The bushfires raging across NSW have claimed a fourth life, with a body found in a burnt-out car near Lake Conjola early today. Three other men, including two young dads expecting children, were the other victims. Emergency crews are still trying to get into isolated communities after a horror 24 hours.
The pregnant and “broken” widow of a Cobargo man killed with his father battling to save their property has made a heartbreaking post to her husband on behalf of herself and the couple’s young son.
A fast-moving grassfire in Greystanes, in Western Sydney, which threatened up to 100 homes, has been brought under control by “bloody knackered” RFS volunteers.
A hero firefighter who bravely tried to protect his home before it was engulfed by flames and a region co-ordinator who missed out on family Christmas but isn’t fazed. KNOW A HERO? TELL US ABOUT THEM
A Western Sydney mum is in jail after she allegedly threatened her mother and sister with a knife on Christmas morning when children in the house made too much noise opening presents.
A mother was allegedly caught on CCTV breaking into a Western Sydney supermarket and stealing donations destined for the Rural Fire Service before leading police on a wild Christmas Day car chase.
Emergency services have pulled off a daring night-time rescue of a French tourist who fell into the ocean at Bronte Beach, fracturing his leg. The 38-year-old man and the police officers who initially came to his rescue had to be winched to safety. SEE THE VIDEO
A man has been charged after allegedly driving 3km through Sydney suburbs with another man clutching his ute’s bullbar. The bizarre incident occurred after the two men’s cars were involved in a minor crash in Homebush on Christmas Day. WATCH THE VIDEO
The survival of a rock fisherman whose heart stopped after he was swept into the ocean in Sydney’s south has been heralded as a Christmas Day miracle. The man has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
The daughter of the latest named White Island volcano victim says he was the ‘most perfect dad’. Sydney man Chris Cozad had been celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary when tragedy struck.
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