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Natural disasters have punctuated most years of their high school life, but this year's Heywire winners only have tales of resilience to share. 

Women in Nepal are four times more likely to die during labour than those in Australia. But a doctor's determination to build a new hospital may help bring change.

An extensive search is underway after a man was swept from rocks while fishing in the Port Stephens area. It comes after a man was found dead on rocks in a separate incident on the NSW North Coast.

Chris Tippett says he has helped small birds and even pelicans before but a large eagle presented a bigger challenge. With no trained specialists available, he called on people power.

The oily substance that washed ashore in northern New South Wales has people asking if it is the highly sought-after substance from a sperm whale's digestive system, or pollution from ship deck getting washed down.

NSW Police say a search for the boy began after he was reported missing on Sunday afternoon.

The death of a suspected fin whale has provided the Australian Museum with what could be only the third set of tissue samples gathered from the species in almost 200 years.

The man shot dead by police on a street in Nowra yesterday has been identified as 34-year-old Alexander Stuart Pinnock, known to authorities after pleading guilty to offences relating to unqualified legal practice last year.

The woman was treated by paramedics at the Coffs Harbour care home before being taken to hospital with minor injuries and is now in the care of her family. Police have charged a 29-year-old man over the alleged attack.

When a trailer of hens overturned on a NSW highway, it was up to the RFS and two animal lovers to rescue them, dodging B-double trucks and crawling through thick undergrowth.

The woman was caught in a rip at a Coffs Harbour beach, and her death is the eighth drowning on the state's coast since the start of summer.

A woman has died and two children have been rescued after being caught in a rip at a Coffs Harbour beach on NSW's Mid North Coast. 

The new year has got off to a dramatic start in northern New South Wales with heavy rain causing waterways across the Tweed to break their banks overnight.

Bioluminescent algae at Coffs Harbour Marina lights up the water.

A night-time spectacle in waters off the New South Wales mid north coast and Sydney delights many this Christmas-New Year holiday period.

Flash flooding in Coffs Harbour on New Year's Eve.

It is a wet end to the year on the NSW Coffs Coast, with floodwater inundating car parks and apartment buildings, and a New Year's Eve event being cancelled.

Paramedic Dominique Daye felt confident she would take being a mum in her stride, but it wasn't what she expected. She's encouraging others to use new support tools when things get tough.

Julian McLennan was enjoying a Christmas Day surf near Taree when he felt something grab his leg, only to look across to see a "massive fin" come out of the water.

Comments like "Get back to the kitchen" didn't stop Kerrie Borger from ruling country betting rings for 30 years. Now she's handing over the reins to her daughter.

Recent heavy rain and flooding in NSW and Queensland slowed production and delivery, but co-op managers are confident plenty of local prawns and oysters will be on Christmas plates.

The cicada's distinctive courtship call is the soundtrack to an Australian summer and in parts of the country it's the most penetrating it's been in years. Just look out for "cicada rain".

Conservationists say it was "incredible" to find that a Manning River turtle had laid a dozen precious eggs as part of a breeding program aimed at saving the critically endangered species.

Gridlock on the narrow streets of Seal Rocks in 2022 caused traffic jams of up to four hours and threatened to block access for emergency services.

Kirsty Bryant underwent groundbreaking surgery to receive the organ from a donor in January, giving new hope for women.