Hannah Ross

After the devastating Lismore floods caused a billion dollars in damage, businesses welcome exploration of engineering solutions to protect their town.

There is a push to save precious memories stored within the walls of an historic home on Lismore's flood plain.

The woman, in her 60s, was riding on a northern NSW rail trail when she ran over a two-metre snake that became trapped then bit her.  

An assistant nurse has been charged with sexually assaulting an elderly, cognitively impaired patient at an aged care facility in northern NSW.

The Supreme Court has returned a "special verdict" in the case of a man who fatally stabbed his 61-year-old housemate with a kitchen knife.

A Brisbane man visiting Byron Bay has been left with burns after a lithium-ion battery ignited in his pocket.

CSIRO modelling shows even the construction of a series of upstream "detentions" would not have spared Lismore from the 2022 floods.

Excavators have been used to salvage a vessel that ran aground at Flat Rock just north of Ballina, potentially disrupting the intertidal ecosystem in the area.

The former merchandise manager for the metalcore band has received a three-year community corrections order after pleading guilty to have sexual intercourse with a minor.

A new report finds a disaster recovery program set up after the devastating 2022 floods in northern NSW is yet to deliver any of the homes it promised.