The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a new severe weather warning for NSW as parts of the state continue to reel from damaging floods. Damaging winds are expected to hit a 500km stretch of NSW coastline from Tuesday night and not ease below warning thresholds until late Wednesday afternoon. Gusts of about 100km/h are forecast … Read more
Qantas has responded to a disgruntled customer who slammed the airline over its handling of his lost AirPods. David lost his AirPods earlier this year, when he was transferring to the international terminal at Sydney Airport. “(The AirPods) must have slipped out of my pocket when I sat down at the transfer section in T3,” … Read more
Warragamba Dam, Sydney’s major water supply which supplies 80 per cent of Sydney’s drinking water., has reached capacity and is spilling over. Following heavy rainfall, the dam began spilling about 5.45am on Saturday. NSW Government operating rules and protocols prevent water being released from the dam — which would reduce the storage level ahead of … Read more
A diver is making a public plea for people to reduce their waste after seeing a grey nurse shark injured by rubbish in waters off the NSW Mid North Coast. Forster Dive Centre co-owner Amelie Chipeaux said she was diving at Seals Rock, 138km north of Newcastle, last month when she spotted the 1.6m female … Read more
Tens of thousands of homes are vacant across NSW, new data has revealed, as state and federal governments scramble for solutions to the country’s housing crisis. In New South Wales, about 43,183 inactive or vacant homes have been identified, with about 22,000 of the houses in Greater Sydney. The City of Sydney has 1757 inactive … Read more
The body of a man who disappeared at a popular Sydney swimming spot has been found. The 25-year-old man failed to resurface while swimming with friends at Parramatta Lake in Parramatta about 5pm on Monday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man’s body found in Parramatta Lake. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now A search … Read more
A motorcycle rider aged in his 20s has been killed during a police pursuit in Sydney’s inner west. A highway patrol officer initiated the pursuit after the motorcycle rider failed to stop as directed on Arthur St in Strathfield about 2.30pm on Monday. The rider lost control and hit a power pole while attempting to … Read more
When Luke Huggard was admitted to a Sydney hospital in 2017, his family anxiously waited by the phone for an update. The call would never come. It’s believed after Huggard, aged 32 at the time, was discharged from hospital, he took his life at The Gap in Sydney’s east — although his body was never … Read more
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A Sydney woman, accused of stealing her elderly parents’ money to fund her lifestyle while neglecting their welfare, has faced court. Renee Prendergast is facing dozens of charges, and denies stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her parents’ bank account. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Woman accused of starving her elderly parents faces court. Newsletters: … Read more
