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

Marine Rescue Ballina’s new ‘Ballina 30’ rescue vessel arrives this week after successful sea trials, promising faster offshore response and safer bar crossings on the Richmond River.

Ballina Shire Council’s push for a major rate rise has triggered a renewed and unlikely wave of opposition led by former councillor Jeff Johnson and Lennox Head resident Pip Carter.

Ballina paused to honour those who served and sacrificed, with veterans, families and school students gathering at the RSL Cenotaph for Remembrance Day commemorations.

The Tintenbar wildlife attraction long known to locals as the Macadamia Castle has entered voluntary administration, raising questions about the future of one of the region’s most recognisable tourism icons.

Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a man from Cumbalum following an investigation into alleged online child grooming under

Federal Page MP Kevin Hogan says regional communities are “outraged” by a proposal to reduce default speed limits on country roads to 70 km/h

Dozens of Ballina Shire Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers have today been recognised for their outstanding service at a

Two men are safe after a major Northern Rivers air and sea search found their missing catamaran south of its planned route.

Ballina’s business community is riding high after a triumphant showing at the Northern Rivers Business Awards — and the

A national retailer’s plan to open a Liquorland inside Alstonville Plaza has sparked strong opposition from locals and business

Police Warn Ballina Businesses After Fake $50 and $100 Notes Found

Ballina has become NSW’s’ shoplifting capital, with new crime statistics showing theft offences here are rising faster than anywhere else

Opposition to rebuilding North Creek Bridge has hit a roadblock — in the form of 75-year-old Leona Ross. The

By Pauline Armour Ballina was transformed into a sea of colour and chrome on Sunday as the Babes on Bikes rally rolled