A 29-year-old Stokers Siding man is to appear at Tweed Heads Local Court today charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm in a domestic violence context.

Richmond Police say nearly two thirds of all offences recorded in the district last week were related to domestic violence.

Hospitals across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to experience high emergency department and planned surgery activity, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI).

Not-for-profit national cycling advocacy group, Bicycle Network, who promote good health through movement and saving the planet by not burning fossil fuels, held their annual Super Sunday event on the weekend.

Waiting lists for planned surgeries across the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to improve during the April to June 2024 quarter, amid sustained high activity at public hospitals, according to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly report.

Coastal drowning deaths and drownings across NSW are up for the 2023-24 year, as detailed in the latest National Drowning Report.

The 2024 NAPLAN National Report has been released today, with the NSW government noting there are some positive signs, but saying more work needs to be done to raise education outcomes across the state.

The latest study from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), shows that only 7 per cent of sexual assaults reported to NSW Police end up in a guilty verdict in court.

Public hospitals across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to provide high quality, safe care throughout the first quarter of 2024, despite unprecedented demand for emergency care.

The people of NSW lost $8.129 billion to poker machines in 2023, an increase of $29 million on 2022 and the equivalent of $1,000 for every adult and child in the state.