Coroner to probe death in custody
The coroner is to investigate the death of an Indigenous inmate at Ivanhoe's Warakirra Correctional Centre in western New South Wales.
View ArticlePolice remember their own
Police in Dubbo and Bourke are gathering today to remember officers who have died on duty.
View ArticleJimmy Little dies, aged 75
Jimmy Little, the first Indigenous performer to top Australia's pop music charts, has died at the age of 75.
View ArticleMan dies in Mudgee house fire
An elderly man has died in a house fire overnight at Mudgee, in central western New South Wales.
View ArticleCouncil wins appeal over dog attack payout
A council in western New South Wales will no longer have to pay more than $120,000 in damages to the family of a girl mauled to death by a pack of dogs.
View ArticleSinger Jimmy Little farewelled in Sydney
Australian singer Jimmy Little has been farewelled at a state memorial service in Sydney.
View ArticleSinger Jimmy Little farewelled in Sydney
Hundreds of people gathered at the Sydney Opera House today to pay tribute to singer Jimmy Little at a state memorial service.
View ArticleMurder evidence found in motel room, 21 years on
An inquest has been told that 21 years after a woman was found dead in the central-west of New South Wales, a search of her old motel room has uncovered incriminating evidence.
View ArticleBaby death inquest hears nanny's 000 call
An inquest into the death of a baby in northern New South Wales has been played tapes of the distressing calls the child's nanny made to 000.
View ArticleInsurance Council heading to fire zone
The Insurance Council of Australia says there's a lot of confusion about how farmers can deal with dead or injured livestock.
View ArticleFred Hollows remembered 20 years on
Aboriginal elders, a Jesuit priest and some of the seven children of Fred Hollows have gathered in outback New South Wales to share a drink with him.
View ArticleLeague immortals to attend Walsh funeral
Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for the funeral of rugby league great Ian Walsh in Forbes today.
View ArticlePsychotic episode behind alleged stabbing murder
Walgett stabbing death allegedly caused by man's acute psychotic episode.
View ArticleLung cancer claims Penne Hackforth-Jones
One of Australia's most recognisable actors, Penne Hackforth-Jones, has died at the aged of 64.
View ArticleChild dies in Newell accident
A young child has died in an crash on the Newell Highway south of Dubbo overnight.
View ArticleNarromine break-in inquest begins
A court's heard a Narromine man who died during an alleged break-in two years was unconscious and being sat on when police arrived at the scene.
View ArticleFindings yet to be delivered on Narromine death
Medical experts say drugs are unlikely to have played a significant part in the death of a man at Narromine during an alleged break in almost two years ago.
View ArticleThese drugs will kill you: Police
After the growing trend and increase in deaths from the prescription painkiller Fentanyl was revealed this week, police have issued a strong message to the community that misuse of the drugs will have...
View ArticleAboriginal monuments to be unveiled in Wellington today
An Indigenous headstone making course is changing the lives of participants in the state's Central West.
View ArticleCobar Council sets up appeal for the family involved in a house fire
The Mayor of Cobar says the death of a toddler in a house fire has affected the whole town.
View ArticleMark Mason inquest to resume at Dubbo Courthouse today
The officer, who fired the shot that killed a man during a police stand off in Collarenebri almost three years ago, is due to give evidence at an inquest today.
View ArticleFamily angered by Coroner's findings into death of Aboriginal man
The family of an Aboriginal man killed by police during an arrest attempt in the New South Wales' north west three years ago, has left a courtroom angry and in tears as the Deputy State Coroner...
View ArticleMiner, 26, dies after becoming trapped trying to dislodge debris in CSA mine...
A 26-year-old man has died after trying to dislodge debris from a pipe at the CSA underground mine at Cobar in western New South Wales.
View ArticleCobar mourns loss of firefighter killed in pub blaze
Thousand of mourners have gathered in Cobar in western NSW to remember a firefighter killed while battling a blaze that destroyed a pub in the town.
View ArticleThe business of creating headstones with Dubbo's monument maker
Ross Coleman is a man that specialises in making sure your legacy lives on years after you're gone...in the graveyard.
View ArticleCoroner concludes death of two babies not suspicious
A Deputy state coroner has found that two babies, one at Wellington, died as a result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, despite concerns their parents were neglecting them
View ArticleOne teenager dead, another seriously injured after car hits tree at Wagga Wagga
One teenager is dead and another is in a serious condition after the car they were travelling in hit a tree in the New South Wales Riverina region.
