Smoke across Sydney begins to ease after hazard reduction burns ...
Smoke across Sydney begins to ease after hazard reduction burns across NSW Updated May 07, 2016 15:49:52 Heavy smoke that has shrouded Sydney for much of the day due to hazard reduction burns across the state has begun to clear up. Key points:More than 40 controlled burns across stateRFS taking advantage of favourable conditionsPeople with respiratory conditions told to stay indoorsMost fires to last one day, some up to five The area affected by the smoke stretches fr..>> view originalNew South Wales Police disperse house party charging 17-year-old ...
Underage drinkers jumped neighbours' fences in an attempt to escape helicopters, the riot squad and dog unit which were deployed to disperse a wild house party of 150 teenagers on Friday night.One police officer was hospitalised and a 17-year-old charged, following the incident at View Street, Gymea in Sydney's south, where pictures show the house completely trashed.Sutherland police arrived at the incident after a complaint was made shortly before 8pm and were met by abuse by partygoers sitting..>> view originalMary Mehajer welcomes investigation into how she won Miss ...
Natasha Christian and Krystal Johnson - Yahoo7 News on May 7, 2016, 6:29 am Video Mary Mehajer kisses father's hand after winning pageant Mary Mehajer has defended her Miss Lebanon Australia title, saying she won the 2016 pageant ‘fairly’ and rejecting claims the contest was ‘rigged’.The youngest sister of controversial former Auburn Deputy Mayor, Salim Mehajer, told News Corp she welcomed an investigation into the contest.Mary Mehajer has hit back, saying she welcomes a probe into how sh..>> view originalcountry connection
Tyrone Peachey in action for City in the 2015 AAMI Country v City match. Credit: Colin Whelan. Copyright: NRL Photos. Tyrone Peachey knows all too well that if his parents had not moved to the city when he was 10 years of age there were no guarantees he would have ever played for Country.When the names of players representing City and Country in Sunday's AAMI Country-City clash were submitted his was the only one that made mention of his form..>> view originalCity content to be enemy of the state
Aidan Sezer is excited to follow Brad Fittler's game plan. Credit: Grant Trouville. Copyright: NRL Photos. If they needed any more insight into what happens when a state is divided upon itself, City Origin players spent Friday afternoon deep in regional rugby league heartland watching the latest Captain America movie titled 'Civil War'.Like the men and women of the latest Marvel blockbuster, players who stand together week after week have bee..>> view originalBoyd and the beautiful
Shannon Boyd and Jack De Belin in Country Origin. Copyright: NRL Photos. One is so country that he forgot to bring his size 16 shoes to Tamworth while the other wouldn't leave home without his hairbands yet Shannon Boyd and Jack de Belin typify the opportunities on offer for players representing Country Origin on Sunday.The starting front-rowers for Country in the AAMI Country-City clash hail from Cowra and Cootamundra respectively, the Magpi..>> view originalGraeme Greenhalgh: Tropic of Sydney landscaper designed Lynwood
Graeme Greenhalgh: Tropic of Sydney landscaper designed LynwoodHolly Kerr ForsythThe AustralianMay 7, 2016 12:00AMSavePrint ‘I have enthusiasms as I discover or rediscover individual plants: whole genera,” says landscaper Graeme Greenhalgh, of Tropic of Sydney. One of his favourite plant groups is the Begonia, inspired by the begonia beds in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Begonias feature at Lynwood, the garden he designed to complement a federation house on Sydney’s upper north shore.Greenhal..>> view originalRetired Rose thriving in bush with Oberon Tigers
Former NRL cult hero George Rose might be spending his weekends playing in the relative obscurity of Group 10 bush footy, but he says he couldn't be happier. Even if that means copping a few extra sly punches or elbows without so many cameras around. The 33-year-old prop, who won a premiership with Manly, was an Indigenous All Stars representative and spent time at the Melbourne Storm and Dragons, is now playing for Oberon Tigers in the New South Wales central tablelands. And he has alr..>> view originalEditorial
Editorial, May 10 Malcolm Turnbull's government delivers a pre-budget election.IT was not difficult to tell there was an election in the wind as the federal government released its budget last Tuesday.It wasn’t a bad budget by any stretch, and I’m particularly pleased to see a diverted profits tax, which will tax at a higher rate of 40 per cent profits those multinationals like Google and Apple attempt to shift offshore. However there were key signals that marked out this budget a..>> view originalWomen living in shelters to get Mother's Day surprise after $29k ...
As mothers around Australia open gifts this Sunday, 560 women living in shelters in NSW will get a special gift of their own. The presents are secured with a purple bow. Photo: Michael WickhamAs mothers around Australia open gifts this Sunday, 560 women living in shelters in New South Wales will get a special gift of their own.Toiletry packs, put together by volunteers, will be distributed to womens' shelters after a successful donation drive coinciding with Mother's Day raised c..>> view original
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