Two bridges and a tunnel. Harwood, Wardell, and Tweed Heads drivers face lane closures, lower speed limits, and overnight detours through November. Here’s when and where.
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Posted inAwards, Feature, Wollongbar
Wollongbar TAFE teacher named NSW Public Servant of the Year
Out of every public servant in NSW, one was named the best of the year, and she works at TAFE in Wollongbar. Find out what earned her the state’s top honour.
Posted inBallina, Ballina Shire, Bellingen, Bellingen Shire, Byron Shire, Local News
North Coast towns shine at Tidy Towns awards
Tiny Coomba Park won four Tidy Towns category awards, Bellingen and Byron Shire picked up more, and Dungog took the state’s top prize. See how North Coast towns did.
Posted inBallina Electorate, Ballina Shire, Feature, NSW Votes 2027
Cadwallader declares as independent for the region’s most contested seat
Ballina’s mayor is latest independent candidate to announce her campaign for the next state election, and the man behind Ballina News Daily is in her corner. Sharon Cadwallader says she is in this to win. Can she beat the parties?
Posted inBallina, Feature, Good News
Ballina woman sole winner of $100m powerball
A Ballina woman spent the day spotting signs from a late loved one. By night, she had won $100 million. Hear the moment her family found out.
Posted inBallina, Emergency management, Feature, Good News
Ballina SES gets new $6.3 million base
1,140 call-outs in three years, mostly storms and floods. Ballina’s SES volunteers now have a $6.3 million headquarters with an Emergency Operations Centre. See what the new base means for the Northern Rivers.
Posted inBallina, Expos and Conferences, Lifestyle
Ballina seniors invited to free forum on later-life housing
Older people in Ballina and the Northern Rivers are being invited to a free seniors forum and regional consultation at Ballina RSL Club on Thursday, 22 October.
Posted inBallina, Ballina Shire, Feature
Ballina airport turns 40 and wants your photos
Were you there in 1986? Ballina Byron Gateway Airport turns 40 and wants your photos and stories from the day 2,000 people watched the first flight land.
Posted inBallina Shire, Byron Shire, Feature, NSW Politics, NSW Votes 2027
Byron councillor Janet Swain to run for Labor in Ballina
She teaches music, founded a festival in Brunswick Heads, and sits on Byron Shire Council. Now Janet Swain wants Ballina’s seat in NSW Parliament, with Labor’s backing for the March 2027 State Election.
Posted inArts, Ballina, Feature
Four exhibitions explore landscapes, memory and disaster at Ballina gallery
Four exhibitions exploring landscapes, memory, environmental change and natural disasters will be presented at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina.