A house at Mudgee, central-west NSW, after a live power pole fell onto it during last week’s storms. Fire crews prevented it from spreading but couldn’t save the building, according to Fire and Rescue NSW. Photo: FRNSW. Power has now been restored to about 300,000 homes, businesses and other properties in NSW which blacked out…
E-scooter riders must wear helmets, police say. Photo: stock Too many e-scooter and bike crashes are resulting in serious injuries like concussions and lacerations, say Brisbane Police. And a Brisbane man was fined twice within 15 minutes for not wearing a helmet last Monday as part of a police crackdown in the inner city. Brisbane…
This 1940s tram is one of three former Melbourne trams serving as ‘workhorses’ in MOTAT’s fleet. Photos: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Here’s a confession that may surprise all those who call New Zealand home but live outside Auckland – I really like ‘Auks’. Auckland (KA the City of Sails) remains ‘captive’ to geography. It has three harbours,…
A caveman ghost meets the living in a scene from the UK Ghosts series. Image: BBC The premise of this TV show is simple – a group of spirits are bound to their place of death but become visible to a living person. The show is Ghosts and its international popularity is spreading. Now an…
The snakes are returned to the wilderness by rangers. Photo: Qld Government Eight rare snakes taken from their habitat have been returned to the wild in Far North Queensland. On December 31, 2024, the Qld Environment Department said, it was tipped off that snakes were taken from the Lockhart River area on Cape York Peninsula.…
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Infrastructure Minister Bill Yan at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs. Photo: NT Government The footy posts are returning to Anzac Oval in Alice Springs – but feature the singular cap ‘H’ design of rugby (both codes) posts. Territory construction company BluePrint (NT) helping to restore Anzac Oval as the town’s…
The new Anzac Station, located beneath St Kilda Road, has four entrances. Image: Victorian Government Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel is on track to open this year a full year ahead of schedule as rail trials operate in a 10-day blitz mode. Trains ran an extra 35,000 kilometres and completed more than 2600 trips in 10 days…
A boy sits in the rubble of a UN Relief and Works Agency school in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza. Photo: UNRWA News of a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza has been welcomed by Australian PM Anthony Albanese, other world leaders and aid organisations. The deal is expected to take effect from Sunday, January 19…
Sydney drivers need to learn more about claiming for toll relief. Photo: stock Western Sydney drivers are benefitting the most from toll relief after 12 months of the NSW Government’s $60 weekly toll cap. Even so, drivers are still failing to make full use of the relief with only $75m paid out of a possible…
One of Parramatta’s new trams. Photo: Transdev THE NSW Government has unveiled plans to rezone a 42-hectare site in North Parramatta for 2500 new houses and a university campus. The government says a new campus could attract up to 25,000 students as part of the Westmead Health and Innovation District (WHID) precinct. Government says the…