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A crew member on Bowline (pictured) has died after being struck by a sail boom.

Two men killed in Sydney to Hobart race were ‘experienced’ sailors

The two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have been named as Nick Smith and Roy Quaden.

  • Jessica McSweeney, Anthony Segaert and Daniella Miletic

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Mosquito-borne diseases caused significant mortality among European settlers in other colonies.

Flesh-eating ulcer ‘endemic’ in coastal town with ‘significant risk’ of spread to Sydney

A flesh-eating bacterium that causes gaping ulcers has taken root in a NSW holiday spot, with warnings from experts that it may now travel along the state’s coast.

  • Kate Aubusson
Busselton’s famous jetty.

More than just a gateway: 10 Australian airport towns worth visiting

Most people who fly into these destinations immediately head to a higher-profile place nearby. Here’s why you should linger a little longer.

  • David Whitley
Byron Bay’s market has cooled.

Sea-change and tree-change towns with deepest property price discounts

Sellers who expect boom-time prices are finding they need to cut back their expectations to meet the market.

  • Tawar Razaghi
A woman has died and three others were taken to hospital after getting into difficulty in the water on Sunday.

Woman dies after multiple swimmers pulled from water on NSW South Coast

Emergency services crews responded to reports a group of swimmers was distressed shortly after 2pm.

  • Megan Gorrey
14 kangaroos have been found dead on the NSW South Coast.

Mass slaughter feared after kangaroos found dead on South Coast

Police are investigating whether the deaths of more than a dozen kangaroos on the NSW South Coast were the result of a deliberate act of mass slaughter.

  • Carrie Fellner
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Montague Island, part of the Batemans Bay Marine Park, one of the six special offshore zones in NSW.

‘Expect the same thing’: NSW marine park review stokes conservation fears

The government is preparing a “network management plan” for marine parks stretching from Byron Bay to Batemans Bay, stoking fears from advocates of both conservation and recreational fishing about the possible outcomes.

  • Peter Hannam
A whistleblower nurse has told an inquiry Batemans Bay Hospital staff are ‘shattered’ by their workload.

BYO bandages: inquiry told of ‘horrendous’ state of NSW hospitals

One NSW hospital ward looked like it had been hit by a “mini tornado”; in another, a doctor tried to fix a boy’s broken hand via videolink, leaving the boy’s hand deformed.

  • Carrie Fellner
As many as 400 people joined a so-called paddle-out to support the reinstatement of marine sanctuaries in the Batemans Bay area. In late December 2019, the Berejiklian government lifted bans on recreational fishing for six marine parks in the region.

'Fish massacre': Fisheries staff feared easing of marine park controls

NSW fisheries officers were stunned by the Berejiklian government's decision to roll back marine park protections in the Batemans Bay area.

  • Peter Hannam
Composite of photos by James Brickwood for story on Batemans Bay.

'A nightmare': Batemans Bay thrust back into coronavirus lockdown

Attempting to recover from devastating bushfires and the first wave of coronavirus, the town of Batemans Bay has been thrust back into lockdown.

  • Tom Rabe

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