Northern Rivers wildlife carer Leoni Byron-Jackson has been named the Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year for her ...

Australia could create more than 4,300 quality direct jobs by making its own wind towers instead of importing them, according ...

I am told that to have David Lovejoy’s life missing from the Echo editorial would seem strange, despite his son Hans’s ...

While Cr Michael Lyon was affirming himself to undertake the duties of office on Thursday morning, what most people didn’t ...

On 14 and 15 October Ballina Shire Council will be spotlighting safety on bikes. Look out for Bike Safety give-aways of bells ...

It’s official: climate change and the extreme weather it brings are pushing insurance costs through the roof for Australian ...

When Stephen Clarke’s crosswords first appeared I too found them hard. But after persevering and with a bit of help from Dr Google, I have managed to improve. And now I can often complete them, or at ...

With locally-owned Brunswick Valley Gas (BVG) being recently sold to international gas and engineering company Elgas, there’s many who may not know there is a locally-owned option.

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenager missing from the state’s north. Zea Appo, aged 17, was last ...

Homelessness Australia says a shocking number of Australians with psychosocial disabilities are struggling with unmet housing ...

Police are renewing their appeal for information as an investigation continues into an aggravated break and enter at ...

Far north coast beaches will get a little brighter as the Nippers season officially splashes back onto the sand this weekend.