Regional news
GOULBURN | Man pinned under car Christmas Day
Emergency services were called late Christmas Day, to an address in Crestwood, Goulburn, where a man was trapped under a car.
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ULVERSTONE | Man charged after double Christmas arson attack
A 53-year-old Ulverstone man has been charged with two counts of arson following a pair of fires in Ulverstone over the Christmas period.
BENDIGO | Hundreds gather for community Christmas lunch
The conservatory at the All Seasons Hotel was brimming with Christmas spirit on Sunday with the annual City of Greater Bendigo Community Christmas Lunch in full swing.
Across the nation many more similar community events were staged with similar events in Launceston, Port Macquarie, Ballarat,
BALLARAT | New parents welcome Christmas baby
New mum Ebony Baker didn’t realise how strong she was until Sunday.
Thomas Beaumont was born on Christmas morning at Ballarat Base Hospital at just 36 weeks.
“I thought I couldn’t do it, it was very terrifying coming to the fact of natural labour but I got through it,” Ms Baker said.
WOLLONGONG | ‘Don’t take a chance’: volunteer lifesavers’ Boxing Day beach plea
Eight people have died in NSW coastal waters since July.
Add to that the hundreds of surf rescues that have already been performed this season – including one at a Wollongong beach recently.
As thousands of people flock to Illawarra beaches on Boxing Day, the region’s surf lifesavers have issued a plea to ensure you don’t become one of those statistics.
National news
The NSW government spent a record $309 million to reverse the rising road toll in 2016 but has been left with a death count even worse than 2015.
Highway patrol police will review parts of their strategy next year after the worst road toll in six years.
Sharks have been reported off three beaches along the Great Ocean Road and a surf beach on the Bellarine Peninsula, with three confirmed sightings in less than an hour.
Life Saving Victoria reports the sharks were spotted by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter during flights around Aireys Inlet-Fairhaven, Anglesea and Collendina, near Ocean Grove.
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International news
The most powerful late-season tropical storm in the north-west Pacific in decades is spinning towards the Philippines, potentially crossing near the capital Manila on Boxing Day.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Kate and William, and their children George and Charlotte did not attend the traditional royal family Christmas church service near Sandringham – instead opting for a local church closer to her family.
It is only the second time since the Cambridges' wedding in 2011 that they have not attended, the BBC reported.
On this day | December 26
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The faces of Australia: Kim Blieschke
A simple, quiet knock on the door could shatter your Christmas.
It could be the police calling to tell you that a loved one has been killed on the road this festive season.
The thought is almost too terrible to contemplate, but, remember, there are those in the community who will be at the frontline of car crashes fighting for the survival of injured victims. Kim Blieschke, for one.
