Charges against truckie upgraded to manslaughter
Prosecutors have upgrade charges against a truck driver accused of killing three people in a crash on the Hume Highway.
View ArticleCruelty suspected as cat hits car on Hume Highway
Police believe a cat was deliberately thrown from a highway overpass into oncoming traffic on the south-western outskirts of Sydney last night.
View ArticlePigeon owners on alert for fatal virus in NSW
New South Wales authorities have banned pigeon races, sales and shows after two of the birds became infected with a deadly virus.
View ArticleTruckie accused over fatal crash back in jail
A truck driver who was charged over the deaths of three people in a crash, south-west of Sydney earlier this year, has been taken into custody for breaching his bail conditions.
View ArticleAGL under fire for lax emissions checks
A community group is urging environmental officials to take court action against AGL for allegedly failing to monitor emissions at a CSG plant.
View ArticleTruck driver charged over highway deaths 'had history of driving while on drugs'
A truck driver charged over the deaths of three family members in a crash south-west of Sydney in 2012 had a history of driving while drug-affected and dangerously fatigued, according to prosecutors.
View ArticleSpeeding trucking company fined more than $1.2m
The Sydney trucking company involved in a crash that killed three people in 2012 has been fined more than $1.2 million for speeding offences.
View ArticleMan in custody after police siege in Menangle
A police siege ends at Menangle in southern Sydney with a man taken into custody.
View ArticleHarness racing undergoes Indigenous and female driver revitalisation
Indigenous drivers and women are giving the sport of harness racing a much-needed shot in the arm and also bringing communities together.
View ArticleMajor housing development described as 'lung cancer for Sydney'
Court documents provide insight into the shambolic and costly planning issues being created by a major housing expansion on the southern outskirts of Sydney.
View ArticleManning River slow TV
Sam Davis and Spencer Austad getting ready to motor down the Manning River.
View ArticleThis 'meditative' TV show drifts you down a river in a tinny, calming you as...
Sick of isolation? It might be time to explore the slow TV genre. From the comfort of your lounge room you can cruise down the Manning River as video producers live stream their tranquil journey.
View ArticleMan charged with nine offences after child dies, five injured in horror crash...
A truck driver is charged after an eight-year-old girl died and several people were injured when a truck ploughed into a rest area on the Hume Highway south of Sydney.
View ArticleChild dies after truck crashes into cars at rest south-west Sydney rest area
A child has died after a B-double truck crashed into parked cars at a rest area at Menangle, in south-west Sydney. Four adults were injured in the incident.
View ArticleNSW truckie charged with manslaughter
Prosecutors have upgraded a dangerous driving charge against a truck driver to manslaughter over a crash that killed three people on the Hume Highway south of Sydney.
View ArticleCourt hears truck driver in deadly crash was drug-affected
A Sydney court has heard a truck driver charged over the road deaths of three family members was so drug-affected at the time, that alone could have killed him. Prosecutors say Vincent Samuel George...
View ArticleB-double driver jailed for killing family in Hume Highway crash
Truck driver Vincent George will spend at least 12 years and nine months in jail over the deaths of three people in a crash in Sydney's southwest.
View ArticleLive: NSW Now: Another Sydney restaurant identified as COVID-19 exposure site
MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Health adds another restaurant to the venue alert list as it continues to contact trace the two positive cases, while residents along the Nepean River are bracing for minor...
View ArticleIllawarra Paralympic talent raring to shine on the world stage
With the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games right around the corner, Illawarra Paralympians train up to win medals representing Australia.
View ArticleWollondilly Shire Council mayoral candidates brace for housing development...
With one of the biggest housing expansions in New South Wales planned for the Wollondilly Shire, its next council will have to fight to protect the area's valuable farmland and a special koala habitat.
View ArticleEvacuation orders for Sydney's south as rain smashes city
Up to 300mm of rain is forecast for coming days. Ruby Cornish reports.
View ArticleMore than 2,000 Sydney residents affected by flood evacuations
Some residents across Sydney are forced to leave their homes for the second time this month as evacuation orders are extended for parts of towns along the Hawkesbury River.
View ArticlePerrottet accused of 'ramming' through housing expansion
A Sydney council is up in arms over the NSW government's plan for 70,000 new homes, slamming its lack of "meaningful commitment" for infrastructure that will support the developments.
View ArticleThree-month-old baby fighting for life in Sydney crash that killed mother,...
A mother and a two-year-old child are dead, and another child is fighting for their life after a "tragic" car and truck crash on the Hume Highway in south-west Sydney.
View ArticleBaby girl dies after car crash that also killed mother and brother in...
Ivy Sila died early this morning, becoming the third family member to have been killed after a collision between a car and cement truck south-west of Sydney on Monday.
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