17,000 stranded as NSW floods continue
Sarah Whyte There have been nearly 1000 calls for help and 11 rescues in the past 24 hours as the NSW mid-north coast has been hit by heavy rain and flash flooding.
Cargo ship risk to Barrier Reef
Sarah Whyte Emergency tugs have been sent to rescue a cargo ship that has broken down on the Great Barrier Reef after its engine lost power yesterday.
Nice day for a wet wedding
Natalie O'brien and Sarah Whyte Floodwaters gave newlyweds Eric and Natalie Rinehart an unexpected backdrop for their official wedding photographs yesterday.
Zoo comes alive with sound of music
Sarah Whyte He might like to watch you do the Iguana Stomp, but the singer Richard Clapton was relieved that Chop Chop the iguana was keeping still.
Toddler drowns in floods
Eamonn Duff and Sarah Whyte A toddler drowned in a stormwater drain, a dozen residents had to be rescued from their vehicles and 1800 residents of a country town face being cut off for five days as storms ravaged NSW.
Surprise guest goes for a dip
Sarah Whyte Ocean rock pools are usually designed to keep swimmers in and sharks out. But a bronze whaler on the northern beaches had a different idea.
Rescuers call halt to fruitless search
Jessica Wright and Sarah Whyte THE Australian search and rescue team in the tsunami-ravaged town of Minamisanriku was making its way back to Kyoto yesterday after finding no survivors.
Dangerous cocktail of infection
Sarah Whyte A BRISBANE doctor has described his temporary surgery as a ''war zone''.
Forced to swim between the fags
Sarah Whyte The smoking rate may be falling but the tossing of cigarette butts is on the rise as NSW faces a new litter crisis.
