Rous resident and ShelterBox Australia CEO Mike Greenslade is supporting a global humanitarian response after earthquakes in Venezuela left thousands of people without shelter, drawing on more than 20 international disaster deployments.
Missing Ballina man Caine Tierney has been found safe and is being treated in hospital. His family has thanked the community for its support.
Lennox Head's Ocea Curtis reflects on her quarter-final finish at the Soundboks Oz Grom Open as Australia's top junior surfers compete at Seven Mile Beach
CSIRO hydrologist Dr Jai Vaze explains how proposed flood engineering works could have cut Ballina's 2022 flood levels by 73 centimetres and prevented flooding in about half the affected properties.
A police pursuit near Kingscliff ended with an SUV crashing into a tree. Now Richmond Police District is reviewing the officers’ involvement.
A man once charged with murder over a fatal Wardell crash has been sentenced to three years in jail for an attempted robbery at South Ballina.
Air traffic controllers will begin managing airspace around Ballina Byron Gateway Airport from July 9, with new flight paths set to affect parts of the Northern Rivers.
The NSW Budget has committed $30 million to plan upgrades to the M1 between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay, while continuing key school projects in Ballina Shire.
Police have destroyed 35 seized e-bikes in the Byron-Tweed region, with another 23 forfeiture applications still before the courts.
Ballina MP Tamara Smith has praised community leader Dave Harmon in the NSW Parliament, highlighting his decades of Rotary service and work tackling domestic violence.
New flood forecasting services at Burns Point and Wardell will give Ballina communities earlier, more localised warnings and extra time to prepare for rising floodwaters.
Paradise FM has celebrated its Silver Anniversary, with founding manager Jenny Ellenbroek announcing her retirement after helping guide the station since 2001.
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