Samantha Aishia

The family that's made the famed headwear for 147 years says a promise by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest to keep the brand in Australian hands convinced them to sell.

The Coffs Harbour community bands together to help Rachel Hill on her charity horse ride from Sydney to Brisbane, after thieves strike twice.

Police allege the 34-year-old Samoan man ambushed the teenager at Arawarra Headland, north of Coffs Harbour, on Friday evening.

Tyrone Russell, 32, is the second man to be charged over a series of alleged shootings across the region on Thursday that led to a 13-hour search and allegedly left a 30-year-old man dead.

Jockey Lachlan Scorse remains in the ICU and two others were hospitalised following a mid-race collision at a racetrack in Taree.

Residents of northern NSW are struggling through a second day of severe bushfires, with two blazes at Watch and Act level and a fire at Byron Bay inching closer to homes.

Christine Davis never thought she'd see her granddaughter Kaitlan make her debut at a debutante ball, until now.

The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, which began in the garage of its founders and went on to become a leading force in national research and conservation efforts, is celebrating 50 years.

NSW Aboriginal Affairs Minister David Harris says he is working with survivors from the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home about the next steps following an archaeological search at the site. 

Eliezer Robinson says demand for these guardians are on the rise after finding them to be fiercely defensive once bonded with a herd, saying "family means everything to them".