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A number of roads are closed and emergency services have received numerous calls for assistance amid record monthly rain totals, but the BOM says respite is on the way.

Bluesfest has been a hugely popular musical celebration every Easter for over 35 years. Next year it all comes to an end.

A coastal trough is expected to extend from Queensland to the NSW north coast on Tuesday evening and the SES is warning people to be prepared.

An audit of Southern Cross School of Distance Education by the education department finds the school is overstaffed, resulting in 17.8 full-time equivalent teaching positions being transferred to other schools.

Landholders have knocked back tens of thousands of dollars to host turbines as about 40 per cent of approved renewable projects do not proceed to completion.

Relief for commuters as NSW government backtracks on a plan to cut regional bus subsidies. The move would have seen fares jump from $2.50 to $65 on some south and north coast routes.

The Minns government is being urged to reconsider its decision to cut regional bus subsidies which drastically increases fares and limits transportation options for thousands of passengers on the state's south and north coasts.

Students at Richmond River High in Lismore have been learning a new trade, opening a pop-up barbershop.

Byron Bay residents are wrangling with insurers and an energy company after a power surge leaves appliances sizzling and smoking, costing some householders over $100,000.

Malachi has won so many medals and trophies, he’s running out of places to put them. The Lismore teen's passion is for all things athletics, and his ultimate goal is to reach the Paralympics in Brisbane in 2032.

Malachi, 17, dreams of representing Australia at Brisbane 2032 Paralympics. The Games may be eight years away, but he trains every day at the athletics track in his hometown of Lismore.

As the NSW Reconstruction Authority wades through the difficult task of rehousing residents two years on from the Lismore floods, some in the community are taking matters into their own hands.

The NSW Land and Environment Court upholds an appeal by developer Goldcoral, paving the way for stage one of the Iron Gates subdivision at Evans Head.

The mother of a NSW teenager murdered in his bed says "true evil exists" as the 21-year-old killer is sentenced to prison.

Ned Gronow, 17, was fatally attacked while he slept in his parents' NSW home in 2022. As his killer, Rayne Aylward, awaits his sentence, Ned's parents have told the Supreme Court of the pain of their loss.

Cafe owner Phil Taylor spent 20 years in Byron Bay for its surf and vibrant lifestyle, but he's recently chosen to move closer to the city for a fraction of the price.

Many people in regional Australia want an end to daylight saving, including those who passed a motion this week at the NSW Farmers Conference, and there is growing evidence to support them.

A New South Wales government agency has racked up more than $1.1 million in penalties for more than a dozen instances of unlawful activity in fewer than five years, including seven criminal convictions.

Street skateboarding phenomenon Chloe Covell begs the question — what were you doing at 14 years of age?

Teenagers say an autism diagnosis can help explain why life has been more challenging for them than their peers. But how parents respond to their diagnosis can be crucial.