A Northern Rivers builder who denies raping a woman amid an alcohol and cocaine-fuelled party told a jury he was just “being a friend” to a mentally unstable person when he “apologised”.
NSW is ramping up the battle against aggressive red fire ants in the north of the state to stop the dangerous pests spreading from Queensland this festive season.
A Northern Rivers school decimated in the record 2022 floods, which was impacted by more than three-quarters of its students losing homes, has been recognised in Canberra.
Ballina and other northern NSW communities are rallying against family violence as horrifying crimes continue to be carried out locally. It’s hoped survivors will feel “empowered to report”.
A Northern Rivers builder is on trial accused of waking up a woman by masturbating in her face and trying to rape her after a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled party.
A driver has died after his hatchback veered off the road and crashed into a tree in the Tweed Shire. Here’s what we know.
A dedicated group of volunteers helping to grow hope and healing in Lismore on the back of the record 2022 floods has been given a cash injection for a thriving community garden.
A Northern Rivers man punched his partner in the face at a shopping centre bus stop and tried to stop her seeking help, a court heard.
Residents and visitors in the Clarence are set to receive an early Christmas present as workers push through hundreds on millimetres of rain to get a new public pool opened.
He was just honoured as one of the nation’s most important contributors to insect science, but like the deadly fire ant, will not stop his mission – and warns of a doomsday scenario if we don’t all take note.
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