com.au