The Byron Shire Council says several flood recovery projects are done or nearing completion, nearly four years after 2022’s floods and landslides, while others are to continue into 2027.

A major refurbishment of Murwillumbah Showground’s main pavilion has been announced.

Goonengerry solicitor Melissa Begg was a true friend, keen traveller, loving partner and a brilliant, gutsy lawyer who dedicated a large part of her working life to the advancement of Aboriginal land rights in NSW.

It has been announced today that Ballina electorate will receive several million dollars to enhance road safety for key projects in the are.

Disaster recovery funding of $52.5 million has been announced by the NSW Labor government, to help cash-strapped Byron Shire Council restore damaged rural road infrastructure. But will it build back better?

Inspired by early settlers who shared old maps and books, former Byron Shire councillor, Patrick Morrisey PhD, has chronicled the history of Byron’s hinterland with a book he says is ‘within the grand sweep of colonial history’. 

For years, catching a bus to or from Goonengerry Public School has been a potentially perilous activity.

Residents awaiting the completion of the Federal Drive reconstruction have highlighted the impacts of losing connections to the hinterland village two years after the...

Emergency services were called to a fire in property at Goonengarry shortly after 4am today, responding to reports that two children were suffering from smoke inhalation.

With Council’s draft Unauthorised Dwelling Policy causing alarm and stress within the hinterland community, the Main Arm Residents Association (MARRA) have authored a guide to help residents lodge a submission. But remember this policy also applies to urban areas.