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A list of events happening on Australia Day, January 26, in Newcastle, Maitland, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and Cessnock.

Woman went missing on Friday night and extensive ground, sea and air search located her body on Saturday near Pearl beach on Central Coast

Fraser has joined Tickford Racing for the 2023 Supercars Championship, beginning in Newcastle on March 10.

At ocean pools and beaches in Sydney's east, 50 adults and children from Ukraine are being taught about swimming between the flags and what to do if they are caught in a rip.

While many Australians flock to the coast for summer, a growing number of farms are branching out into accommodation — and it can be just as inviting as a stay by the beach.

As experts push for faster action to boost tree cover in Melbourne's canopy-starved west, councils in other parts of the city are making moves to boost the shade within their own regions.

For decades, residents along a section of suburban Australian coastline have witnessed their beach dissolve before their eyes, sometimes literally dropping into the sea. It's a problem that is also confronting coastal towns throughout the country — and the world — as sea levels continue to rise.

Shack life and crayfish defined four villages 220 kilometres north of Perth for more than five decades. But 2020 delivered a double whammy that nearly spelled the end.

Will Thornton, 39, was called a hero and dubbed a real 'Aussie now' for his lifesaving heroism after a video of his rescue effort for the endangered species went viral.

A body believed to be that of a woman who went missing while bushwalking has been found after an extensive search on the Central Coast.

The state government has walked away from a road realignment that could have used at least $6 million of taxpayers' money, due to Aboriginal heritage and environmental concerns.