Putney Beach opens as NSW government assures public that Parramatta River swimming sites are safe
Putney Beach at Putney Park in Sydney's north-west opened to the public on Wednesday. It's the third swim site to open under ...
The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back
The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back.
Jobs lost, stores to close as iconic Aussie brand Rivers shuts down
Historic Australian retail brand Rivers will close 136 stores by April after a sale of the business could not be achieved.
Brisbane pastor William Strickland missing in floodwaters in NSW Northern Rivers
The search for a missing man swept away in floodwaters in the NSW Northern Rivers region at the weekend is continuing on ...
Advice - Northern Rivers Forecast District severe weather - Monitor conditions
The Bureau of Meteorology advises an upper trough is combining with a moist and unstable airmass to produce severe thunderstorms through parts of northeast NSW this morning. Severe thunderstorms are ...
Temperatures to soar amid threat of showers and storms on Australia Day
Temperatures are set to soar as high as 45C on Australia Day, while thunderstorms and showers appear to threaten long weekend ...
Sinister haul pulled from major Aussie river: '120,000 and counting'
Some 120,000 European carp were removed from the Torrumbarry Weir in NSW on Monday, and subsequently turned into fertiliser.
Sydney weather: Desert heat to hit the city as wild winds ease
Two women and a man have become the latest victims of Sydney’s wild weather, after becoming trapped in the branches of a ...
Body of missing Brisbane man found after being swept away in NSW floodwaters
William Strickland was on his way home from a wedding rehearsal when he attempted to cross a flooded causeway.
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Seven-day eviction notice unreasonable say Lismore house occupiers
The occupiers of NSW Reconstruction Authority buyback houses in Lismore say they have been given a seven-day eviction notice ...
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Australia’s New South Wales achieves new state record for solar PV generation
New South Wales, Australia, set a new solar generation state record on Tuesday (21 January), with a maximum output of 3,525MW ...
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Sydney is scoring a new urban beach on the Parramatta River foreshore
Although the steps and netted enclosure at Putney Beach are new, Sydneysiders have been cooling off in this stretch of river ...