Water safety
Mass rescue from rip at Sydney beach
Emergency services were called to North Curl Curl Beach on Sunday and performed CPR on one man before transporting him to hospital.
- by Ben Cubby
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Rescued sailor airlifted after major rescue operation
Bundled up in huge clothes against the bitter cold and spraying waves, Xavier Doerr gave two weary thumbs up as he was airlifted into a helicopter.
- by Kathryn Magann
Alcoa ordered to fix toxic PFAS risk at South West mine site
The bauxite miner has a month to avoid heavy winter rain causing stored contaminated water to overflow into surrounding forest and water catchment.
- by Peter Milne
Our lifesavers are burnt out. It’s only going to get worse
As our surf lifesavers pack away the flags for winter after a relentless and tragic summer, they tell of a deepening crisis along the coast.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Byron Bay mulls fines for ‘hipster’ surfers who ditch leg ropes
Former professional Mat Cassidy was enjoying a surf close to home earlier this year when a runaway board left him so badly hurt he thought he was going to die.
- by Catherine Naylor
Incentives to buy fizzy drinks over water should end: health experts
Health experts have called for an end to lower price incentives in the marketing of soft drinks to Indigenous communities without drinkable tap water.
- by Anna Patty
Easter Monday forecast to be Sydney’s coldest morning since November
Temperatures could drop into the single digits in some parts of Sydney on Sunday night into Monday, as hazardous surf conditions persist along the coast.
- by Sarah McPhee and Ben Cubby
Second drowning in three days at popular Fremantle beach
A second person has died after being pulled from the water at a popular West Australian beach just days after Perth actor Peter Hardy drowned at the same beach.
- by Alex Condon
Lifesavers struggle to find volunteers after horrific summer of drownings
Cost of living pressures are hurting charity programs, op shops and community groups who have fewer people able to give their time for free.
- by Mary Ward
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Tragedy
Drowning on NSW South Coast as police issue heatwave warning
A man, believed to be aged in his 60s, drowned at an unpatrolled beach on the NSW South Coast on Saturday.
- by Millie Muroi