The iconic Dapto Dogs race meeting in NSW will end next June. Photo: stock After almost 90 years, greyhound racing at Dapto, NSW, (Dapto Dogs) will come to an end in 2026. The decision was made by the owners of Dapto Showground, the Dapto Agricultural & Horticultural Society. They alerted Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) on…
Queensland conceded a vital top four spot with their loss to the Hurricanes. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific NSW kept their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes alive with an extra-time 22-17 win over the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. A third try to winger Darby Lancaster in the 91st minute sets up the Waratahs for…
SWR is the main operator for western Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight, and serves Greater London. Photo: SWR The UK Government has begun to re-nationalise its railway services with South Western Railway (SWR) to become publicly owned on Sunday (May 25). Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the UK parliament that two other rail…
A drawing of the newly-discovered frog species which lived near the time Australia was joined to South America. Image: Samantha Yabsley. The fossils of a prehistoric Australian tree frog may yield clues to help modern ‘descendents’ survive another climate crisis, palaeontologists believe. A UNSW palaeontology team says the fossils of an unknown tree frog species…
The airmen’s caskets ready for lowering at Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, on Monday. Photo: Department of Defence They served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice more than 80 years ago. Now they have finally been laid to rest. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has just held a committal service for two of…
Woody Point jetty looking south across Moreton Bay towards Brisbane City. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI An advocacy plan to lobby governments for funding has earned Moreton Bay City Council $800 million for road and other city projects. Peter Flannery, who is mayor of the south-east Queensland council, says the funding comes largely from state and federal…
The Gabba stadium in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Qld Government is now gauging private sector interest in revamping Woolloongabba after the 2032 Olympic Games. The government is already looking long-term for the former GoPrint site and Gabba stadium even as it builds for the Games. On more than nine hectares…
This year’s Tattoo will be held at Edinburgh Castle in August. Photo: supplied Two more shows at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium have been added for the visit by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in February 2026. A Saturday, February 14, show has pre-sold out so shows on Friday, February 13, and Sunday, February 15, have been…
A humpback calf with mother off the Kiama coast, NSW. Photo: Vanessa Risku Humpback whales are giving birth far from the tropics, in waters as far south as Tasmania and southern New Zealand, says a new study. The UNSW-led study took a look at more than 200 sightings of humpback calves filed by whale watchers,…
George Street is to be transformed as part of the draft budget. Photo: Katherine Griffiths / City of Sydney Sydney City Council wants to spend almost $2.7 billion over 10 years on more open spaces, public amenities, urban facelifts and new facilities. The spending plan is contained in its draft 2025-26 budget which was endorsed…