View ArticleBodies found at Hermidale: Father, son among three bodies on rural property...
A father and son who were due to face court earlier this week on drugs and firearms charges are identified as two of the three people found dead at a rural property near Nyngan in central New South Wales.
View ArticlePolice looking for person involved in deaths of three people at rural...
Police confirm they are looking for a person believed to be involved in the suspicious deaths of three people on a rural property in central New South Wales.
View ArticleNyngan deaths: Man charged with three counts of murder over deaths at...
Police have charged a 61-year-old man with three counts of murder after the discovery of three bodies on a remote property near Nyngan in central New South Wales.
View ArticleChildren drive 35km for help after mother falls into well trying to save...
Two children drive 35 kilometres to get help in remote New South Wales after their father inhales gas while working in a well and their mother falls in trying to help him.
View ArticleConcerns western NSW town could lose its only funeral service
The potential loss of a remote community's only funeral service has prompted intervention from the Walgett Shire Council.
View ArticleDebate over Lightning Ridge funeral service continues
Debate over Lightning Ridge's funeral equipment is ongoing despite a temporary reprieve for a service today.
View ArticleLet's Dance pub remembers David Bowie
As much of the music loving world pays tribute to David Bowie, residents of a small outback town have remembered the day he put them on the map. Carinda was the backdrop to Bowie's 1983 hit Let's...
View ArticlePolice urge motorists to avoid fatigue as NSW long weekend road toll rises to...
Police are urging motorists in New South Wales to avoid fatigue, with the road toll over the Anzac long weekend rising overnight.
View ArticleLightning Ridge fights to save its only funeral service after NSW RSL sells land
A remote western New South Wales town's first and only funeral service will be vacated from its home of more than 30 years after the land it stands on was sold.
View ArticleCemetery policy prompts debate about bereavement process in regional NSW
A central-west New South Wales council is being urged to reconsider its planned cemetery policy after concerns it has disrupted the grieving process for some residents.
View ArticleCollarenebri in shock over toxic moonshine that claimed three lives
The NSW community of Collarenebri has been devastated by the deaths of three Indigenous members who died after drinking toxic moonshine a substance secretly supplied by a local shop owner. Family...
View ArticlePolice warn of the dangers of inland rivers after NSW teenager drowns
Police warn of the dangers of swimming in inland rivers during the summer holiday season after a teenager's body was found in a western New South Wales river.
View ArticleBoys killed, parents survive head-on crash near Dubbo in New South Wales
Two young brothers are dead while another has internal injuries after a crash in regional New South Wales which their parents survived.
View ArticleJordan Morris inquest hears he may have drowned in Nepean River during police...
A 22-year-old man who was involved in a police pursuit across New South Wales may have drowned in the Nepean River as he tried to escape, an inquest hears.
View ArticleArts opens up discussion about confronting topics of dementia and palliative...
Discussion and awareness about dementia and the often confronting subjects of palliative care, terminal illness and death are being encouraged through theatrical performances and music.
View ArticleMusic is not just my life's soundtrack it's a roadmap
Glen Campbell's death makes me reflect on on the music that has accompanied me through my life from eating ice cream as a child in rural Australia, to walking through a blood-strewn site of a terrorist...
View ArticleFunerals delayed by weeks in far west NSW as families await post-mortems...
There are concerns that funerals in outback NSW are being delayed by weeks because coronial matters are being handled on the other side of the state in Newcastle.
View ArticleDying on the farm: Fatality rates in NSW have not improved for more than 10...
There are calls for more to be done to boost farm safety after a report found work-related death rates had not improved for more than a decade in New South Wales.
View ArticleBushranger Thomas Whitton's remains may threaten major redevelopment in Goulburn
Outlaw Thomas Whitton has been dead for a long time, so how come he is still causing problems in the NSW city of Goulburn?
View ArticleMissing woman Johann Morgan's family marks her birthday as search continues...
While some might see a trial by jury and subsequent prison term as justice done for the death of Johann Morgan, her family can't move on until her body is found.
View ArticleCoronial post-mortems in NSW reach 'unprecedented' levels creating delays in...
Even more difficult for a family after the unexpected death of their sister was the delay in getting their loved one's body returned.
View ArticleTruck driver Graham Morrison jailed over Newell Highway crash that killed two...
Graham Morrison, 55, is given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence after hitting a family car on the Newell Highway near the end of an 11-hour trip.
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