Police are searching for 33-year-old Bradley Rowling, who disappeared from Broadwater and may have been near Wardell the following day.

Ross Lane will close for about nine weeks after Ballina Shire Council backed a cheaper flood resilience upgrade expected to save up to $800,000.

Thick smoke swept across eastern Ballina as four fire crews battled an intense blaze at a Tamar Street unit complex this morning.

Northern Rivers beekeepers' battle with varroa mite has reached Federal Parliament, with Page MP Kevin Hogan warning declining commercial hive numbers could threaten Australia's food supply.

Alstonville’s Namatjira Haven has secured $20,000 for an Aboriginal women’s cultural camp helping shape a new women and children’s healing service.

Hundreds of safer housing lots are progressing across the Northern Rivers as the Reconstruction Authority details its latest work on buybacks, relocations and flood-free land.

Two boys aged 11 and 12 were taken to hospital after a man allegedly chased e-bike riders in his car and struck their bike.

A man and woman have been charged over a machete attack that left a 22-year-old man seriously injured in River Street, Ballina.

Lower Census returns around Evans Head, Broadwater, Woodburn and Wardell have prompted an extra face-to-face ABS help session.

Drivers are still failing to slow to 10km/h through Lennox Head’s shared zone — but police say conventional speed radar cannot effectively enforce the unusually low limit.

Ross Lane, airport parking and Wardell improvements head a busy Council agenda — with the fate of Alstonville’s movie studio proposal also in the spotlight.

Three new probationary constables have arrived in Ballina as the mayor rejects suggestions weekend knife incidents and ongoing property theft are making the town a haven for criminals.

Two serious knife incidents just hours apart have heightened concern in Ballina, days after police carried out a major shopping centre weapons crackdown.

A proposed $25 million, 145-site Alstonville tourist park has been blocked after Ballina Shire Council won a crucial Land and Environment Court challenge.

Ballina’s annual Grace Cruice Memorial Exhibition is back, showcasing established artists including Kim Michelle Toft alongside emerging and community creatives.

After losing his 14-year-old daughter Morgan, Robert Innes carried the Olympic flame. What followed became an extraordinary journey of collecting, sharing and connection.

Ballina Players has a hit on its hands, with The Wedding Singer about 95 per cent sold and delivering plenty of laughs, colour and ’80s nostalgia.

NSW residents are being urged to prepare early for storm season as El Niño brings the potential for damaging winds, hail, heavy rain and flash flooding.

Australia’s only mobile wildlife hospital is on standby for deployment as bird flu spreads, while Wollongbar’s wildlife hospital fights for financial survival.

A year after launching his own taxi business, Jesse Pamment has won approval to work local ranks and says Ballina passengers are embracing the extra choice.

A firearm, ammunition and drug pipe were allegedly seized after Highway Patrol officers stopped a stolen Queensland vehicle in Ballina's CBD.

Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader is continuing to push the State Government to unlock the West Ballina marina site for up to 350 homes and waterfront renewal.

Around 120 people gathered at Ballina’s cenotaph to honour Vietnam veterans and their families on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.

A 57-year-old man arrested in Griffith has been remanded in custody over a Ballina warrant relating to alleged sexual offences involving children.