Much-loved Ballina resident Ronald “Ron” Grieber has been found safe tonight after a major search effort on day of extreme heat

Domestic and family violence now makes up almost half of Local Court matters, prompting a rare public appeal to Northern Rivers students at a Rotary youth breakfast.

Ballina has drawn global scientific attention after a possibly world-first piebald great white shark was tagged off Sharpes Beach

Ballina’s favourite netball champion, Liz Ellis AO, has been officially elevated to Legend status in the NSW Hall of Champions — placing her among the most celebrated athletes in the state’s sporting history.

A Ballina mother of two says she has spent nearly a month sleeping with the lights on, terrified that a man fitting the description of wanted fugitive Ochre Wood will return to her rural property.

A closed-door crime meeting in Ballina revealed riot squad–trained officers may be deployed as rural thefts and street crime escalate.

Northern NSW Local Health District is urging residents to protect against tick bites after three cases of tick-related anaphylaxis were treated in local hospitals.

A 61-year-old disabled woman was pulled from her tricycle and assaulted in broad daylight on Kerr Street. Her family is frustrated no charges have been laid

A popular NBN News presenter has been farewelled after 16 years, continuing a pattern of job losses across Nine as traditional media faces growing digital competition.

A major NSW Government investment aims to strengthen aquaculture and seafood industries statewide, with benefits for commercial fishers and producers in Ballina and the Northern Rivers.

Local businesses have been urged to take care with the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence, following a well-attended business forum.

Lismore mayor Steve Krieg has apologised for making an offensive hand gesture in a Facebook photo taken during a Local Government Conference trip at Penrith.

  Ballina will turn purple again this week as the community gathers for the sixth annual Walk Against Domestic and Family Violence, a home-grown show of solidarity that has become one of the town’s most meaningful traditions.

A rise in organised rural crime has prompted an invitation-only meeting between farmers, police and officials, ahead of a broader public meeting to brief the community.

New Nationals Leader Targets Housing, Hospital and River Dredging as Local Challenges

NSW recruits 13 experienced police from interstate and NZ, but none will be stationed in Ballina despite high property crime and growing population.

Summerland Bank will soon disappear as a standalone brand, after members overwhelmingly voted to merge with Regional Australia Bank this week.

A white Commodore sparked three police chases through Ballina in one hour, ending in a crash and bushland arrest.

Public exhibition begins on a state-significant proposal that starts with 300 homes and ultimately expands to more than 2,500 dwellings.

Ballina’s Tracey Everingham-Armstrong shares her heartfelt story of broadcaster John Laws, recalling the day he lifted her son’s spirits during a tough time.

A phone survey on a proposed 26% rate rise has triggered claims of push polling, with residents saying the call felt more like persuasion than consultation.

Ballina’s brand new Marine Rescue vessel BA 30 has officially crossed the bar and arrived home, greeted by cheers from the breakwall and tower.

As a world-first clinical trial prepares to begin on the Gold Coast, three people living with spinal injuries — two from Ballina and one from just over the border — are daring to believe movement might one day return.

 Macadamia growers and rural landholders warned as police recover stolen ATVs amid growing property-crime concern. Police have made a breakthrough in the investigation