Australian band ICEHOUSE have paid tribute to founding bandmate Anthony Smith who died on Friday at his Lismore home aged 61.

"It is with heavy hearts that we let you all know of the passing of Anthony Smith yesterday," the band said in a Facebook post on Saturday.

"Anthony was one of the early members of Flowers which became ICEHOUSE.

"He played keyboards on the debut Flowers Icehouse album as well as touring extensively with the band between 1979 and 1981.

"He went on to play and perform with many other musicians in the subsequent years including Matt Moffitt of Matt Finish and Peter Koppes of The Church among others.

"In recent years Anthony had been living in Northern New South Wales.

"Our thoughts go out to his family, loved ones and friends at this time."

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Hernes Freight Service:Local HC/MC Driver

Hernes has been a recognised & respected name in the refrigerated road transport industry for two generations.

The origins of what is now Hernes Freight Service can be traced back to Harvey Herne’s humble beginnings in 1974 when he started off carrying frozen groceries down the east coast of Australia & frozen chickens back up with just one Mercedes Benz prime mover. Today Stuart, Harvey’s son, owns & operates a modern fleet of over seventy vehicles comprising of mostly Western Stars, Kenworths and Volvo’s; being one of the most versatile privately owned fleets on the eastern seaboard.

We have a position available for a LOCAL HC/MC Driver based in our Lismore depot. This is position is Casual or Full-Time.