ALSTONVILLE TO NEPAL: Local appeal for flood victims
An Alstonville Rotarian is responding to Nepal’s devastating flood tsunami by helping get emergency shelter and supplies into remote mountain communities.
Saffin speaks out on expenses as Ballina’s biggest bridge project begins
MP Janelle Saffin says she was “mortified” by the expenses controversy as she officiated at an event in Ballina marking the start of the $85 million Twin Bridges project.
Flood buyback homes offered for community housing
Another 50 flood buyback homes will be made available for housing and community use across the Northern Rivers, with relocation funding also on offer.
60 e-bikes stored in garage as fire tears through Northern Rivers home
Four residents escaped a fierce South Murwillumbah fire after a smoke alarm sounded, with about 60 e-bikes and batteries stored in the garage.
‘GET OFF ME’: Knife seized in dramatic Ballina airport arrest
Another knife-related incident has unfolded in Ballina, with a man arrested at the busy airport after police allegedly seized a knife and saw.
REVEALED: The next big-name retailers coming to Ballina
Harvey Norman and Harris Scarfe are now trading — and three more big-name retailers are preparing to join Ballina’s rapidly expanding Homemakers Centre.
Homeless man’s camp torched as Ballina wrestles with rough sleeping crisis
A homeless man escaped unharmed after his Canal Road camp was destroyed by fire, days after Ballina Council debated its response to rough sleeping.
COMMENT: Give them somewhere safe to sleep — but don’t make residents pay the price
Ballina needs properly managed places for people sleeping rough — funded by the NSW Government, not ratepayers or residents living beside public parks.
A broken spine, an uncertain future — and the life Anders Halvorsen built anyway
A devastating accident took away the future Anders Halvorsen expected. Faith, determination and love helped him build an extraordinary one instead.
Minister Saffin apologises over Sydney hotel stay during Mardi Gras
Janelle Saffin has ordered a rapid review after a $4400 Sydney hotel stay during the Mardi Gras period was charged to the wrong taxpayer-funded account.
As serious knife crime comes to Ballina, CCTV rollout begins
Work has begun on Ballina’s long-awaited CCTV network, just days after two knife-related incidents raised fresh concerns about serious crime in the town.
‘FORGOTTEN’: Family questions police search for missing Ballina woman
The family of missing Ballina woman Stephanie Cordery has questioned search resources after learning as few as six people were sometimes looking for her.
