The NSW Labor government says it is creating a ‘rapid response’ unit of approximately 250 dedicated police officers, 28 civilian staff and a ‘fleet of specifically modified rapid-response vehicles’.

Nearly a hundred women and girls were seen powdering their noses and much more at Brunswick Heads on Sunday for local celebrations of the global Holi Festival of colour.

A Byron Bay man is to face court next week accused of deliberately taking photographs of children at Byron’s Clarkes Beach late last month.

What would our politics look like if it were shaped not by toughness and division, but by kindness, care and compassion?

Desperate to distract attention from the Epstein files, and retain his faltering grip on domestic power, US 'Peace President' Donald Trump has attacked another sovereign country, and murdered its ...

Police are asking the public for help finding 73-year-old Tweed Shire woman Yvonne Whear, reported as missing for more than a week.

A woman in her thirties was airlifted to hospital with head injuries after a bicycle accident at Ballina on Saturday, emergency services said.

A car was destroyed by fire at the 57 Station Street car park last night. A Mullumbimby fire brigade spokesperson told The Echo the fire was attended at 11.54pm on Thursday night, and the car was ...

Member for Page, MP Kevin Hogan (Nationals) has criticised the NSW government’s flood recovery efforts, saying that, ‘I can’t help but think if this disaster had been in Sydney, things would be ...

Development company CADRE has been recognised on the global stage, with its Ballina residential project, Solhaven, being awarded silver at the World Design Awards 2026.

In its 40th year, The Echo is revisiting the pivotal moments that have impacted and shaped the Northern Rivers region.

Whether you agree with the community members who are listened to or not, it’s a powerful vote of confidence in democracy when ...