Message from Western Sydney Community president
Western Sydney Community Centre Ended 2019 with a Thank-you Lunch for Staff, Volunteers, Supporters and Sponsors of the organisation. Volunteers play a crucial role in the success of running the…
Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough unite to call for climate change action at next UN summit
Climate campaigners Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough have joined forces to push politicians and businesses to step up action on climate change after a year in which schoolchildren took…
NSW volunteer firefighter dies after truck rollover near Victorian border
A volunteer firefighter has died and two others have been injured while working on a fire burning near Albury, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has confirmed. The RFS said…
Aussie farm goes from brink of collapse to Chinese tourism hotspot
It was a family business on the brink of collapse, but by harnessing the power of social media, Bridestowe Lavender Estate has become a global tourist destination. Robert Ravens could…
Snake catcher hospitalised after being bitten by eastern brown at Pimpama home
A well-known Queensland snake catcher has been released from hospital after being bitten by an eastern brown snake at a house south of Brisbane. Tony Harrison was live-streaming on Facebook…
Plans for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks are going ahead despite bushfire risk
Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve fireworks display to go ahead despite bushfire risk The City of Sydney Council says the harbour’s New Year’s Eve fireworks will go ahead as planned…
Government agrees to compensate NSW volunteer firefighters
Volunteer firefighters battling long-running NSW blazes could receive up to $6000 in financial support for their efforts. The federal government on Sunday bowed to pressure to provide payments to those…
PM Scott Morrison admits sparking ‘great anxiety’ by rating vacation over fires
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded he caused “great anxiety in Australia” by taking a family holiday in Hawaii as bushfires burned across Australia, saying with the benefit of hindsight…
Drivers caught throwing cigarettes out their car windows will be slapped with 10 demerit points and fined $11,000 under new bushfire laws
Drivers who are caught throwing cigarettes out their car windows will be slapped with 10 demerit points and fined $11,000 under new laws in New South Wales. The laws, announced…
PM Scott Morrison on his way home
As a catastrophic bushfire emergency unfolded across three states on Saturday with lives lost, homes destroyed and Christmas holiday plans for thousands of people in chaos, Prime Minister Scott Morrison…