Doctors are encouraging Australians to be alert to the signs of heat-related illness this weekend as searing temperatures are forecast for a large part of the nation. Parts of the ACT, NSW, South Australia and Victoria will experience the 40C temperatures that had many West Australians sweltering this week. Healthdirect chief medical officer Dr Nirvana … Read more
Growing up watching the beachside lifestyles seen on Channel 7 soap hit Home and Away, Jana Padfield knew she didn’t want to stay in the UK. After a tough childhood, battling illness, and losing close family members, she left the old country at the age of 18 with a one-way ticket in 2013. WATCH THE … Read more
Majestic Cinemas, a major regional chain with nine cinemas across Queensland and New South Wales, has entered voluntary administration. Although major blockbuster films such as Barbie and Oppenheimer reinvigorated the broader industry last year, SV Partners administrators Terry Grant van der Velde and Terrence John Rose were appointed on January 31. The independent cinema chain … Read more
An urgent recall has been triggered on a bottle of wine from Margaret River, in WA’s South West. The presence of glass found in 750ml bottles of Voyager Estate’s 2023 Tempranillo Rosé has prompted the alert. Food and drink products containing glass “may cause illness/injury if consumed”. Watch the latest news and stream for free … Read more
Health authorities have warned the public to remain vigilant for a deadly tropical disease known as melioidosis. The disease has killed two people and infected 22 others in the Top End. Melioidosis is a disease caused by bacteria found deep in tropical soil and water, that can come to the surface during heavy rain. Watch … Read more
Three more Commonwealth Bank branches across Australia are set to close next month. The branches in well-populated areas of Coogee in NSW, Coolangatta in Queensland, and Adelaide’s Rundle Mall in South Australia, will be shuttered by March 1, according to the bank. Commonwealth Bank called the permanent closures a “difficult decision” based on progressive declines … Read more
Housing prices in one picturesque area on the NSW coast have dropped by up to $187,000 in the past year, according to new data revealing the beachside suburbs where values have fallen the most. Home values across the 25 oceanfront suburbs — mostly located on the NSW Central Coast, Sydney’s Northern Beaches and the Mornington … Read more
A 12-year-old girl has grabbed and swung around a snake in a desperate bid to rescue her guinea pig from its clutches. Brisbane radio personality Kip Wightman has posted the remarkable footage of his niece Rosie going to extraordinary lengths to give her pet, named MaxiBon, a second chance at life. The footage shows Rosie … Read more
One of Australia’s most celebrated chefs has closed his Noosa restaurant after two years. Peter Kuruvita has not revealed why Alba Noosa has closed, just two weeks after it was commended in the Australian Good Food Guide’s (AGFG) Chef Hat Awards. But he said the glamorous venue was set to reopen as an events space … Read more
People willingly entering floodwaters amid a severe weather event in southeast Queensland has prompted a warning from emergency services. In one instance, a man was filmed jumping into a flooded sporting field from the roof of an interchange dugout in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, on Tuesday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Examples of people’s dangerous floodwater … Read more
