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 ...
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Meet your Gloucester Australia Day award nominees
MEET the nominees for the 2025 Gloucester Australia Day awards. Winners will be announced across four categories: Local Young Citizen of the Year; Local Citizen of the Year; Local Project of the Year; ...
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Barrington Tops cops 525mm of rain in stormy week
A LOW-PRESSURE system off the northern NSW coast caused widespread rainfall and strong winds across the Hunter and Mid North ...
NSW emergency service responds to thousands of calls as severe weather rolls into third day
These incidents mark the third day of extreme weather for the state, with the NSW SES having now responded to 6598 incidents ...
NSW SES responds to thousands of calls across state as severe weather continues into third day
The NSW SES is responding to more than 100 calls for assistance per hour as damaging winds and heavy rainfall continue to hit ...
Thousands left without power as severe weather warning continues across NSW
Thousands of people remain without power across NSW as severe weather continues to impact the region. Friday’s heavy rain and ...
Unbelievable footage emerges of woman in the middle of the most Aussie act ever as storms sparked flash flooding and cut power to 200,000 homes - with more wild we…
Wind gusts exceeding 100km/h were reported at Sydney Airport, Kurnell, Scone, Murrurindi Gap, Tamworth, Merriwa, Dubbo, ...
Downpour to continue with 100mm expected across NSW and severe weather warning for parts of Queensland
New South Wales is set to bear the brunt of more wild weather, with heavy rain, storms and hail forecast across the state and ...
Two states warned to 'prepare themselves' for more destructive storms
A storm carrying thousands of lightning strikes and more than 100mm of rain caused destruction and left one man dead ...
At least 100,000 without power after deadly storm rips through Sydney
Experts say the wild storms that smashed Sydney and parts of wider NSW overnight – leaving one man dead – are a taste of what is to come throughout the summer.