Toby Hemmings

A man who shot another man through a front door during an attempted home robbery has been sentenced, with the judge describing it as a "tragic" case for all involved.

Bridget Thomson was a broke 21-year-old when she did a reptile handling course and "fell in love" with snake catching, despite some difficult customers.

After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, forensic investigator Peter Baines wanted to create good from the enormity of loss. Twenty years on, he has raised $30 million for children orphaned by the disaster.

The tragic death of a man struck by a loose object from a passing caravan has prompted a renewed warning about safety on the roads.

Roofs were ripped off and windows "exploded" in a wild storm that left Bill Tanner sleeping in a bus lent to him by a neighbour as other residents of the tiny town of Carinda pick up the pieces.

Hugh Francis traded in life on a sheep property in NSW for the international stage as an opera singer. Now he's back home helping locals find their voice.

Beatlemania will descend on regional NSW this weekend as the inaugural music festival aims to re-energise tourism in Lithgow while celebrating the band's "timeless" music.

In the tiny New South Wales town of Kandos, teenagers have created their own version of the traditional debutante ball and it's made everyone feel celebrated and included.

When an AFL game ends, there's usually fanfare, sirens and the sound of the winning team's song piping through the stadium.

When Amelia Crispin was 17 she found out she was born without a uterus. But she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from having her own child.