Alstonville volunteers are preparing to welcome the town’s first refugee arrivals - a young Afghan couple starting a new life in the Northern Rivers.

Shoplifting is surging in Ballina, but long-promised CCTV cameras for CBDs may still be more than a year away.

The year 1964 started in Ballina with the community rocked by the disappearance of the fishing trawler 'Weona' - lost without a trace and four lives lost

Hundreds of donated Christmas gifts will be shared from a Ballina home on Sunday, as a community appeal backed by Ballina Fair supports families doing it tough.

The Bondi massacre reopened painful memories for two prominent Ballina locals who were in the firing line at the Port Arthur and Martin Place tragedies. They share how trauma lingers, and how healing and new beginnings can still take shape

Police are appealing for information after a deadly 24 hours on Northern Rivers roads, including a fatal crash and a separate head-on collision involving a family with young children.

The future looks bright for our up and coming artists after they scored high marks in their final secondary exams

Hundreds gathered from across the Northern Rivers for a Chanukah celebration shaped by grief after the Bondi attack, ending in unity, light and shared joy.

A River Street protest outside a Jewish café ended today only after Ballina News Daily intervened, as community shock and anger erupted following the recent Bondi attack.

Ballina’s new pump track has officially opened with the Mayor calling a Christmas gift for local families.

The national debate after Bondi is playing out locally as Nationals and Greens MPs take starkly different positions on the sudden call for tighter gun controls.

Still happiest propagating plants, the patriarch of the Parker family nursery has no plans to retire and is honoured for nurturing the industry itself.

Ballina’s Shai Chason and Vikki Bembridge say the Bondi attack has devastated their community, and call for stronger national action to stop rising hate.

Ballina Shire Councillors were forced to accept what many home owners know- renovations are risky and can end up costing more than new builds

Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader has called for national leadership, saying the Prime Minister should have acted sooner to confront rising hatred, following the deadly Bondi shooting.

New Probationary Constables arrive this week, while former police officers say more needs to be done to address policing shortfall

A Ballina man has been reunited with his long-lost Labrador, Arty, who vanished two years ago but has now been found safe and well.

Controversial Councillor Big Rob breaks his rule of silence, opening up about politics, floods, law, and media power

Ballina Shire Council has announced the finalists for the 2026 Australia Day Awards, recognising volunteers, leaders and community champions.

Ballina fishermen say an extension of white spot restrictions is the worst news - wiping out chances of reviving the river prawn industry.

The Tamar Street store has been closed for 90 days after NSW Health alleged ongoing illegal tobacco and vape sales.

All councillors spoke, but none were willing to oppose the rate rise, saying the Shire had no choice if it wanted to keep services running into the future.

Cumbalum residents say 20 years of waiting for the North Ballina shopping centre has left the suburb without a true meeting place, as delays and contribution disputes continue.

Ochre Wood, the man widely spoken about as “Ballina’s most wanted,” is in custody after being arrested in West Ballina yesterday afternoon.