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Avian claim turns out to be an early crow

This one’s for the birds.

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Main pic of Bournda Beach where the decomposed foot of Melissa Caddick was found on Sunday, February 21, 2021.

Two men walking on South Coast beach make grisly find of Melissa Caddick’s remains

Police say DNA testing has confirmed the remains are those of missing Dover Heights woman Melissa Caddick.

  • Kate McClymont
Residents along the South Coast who were forced to evacuate last week have been told they can return home.

'Not out of the woods yet': Evacuated South Coast residents return home

As residents from South Coast towns began making their way home, the death toll from the bushfires climbed to 20 with the discovery of a man's body on a property near Narooma.

  • Laura Chung
The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter winched four children to safety at Bermagui after they became stranded on the rocks as the tide came in on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. 

About 200 people rescued from the surf on the south coast this summer

Volunteer and paid lifesavers from Shellharbour to Eden have pulled some people from rips and others from overturned boats.

  • Kimberley Le Lievre
'We're thinking of them': Jackie French donates books to Tathra homes

'We're thinking of them': Jackie French donates books to Tathra homes

The acclaimed Australian author has donated more than 200 books to restock homes in Tathra ravaged by bushfires last month.

  • Andrew Brown
Bulldog Elliott survives week from hell as Tathra begins to rebuild

Bulldog Elliott survives week from hell as Tathra begins to rebuild

Adam Elliott's family home survived the Tathra bushfires last weekend, but not all his friends were so lucky.

  • James Buckley
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Rural Fire Service confirms Tathra fire caused by fallen powerlines

Rural Fire Service confirms Tathra fire caused by fallen powerlines

The RFS has completed its preliminary investigation into the cause of the bushfire that devastated Tathra on Sunday.

  • Jenny Noyes
Former federal police chief to lead review into Tathra bushfire

Former federal police chief to lead review into Tathra bushfire

The NSW government has launched an independent investigation into the bushfire that destroyed 69 homes in Tathra.

  • Rachel Clun & Eryk Bagshaw
Tathra losses unlikely to have been worsened by lack of planned burns

Tathra losses unlikely to have been worsened by lack of planned burns

Prescribed burning levels do not appear to have been a factor in the large loss of homes in NSW south coast town, the RFS and a fire expert say.

  • Peter Hannam
Rural Fire Service defends handling of Tathra fire after 'disgusting' claim

Rural Fire Service defends handling of Tathra fire after 'disgusting' claim

A blow-up between Rural Fire Service and NSW Fire and Rescue in the wake of Tathra bushfire is evidence of a "turf war" according to the firefighters union.

  • Eryk Bagshaw & Peter Hannam

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