Emma Rennie

For the first time, researchers have been able to successfully breed and release into the wild an endangered species of mountain frog.

Homelessness outreach centre founder Theresa Mitchell says people were swimming in to get spaghetti she made as floodwater rose through her Tweed Heads kitchen.

A rehabilitation centre in northern NSW says it is leaving beds empty despite lengthy waiting lists as it does not always have enough staff to operate at capacity.

Bundjalung Tribal Society celebrates a new vision for the future — 50 years in the making — as work starts on a cultural centre in the NSW Northern Rivers.

The NSW government is making 58 pods originally set up to house people displaced by floods in the Byron Shire available for key workers in need of accommodation.

NSW government plans to trial an "entertainment precinct" in Byron Bay are being hotly debated after a community-led meeting raised concerns about alcohol-fuelled violence. 

ToyNera Macgregor says her son Annan is no longer safe at home due to his significant disabilities, and that the NDIS has failed to provide the extra support he needs.

Paul Campton's family has released an emotional statement paying tribute to their "proud and loving father", after he was killed in the early hours of Sunday in an alleged hit-and-run incident.

A man remains behind bars after appearing in court accused of throwing acid in his father's face.

A wildlife rescuer says she incubated more than 1,000 turtle eggs in her home during Tropical Cyclone Alfred in March.

Power is returning and some roads are reopening, but food supplies remain tight in parts of flood-hit NSW.

The mid-north coast of NSW is one of the hardest hit, with rainfall exceeding records and causing widespread damage and isolating thousands of residents. 

The project is big enough to power a quarter of the homes in the NSW Northern Rivers, and it could be the first of three for the rural area where it will be based.

Police say the death of a woman, 43, who suffered serious burns on a property near Newcastle, is not being treated as suspicious.

Alfred Wolmark became a pioneering painter after fleeing persecution in Europe in the 1880s. His family hope offering his work in Australia will help keep his legacy alive. 

A coronial inquest into the death of man struck by cars on the M1 after a police pursuit hears from the officers involved, and from family members who say his death has left "a gaping hole" in their home.

A coronial inquest has begun into the death of man struck by cars on the M1 at Clothiers Creek after fleeing from a police pursuit in 2022.

The SES says communities in the north and west of NSW should prepare for more rain, flooding, and isolation for more than two months in some areas.

In Ballina, SES volunteers range from their teens to those their 80s, but they share the same drive to help their community as the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred continues.

Just three years ago, the New South Wales Northern Rivers town of Lismore was devastated by floods.

A northern NSW mayor has critiqued the lack of food and bedding supplies at evacuation centres across the Byron Shire, as thousands of residents have been told to evacuate ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. 

The federal National Party is lobbying to reopen a sacred Indigenous site in northern New South Wales that closed during the pandemic.

When floods decimated the Lismore City Library in 2022, photos of the damage sparked a national outpouring of donations. At last, the space has reopened to the public.

The body of Brisbane pastor swept from a flooded causeway has been found near Limpinwood in northern New South Wales, after an extensive search by emergency services, family and friends.

A 53-year-old Queensland man was in a ute near Limpinwood, just south of the Queensland border, when he attempted to drive across a causeway.