The Minns government has announced it will bypass the independent planning process and legislate an increase in coal production at MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine, following the landmark High Court decision that found the mine's expansion approval was invalid because the climate pollution from exported coal had not been properly considered.

Before there were airport coffee queues and direct flights to Melbourne, there was a crowd of 2,000 people waiting to see a plane land in Ballina.

A sunlit valley sounds like a pleasant place to spend an afternoon. A pathway to madness, perhaps less so.

Byron High School students and staff have stood up to raise funds to support Livi Eddington, who has brain cancer, with both the Principal and Deputy Principal shaving their locks to raise funds for Livi’s treatment.

This Thursday you can be part of keeping Spaghetti Circus running by donating to the AusArt Day, with matched funding covering the first $5,000 given to them.

It's the final week of Richmond RiverFest, with events from Ballina to Lismore, and the upper catchment to the coast.