South Coast
South-east Queensland cops a drenched weekend, as wild surf batters NSW
Rain is expected to fall across the south-east from the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and inland to Darling Downs.
- Mikala Theocharous
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Passengers on this train line were hammered by delays. Now there’s more bad news
Amid this week’s rail delays, the rollout of new intercity trains to two regional commuter lines has been pushed back until at least the end of this year.
- Penry Buckley
It should be the busiest time of year for Shoalhaven oyster farmers. A sewage spill forced them to close
Some businesses were able to remain open this week selling oysters harvested a few weeks ago or reselling oysters from other estuaries.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Barbara lost everything. The road to recovery has taken some unexpected turns
When the media left town and COVID hit, victims of the Black Summer bushfires were left to pick up the pieces. Five years on, here’s what happened to some of them.
- Penry Buckley and James Brickwood
The water is so warm, even whale sharks are heading south for summer
The ocean giants are commonly seen at Ningaloo Reef in WA. Astonishingly, one turned up on the NSW coast.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The $7.5m promise and the $30m headache
The impressive building with sweeping water views was meant to be built in the most marginal electorate in the country - and designed by the architects behind the North Sydney Pool renovation.
- Catherine Naylor
These South Coast cabins have been an off-grid escape for decades. The state government wants to demolish them
Don Hearn’s rough and ready bush cabins have been popular among surfers and holidaymakers for generations, but the Department of Planning says they do not meet current building standards.
- Catherine Naylor
The Good Food guide to the best places to eat and drink in Merimbula and Narooma
From meat pies to steamed lobster and oysters straight off the lease, here’s our pick of the best places to eat and drink in the Sapphire Coast’s tastiest food towns.
- Callan Boys and Peter Munro
Search continues for South Coast swimmer as man drowns near Newcastle
Khattab Abu Haish has been missing since going to the aid of family members struggling in the surf near Moruya. Meanwhile, a 33-year-old man died after being pulled from the water at Stockton Beach.
- Jessica McSweeney and Angus Dalton
Flooding and heavy rain could mean something missing from your Christmas table
Oyster farmers along the South Coast should be ramping up for the busiest time of the year, but recent heavy rain and flooding means they won’t be opening up shop.
- Laura Chung
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