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Category: New South Wales, Australia
Armed robber on the loose in stolen car near Bathurst
An armed man remains on the loose in a stolen car following a frightening home invasion in Blayney this morning. Emergency services were called to a home on Guyong Road, Blayney – about 35km west of Bathurst – following reports of an armed home invasion about 10.30am.
Brekkie Blog | Monday, January 16, 2017
A westerly stream over Tasmania will tend northwesterly today as a high centre becomes established to the northeast of the state. A cold front will slowly cross Tasmania during Tuesday, followed by a southwesterly stream.
Moss Vale woman records blood alcohol reading almost six times the legal limit
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Lee now open to safe injection sites, yet not fully convinced
Mayor Ed Lee arrives for an event at the Islamic Society of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
Lake Hume gets better by the day
CRACKING CATCH: Jakson Franks caught this cracking yellowbelly around the 12 mile area, between Albury and Howlong, on a 100mm Oar-Gee. Lake Hume just keeps on improving, with stories of a few cod being picked up in the upper reaches of the Murray arm.
Lake Hume gets better by the day
CRACKING CATCH: Jakson Franks caught this cracking yellowbelly around the 12 mile area, between Albury and Howlong, on a 100mm Oar-Gee. Lake Hume just keeps on improving, with stories of a few cod being picked up in the upper reaches of the Murray arm.
Rod Culleton’s last-ditch effort to stay in the Parliament
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Inside the tourist centre giving unemployed youths new direction
The Hunter Valley Tourist Centre in New South Wales is normally a hub for wine tasting and getting directions, but is now offering career routes for the region’s unemployed youth thanks to an innovative employment program. The Cessnock Council-run program at the visitor centre provides on-the-spot training and courses, such as the Responsible Service of Alcohol , to young people searching for employment.
Uber gives cities free travel-time data
Uber gives cities free travel-time data The ride-hailing company plans to make traffic data available to cities and the public . Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jijsGr A map of Washington D.C. the week of March 16, 2016 showing average travel times.
Dumped just before Christmas: Sydney mum takes on Catholic Church in unfair dismissal case
Rox Subramany was a struggling Sydney mother and proud Catholic Church employee whose lifelong commitment to her faith had never wavered. Rox Subramany, with her 10-year-old daughter: “I felt unsafe.
Real-time firearm register needed to reduce gun violence: AMA
The Australian Medical Association is calling for a real-time national register for firearms so authorities can have a central point to access information, which it says will help reduce gun violence. Dr Michael Gannon, the AMA president, said doctors were on the front line when someone was injured by a gun.
Police took down a Sydney crime syndicate and made ‘the…
Australian police dismantled a major cocaine smuggling ring after a two-and-a-half-year multi-agency operation undertaken with Tahiti, Australian authorities announced on Thursday. Operation Okesi, which began in July 2014, culminated in a Christmas-night seizure of 500 kilograms of cocaine in New South Wales in eastern Australia.
Tamworth skipper gloves up for Country
Safe hands: Tom Groth takes this catch playing for NSW Country against South Australia at last year’s Australian Country Championships. The Tamworth skipper will on Wednesday begin his ninth campaign with the Bush Blues.
Drug taken by man who died at New Year’s rave fast-tracked for testing
A drug taken by a group at a rave that left one person dead and two others fighting for their lives in hospital has been fast-tracked for testing. Up to 500 people were at the party at Mount Lindesay near the Queensland-New South Wales border on New Year’s Day when emergency services were called to treat five people hallucinating and behaving erratically .
Composite teams into semis
Scott Mathieson skips his compositie team with the confidence of two strong knockout wins on semi-final day in Tuesday’s South Pacific Fours at Fairy Meadow Bowling Club. On track: Scott Mathieson will skip his composite team in Tuesday’s semi-finals of the South Pacific Fours at Fairy Meadow Bowling Club.
