Three people, clinging to the hull of an upturned boat, were rescued in waters near Bawley Point on the south coast late on Saturday afternoon.
A 66-year-old woman is dead after being found unresponsive in the water at beach near Kiama.
Household bin collections scheduled for Christmas Day (Wednesday) will be rescheduled to Saturday, December 28, says the ACT government.
Flights between Canberra and Abu Dhabi just got a little bit harder, while next year offers Virgin flights to Doha.
CityNews cinema writer SIMON COBCROFT has a secret life: Christmas music tragic. Over four decades he's listened to 14,000 Christmas songs and arrived at a 17-hour playlist of the 359 songs he reckons are worth listening to.
So, how good is Canberra's new IMAX big-screen experience and is it worth spending up to $60 for a ticket? CityNews cinema writer SIMON COBCROFT takes a long, close look…
An 18-year-old P-plater with two passengers on board his VW Jetta admitted to being stupid and showing off when police booked him for travelling at 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on Horse Park Drive in Kenny on Wednesday night.
A driver, who tested positive at a roadside breath test in Bonner, put the accelerator down and fled the RBT station on Wednesday evening.
The Christmas/New Year double demerits driving period on ACT and NSW roads will start at 12.01am on Friday and end at 11.59pm on Wednesday, January 1.
Floriade had a record year, contributing an economic impact of $62.4 million, up 22 per cent on last year, according to ACT government figures.
Construction will start on light rail stage 2A from February to add three new stops at Edinburgh Avenue, City South and Commonwealth Park.
Bystanders separated a brawling group of men on Eastlake Parade, Kingston Foreshore, after an end-of-year party became physical in which one man suffered serious injuries, including a losing a tooth.
