Ballina Shire Council has taken a critical step forward in delivering two new bridges to improve flood evacuation routes and remove traffic bottlenecks on crucial approaches to Ballina Island. At a rare extraordinary meeting held today, councillors voted...
Ballina’s business community put on its best for the annual Business Excellence Awards — a night that recognises the passion, resilience and ingenuity of local enterprises across the shire. Held at Ballina RSL, the gala event showcased everything from small...
Ballina Shire is set to become home to a landmark cultural institution at the heart of Bundjalung Country, as the Bundjalung Tribal Society (BTS) marks its 50th anniversary with a landmark new beginning. Construction has officially begun on a new Aboriginal...
Ballina is the baseline of the most significant flood prevention initiative in Australian history — and now locals are being urged to step up to make sure it’s delivered. The CSIRO has unveiled a shortlist of 15 major flood mitigation projects across the Richmond...
Alstonville Fire Station — the second busiest in the Northern Rivers — has unveiled its long-awaited $2 million upgrade, with the freshly rebuilt facility now serving as a blueprint for future fire station upgrades across NSW. Responding to an average of 700...
Ballina has received just one new police officer from a record-breaking class of 302 probationary constables - the largest number of graduates in more than a decade. Despite a well-documented spike in local crime, particularly home break-ins, and two packed...
Labor’s Justine Elliot has officially claimed victory in the seat of Richmond after Greens Party candidate Mandy Nolan conceded on Tuesday, bringing the dramatic contest to a close. The historic eighth win by Ms Elliot surpasses the seven election victories by...
Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader was forced to use her casting vote to pass a motion allowing Council to hire a dedicated economic development officer after strong opposition from Greens-aligned councillors. The move, brought forward by Cr Michelle Bailey,...
Richmond Greens candidate Mandy Nolan has gone quiet, not responding to media inquiries as counting continues in the closely watched federal seat. Despite hopes among some Greens supporters that preference flows could shift the result, current figures leave little...
Stage one of the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital (NRWH) opened officially recently, in Wollongbar, and it is making a difference to our native fauna populations already. A native raptor - a Whistling Kite was found caught in a fox trap at Coraki. It...
Sunday updates: Comfortable win now expected for Labor in Richmond-- With tallies updated overnight, the ALP’s Justine Elliot now looks set to easily retain the seat, possibly ending up with a bigger majority. Elliot leads the primary count now with just over 30...
