A man and a woman have been killed in a horrific crash in Sydney’s north. The pair were driving a black Toyota Corolla along Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation in Balgowlah when they crashed into a tree before their car erupted in flames about 10.45pm on Wednesday. Emergency services rushed to the scene, and NSW Fire … Read more
Past experiences in the emergency room of Blacktown Hospital have been so bad one chronically ill patient begs paramedics and doctors to send him elsewhere, he told 7NEWS. “I’m not going to Blacktown emergency department, let me die,” Rooty Hill local George Evans said. “I would rather die elsewhere or at home”. Know the news … Read more
A school reunion threw one man into a “void” from which he has never recovered after he returned to the site where he was sexually abused by a former counsellor, a court has heard. Allan Keith Huggins used his trusted role in several schools and within the northern NSW community of Armidale to perpetrate shocking … Read more
The mother of a young girl who took her own life says she ”begged” the Year 7 student’s Sydney school to address bullying concerns. Charlotte O’Brien died in an act of self-harm on September 9. Her family alleges the 12-year-old’s death followed two years of harassment at Santa Sabina College in Strathfield and on social … Read more
A Sydney homeowner who has become fed up with late-night drinkers using his property as a makeshift toilet has taken matters into his own hands, setting up an ingenious, and so far very effective, “wee trap”. For far too long, Stephen Bodnar from Waverley in Sydney has had to deal with inebriated individuals using his … Read more
A number of Pinot & Picasso studios face an uncertain future after their parent companies entered voluntary administration. There are currently more than 40 Pinot & Picasso studios around Australia, allowing people to book a group painting session where they’re guided on how to recreate a piece of art while enjoying a few drinks. Salea … Read more
A body is now being recovered after a man fell down a disused mine shaft in the NSW Hunter Valley. A workplace incident was initially reported at the mine shaft on Dry Creek Rd in, Ellalong, near Cessnock, about 12.45pm on Tuesday. A retrieval operation is now underway to recover the man’s body, NSW Police … Read more
More Australian schools should adopt the groundbreaking new approach to flexible learning now being implemented at one NSW school, its assistant principal says. Catholic school Chevalier College at Bowral, in the Southern Highlands, allowed students who met certain criteria to embark on self-directed work during a trial of the flexible learning approach which started at … Read more
A NSW man was one number short of winning a $226 million jackpot, but the lucky lotto player did not walk away empty-handed. The IT professional came within a whisker of taking home the jackpot in The Lottery Office’s USA Power Lotto at the weekend. While he missed out on the division one prize, his … Read more
A NSW school has trialled a groundbreaking new approach to flexible learning in which some students were allowed to study from home on Mondays. Catholic school Chevalier College at Bowral, in the Southern Highlands, allowed students who met certain criteria to embark on self-directed work during the trial which started at the beginning of 2024. … Read more
