Regional News

TV PHOTOS: It’s not all roses and bunny rabbits in dirtgirlworld, with a bushfire offering new storylines.

News A BALLINA man allegedly stole the vehicle while a 12-month-old child was asleep in the back seat.

News Rous Water announced water restrictions will come into place on the weekend, what does that mean for customers?

News Residents are being urged to lower their water consumption as water levels drop at Rocky Creek Dam.

News Retail giant Coles will pay millions to the nation’s dairy farmers after being accused of misleading consumers over a price rise on supermarket-branded milk.

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News WITH saleyards closing, farmers are reminded plan ahead for summer

News LISMORE City Council’s carols event will serve as a fundraiser for local volunteer firefighters.

News JULIAN Assange’s father will speak out at Mullumbimby and Nimbin over the coming weeks in a bid to gather support to have his son freed.

Crime One of the men accused of running a child abduction ring allegedly stalked one of the fathers and made threats that he would put him in hospital.

News AS NSW continues to burn, the State Bushfire Recovery Co-ordinator Euan Ferguson said patience is the key to resilience.

Environment Beachgoers have been seen struggling to get through a bizarre “mountain” of seaweed that has washed up on the sand. Here’s what’s causing it.

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News The American musician is only one of a number of surprising names announced for the Bluesfest Byron Bay 2020 line up.

News DESPITE ongoing drought Australian macadamia growers have produced a “positive” crop

News A woman charged with stabbing a school teacher, fracturing his arm, is yet to enter formal pleas to the charges against her.

Business It was the little dairy that dared to dream and give its community a local milk supply, but the drought has caught up with Big River Milk.

News Ballina residents are rejoicing over the new Return and Earn centre opening its doors after two months without a recycling centre.

News THESE gorgeous scarab beetles with their iridescent shimmer used to be a wonderful signal that Christmas is on its way, but numbers could be down.

News The bravery of three Sunshine Coast surf lifesavers who gave swimmer Bryce Johns a second chance at life has been recognised by Surf Life Saving Australia.

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News RESIDENTS who ignore road closure signs and choose to drive around fire trucks in order to access their properties are needlessly risking their lives and those of...

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News THE council has advised that daily testing of the water supply is being done after torrential rainfall in the dam catchment area.