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The much-loved facility is back open again on Lake Burley Griffin until the end of March.

A safety risk in Port Macquarie, an inappropriately spiky star and a literal coat rack are among the nation’s least-accomplished examples of festive spirit

A NSW coastal town's Christmas tree, which went viral on social media for being 'embarrassing', has been replaced by a smaller, artificial option.

Homicide detectives are asking for help to establish the last known movements of 25-year-old Koongamia woman Helen Solomon Marsuk, after her body was found in a South Fremantle harbour on Sunday.

Esther Wallace went bushwalking to watch the sunrise with her partner from a mountain top a week ago in central New South Wales and has not been seen since.

Australia Day events in NSW will focus on bringing communities together, with a variety of celebrations designed to reflect the nation's diverse cultures.

Despite being based well out of any flood zones, a brewery and winery in SA's Riverland are experiencing a downturn in business in what should be their busiest season.

Conservationists fear an eco-tourism development between Noosa and Rainbow Beach could have flow-on consequences for other environmentally protected areas.

Christmas trees are a unique phenomenon in that they can so easily look shithouse. One wrong move with the tinsel or the lights and they can resemble a bedazzled loo brush rather than an iconic, festive and green home for presents. Case in point the Christmas tree which Port Macquarie…

Tasmania's government supports a cable car to the top of Hobart's mountain, despite latest plans seemingly reaching a dead end after several rejections.

Almost a decade of planning, lobbying and debate come to an end as the Mount Wellington Cableway Company confirms it will not appeal against its defeat in the state planning tribunal.