Ballina
In the Northern Rivers, planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster
Improbable as it sounds, Jai Vaze is bringing the February 2022 disaster back to life in his Canberra laboratory.
- by Heath Gilmore
Latest
The NSW sea change towns where house prices fell most
Interest rate rises and a return to CBD offices have taken the heat out of popular towns, although some areas are showing signs of renewed confidence.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Updated
Environmental threats
Businesses in lockdown as fire ants found further south in NSW
The red ant nest has been eradicated, and the ants are no longer considered a risk to the community living in the immediate area.
- by Sarah McPhee and Amber Schultz
Sea-change dreams: How far does a Sydney budget stretch along the coast?
For about the median house price in Sydney, many buyers in popular regional towns can get closer to the sand.
- by Carmen Forward
Updated
Whales
Whale dies after washing ashore near Ballina
The 30-tonne humpback whale died at a Lennox Head beach after maritime rescuers spent much of the day scrambling to save it.
- by Anthony Segaert
Almost 80 per cent of flood victims denied ‘pathway to safety’
Thousands of people in the Northern Rivers will miss out on a $700 million program set up to help them escape the disaster zone or make their homes safer.
- by Catherine Naylor
‘Significant’ flash flooding in NSW’s north as towns put on alert
The State Emergency Service said the Northern Rivers received significant rainfall overnight into Friday. In one area, 222mm fell in three hours.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Review
New South Wales
Lola Dining is Ballina's new tourist destination
While you might be tempted by just a quick trip, taking in a gawk at the Big Prawn before nabbing a couple of prawn buns, you really should stick around.
- by David Matthews
‘We can’t make plans to move forward’: Northern River residents brace themselves for months of recovery
Sandy Graham lost everything in the February floods, including her family photos. When the rains came for a second time, there wasn’t anything else to lose.
- by Laura Chung, Lucy Cormack and Sarah Keoghan
Opinion
NSW floods
Not again! Amid our flooded ruins, anger turns to despair
Under pitiless grey skies and with floodwaters rising again, the Northern Rivers of NSW now feels like the front line of the climate catastrophe.
- by Mandy Nolan
Updated
NSW floods
More federal disaster payments on way for local areas that missed out
Four new zones in northern NSW have been added to a list of communities in urgent need of support after Labor accused the government of favouring Coalition electorates.
- by David Crowe and Alexandra Smith
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