It hasn’t been the easiest time for the hinterland town of Newrybar of late.

At its last meeting, Ballina Shire Council adopted the new streetscape master plan for Newrybar, decided ratepayers should pay for councillors' alcoholic beverages at Council events, and endorsed the independent review into the DA processing system. Council also agreed to move and upgrade Ballina's SES building, which will destroy a number of significant trees.

Landslip repair works along Hinterland Way, Newrybar will be carried out  from today, Tuesday, 17 June, 2025.

After a collaborative design process between the community and Ballina Shire Council in late 2024, the Draft Streetscape Master Plan for Newrybar is now available for comment

Authorities say nobody was physically injured when a truck’s cargo caught fire near Newrybar Sunday night.

Ballina Shire Council is preparing a streetscape master plan for Newrybar and the community is invited to collaborate.

With one last chance for councillors to justify their existence before being reshuffled, Ballina's final meeting before next month's local government elections is happening tomorrow. There's a packed agenda, including a DA decision which will affect whether WardellCORE can continue at their current site of operations.

With some people still unaware that Newrybar is even part of Ballina Shire, the historic village received some focused attention at the latest Ballina Council meeting.

NSW police say a man and three teenage boys have been charged following a pursuit on the state’s Mid North Coast yesterday.

A new precedent has been set in the NSW Land and Environment Court [LEC] that could give property investors and developers a reason to rethink project designs.