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Luke Mortimer is the editor of News Corp’s northern NSW team. He has covered a wide range of topics including crime, court, business, politics and community news during his time as a journalist. He has worked in Queensland and NSW since joining the industry in 2012.

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The new Tweed Valley Hospital is set to open in early 2024. Picture: Contributed

Free parking revealed for regional NSW hospitals

The state government has revealed patients and visitors can soon park for free at regional health facilities, including the new $723 million Tweed hospital.

PicturesLismore

Ina Egermann, wildlife rescuer and carer from Friends of the Koala in Lismore said often it's juvenile male koalas that are hit on our roads.

Heartbreaking photo highlighting brutal fate of Aussie icon

A shocking photo has emerged illustrating the horror impact of koalas being struck by cars, with almost a dozen koalas killed across the last month on the Northern Rivers’ roads.

UpdatedGrafton

Richmond River Cane Growers images of flood debris in 2023

EPA says 160 tonnes of flood waste pulled from cane farms

The EPA says a staggering amount of flood waste has already been cleared from northern NSW cane farms – more than 160 tonnes. It comes after concerns were raised about “dangerous” harvesting conditions.

Tweed Heads

When new Tweed Valley Hospital will open doors

The Tweed’s much-needed new $723m hospital, which an ex-mayor once barracked against due to its location, will open late after Covid and the floods hit hard. Here’s the latest.

UpdatedPolice & Courts

Emergency services were called to a home on Brunswick St, Ballina about 9.15pm on April 10, after shots were fired into a home. NSW Police released CCTV footage of a blue Ford Falcon sedan seen in the area at the time. Picture: NSW Police

Named: Man charged with drive-by shooting of North Coast home

Police have charged a Queensland man after they sought public help following an alleged “mistaken identity” drive-by shooting of a home in a northern NSW tourist town.

Byron Shire

Jordyn Parkins, 21, and her three-month-old son, Donnie McDonald, were last seen in a white utility vehicle driving on the M1 at Brunswick Heads about 3am on Sunday 4 June 2023.

Police fear for safety of missing mum and baby

A young woman and her three-month-old baby have now been missing from Wilsons Creek near Mullumbimby in the Byron Shire for more than three days.

UpdatedPolice & Courts

The body of Peter Buckingham, 75, was found in bushland at West Coffs Harbour late on the night of May 24, 2023. Pictured is Mr Buckingham's grandson, Kieran Lantry. Picture: Chris Knight

‘Nicest man you could meet’: Grandson speaks after tragedy

A much-loved 75-year-old retiree whose body was found in thick bush in Coffs Harbour knew the area well, according to his devastated young grandson.

Tweed Heads

Pictures of Highway after a pedestrian was hit by car at Chinderah on 24 May 2023

Man dead after being hit by truck on motorway

Motorists heading north should expect lengthy delays after a man was fatally struck by a truck on the Pacific Motorway in the Tweed today. Here’s the latest.

UpdatedPolice & Courts

The interior of the newly renovated Cherry Street Sports Club in Ballina.

Man stumbles into club for help after North Coast machete attack

Police are on the hunt for a machete-wielding assailant who hacked a man at a northern NSW sports club, leaving the victim suffering serious injuries. Here’s what we know.

UpdatedTweed Heads

Traffic back up after the truck crash at Chinderah in the Tweed on Thursday afternoon. Picture: Facebook

Truck fire, diesel spill closes part of M1 in Tweed

Police have warned motorists diversions are in place after a truck fire and diesel spill on the M1 in the Tweed this afternoon.

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