China Southern Airlines will be sending an extra Suncorp Stadium’s worth of tourists to Brisbane this summer. The airline says it will double its seasonal flights from Guangzhou to Brisbane during the peak 2025-26 travel season. Brisbane Airport says services […]
Lithgow’s new fire station is expected to become a hub for emergency responses in central-west NSW, the state government says. The $9.35m station will become one of the largest in the state as it will merge the current Lithgow and
Hobart Airport can now bypass mainland transfers for overseas tourists and agricultural exports with its $130 million upgraded runway now open for business. Airport and government officials recently held an opening ceremony for the new strengthened runway, taxiways and aircraft
A new floating dock for Balranald and a host of wharf and ramp upgrades are among boating projects that have been green-lit for NSW Government funding. The state government says 46 out of 75 applications for grant funding were approved
An air traffic control glitch that affected trans-Tasman flights from New Zealand is now the focus of investigation. Airservices Australia referred News Cop to Airways New Zealand, who manage the Oceanic flight space that takes in New Zealand. In a
A new diabetes health bus is ‘making the rounds’ along the NSW coast to help patients directly, train local doctors and promote greater awareness. The Diabetes Alliance Program Plus (DAP+) Medibus was at Forster and Taree on the lower Mid
The Wallabies weathered an early onslaught in which the Springboks ran in 22 unanswered points to run in the next 38 points to upset the hosts in Johannesburg on Saturday. The win was Australia’s first at Ellis Park since 1963
Samoa returns to the rugby league’s Pacific men’s Championships which will be played in three countries over four weekends starting in late October. A NRL statement says Samoa will return to the men’s Cup draw after they missed last year’s
Thirty-five landfill sites across regional NSW will be closed or upgraded under a $5.9 million funding package for local councils. The NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the move is necessary with Greater Sydney expected to run out of landfill
Greater housing density in Morayfield and South Caboolture is to form part of a new blueprint for planning and managing future growth. The move is seen as part of a planning blueprint for tackling future housing demand and was endorsed