AP Photos: People around the world ring in 2017
Revelers around the world have been welcoming 2017 with crackling fireworks displays and loud cheering, saying goodbye to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and the deaths of several beloved performers. The people of Sydney were treated to a glittering display over their famed harbor and bridge that honored the singer David Bowie and actor Gene Wilder, who both passed away in 2016.
Creative ways to ring in the new year
Counting down the hours until the new year can be exciting, as the world anxiously anticipates the adventures in store for the months ahead. Celebrating the new year dates back thousands of years to the ancient Babylonians, who celebrated a new year come the first full moon after the spring equinox.
Pacific islands first to welcome in new year
Islands in Polynesia and the Central Pacific have ushered in the new year as the UK counts down to the start of 2017. Cities in the island nations of Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati were the first to welcome the new year as the clock hit 10am on New Year’s Eve in London.
Australian police nab 15 suspects in 1 ton cocaine bust
Australian officials seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about 360 million Australian dollars in what police on Thursday dubbed one of the largest drug busts in the nation’s history. Fifteen men were arrested following a 2 1/2-year federal and state police investigation into suspected drug trafficking by commercial fishermen in Sydney, New South Wales police said in a statement.
‘The dangers are hidden’: rescue shows perils of Lake Illawarra entrance
Windang surf lifesavers Jayson Norris , Doug Hockey, Russell Trott and Kaye Norris at Lake Illawarra. Picture: Sylvia Liber A mass-rescue at Windang on Boxing Day shows the dangers of swimming at the entrance of Lake Illawarra aren’t always visible, an Illawarra surf lifesaver says.
APVMA move bordering on the farcical
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Dyslexic PhD student James Bond takes University of Sydney to the NSW anti-discrimination board
Despite testimony from former prime minister Julia Gillard, NSW Labor frontbencher Mick Veitch and former deputy premier Andrew Stoner, Mr Bond has been rejected for his PhD by three different universities, Newcastle, Macquarie and the University of Sydney, because he has dyslexia, he says. One of the biggest policy reforms in generations is about to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians.
Wild Oats XI retires from Sydney to Hobart race
In this photo proved by Rolex, some of the competitors reach the heads of Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Photo Credit: AP In this photo proved by Rolex, some of the competitors reach the heads of Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016.
Voyager of the Seas’ Wollongong visit: top cruise vantage points
Find out the best vantage points to watch cruise ship Voyager of the Seas when she visits Wollongong on Tuesday. A fact that may interest 4200 cruise ship visitors arriving on Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas when they arrives on Tuesday.
It wasn’t all downhill for February
Doggone it: Vision-impaired woman Merryn Joske is refused entry to four Kiama cafe because of her Pets as Therapy dog Toby. Picture: Sylvia Liber Changes: After 25 years in TV, WIN newsreader Kerryn Johnston resigns so she can spend more time with the family.
Foxground bypass open to traffic in early 2017a | Video, photos
Major progress: The new Princes Highway through Foxground under construction looking north toward Gerringong. The current highway is on the left.
Report: Margot Robbie Marries Director Beau
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph is reporting the 26-year-old Australian-born Suicide Squad star wed her longtime beau, British director Tom Ackerley, in a “secret” ceremony Sunday night in Byron Bay, New South Wales, on the southeastern Australian coast. There are few details and so far, nothing on either Robbie or Ackerley’s social media to confirm the news, but News.com.au has posted what they say are the first photos from the event, showing Robbie in her wedding dress, though there are no pics of the ceremony itself.
Decline in lifejacket use off rocks a concern
Water safety experts are concerned at evidence of a dramatic decline in lifejacket use among rock fishers on Auckland’s notorious west coast. The finding comes from a just-released survey of west coast rock fishers by Auckland University researcher Dr Kevin Moran, which highlights a more than 30% drop in lifejacket use.
‘Hell on Earth’ heat is coming
This severe weather video update provides information on Thunderstorms across SE Australia and Heatwave in QLD. Video is current at 4pm AEDT 19 Jan, 2017 The heat map shows the extreme inland temperatures that will make their way the coastlines over the next few days.