A shark surveillance drone operator at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach has found himself carrying out a very different kind of rescue after spotting a six-year-old boy struggling in the surf.

Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) has released a statement responding to what has been a particularly tragic weekend, even by NSW standards, noting that domestic violence doesn’t have an age limit, and it doesn’t stop being a national emergency because it happens behind closed doors.

Climate change is happening faster than we thought and Australia is set to fall well short of its 2030 renewable energy target of 82 per cent.

Health authorities have issued a measles alert after a confirmed case visited eight locations across Byron, Ballina and Pottsville while infectious.

History teachers from the Northern Rivers are being encouraged to apply for the new NSW History Teachers Anzac Scholarship,...