An 80-year-old woman has been deemed a “legend” after rescuing her pup from a huge carpet snake in NSW’s Lennox Heads. Following the “screams” of her dog she went outside to find a carpet snake coiled around her new pup who had been bitten at least once. The “gutsy” ladyContinue Reading
Mighty Melbourne-born charity Movember has funded more than 1320 men’s health projects worldwide since being born from a “chance conversation” between high school mates 20 years ago. Travis Garone and Luke Slattery’s mission to bring back the moustache – and, more importantly, tackle prostate and testicular cancer, and mental healthContinue Reading
Every six weeks, an army of about 30 plasma donors help Michael Klim get back on his feet. Their gift allows the swimming great to receive intravenous immunoglobulin infusions (IVIg) that slow the progression of the rare neurological disorder that causes his chronic pain, and threatens his ability to walkContinue Reading
A surfing great fighting for his life in a Bali hospital after a horror infection will be urgently flown to Darwin after an online campaign. Mark “Richo” Richardson spent 11 days in intensive care on the Indonesian holiday island as he awaited urgently needed blood donations. Despite securing 10 bagsContinue Reading
At least 1100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said Tuesday, with the FBI seeking family members’ help to identify the remains of the dead. The fires were the deadliest to hit the United States in a century, claiming atContinue Reading
TV superstar Oprah Winfrey has been spotted helping out bushfire evacuees, after making supermarket trips, at a makeshift shelter as devastating blazes continue to rage in the US state of Hawaii. At least 55 people are now known to have died as fires ripped through the island of Maui andContinue Reading
It was a grim welcome offered by a Red Cross medic when fresh-faced Colleen Mealy arrived at her dusty military posting south of Saigon in 1967. But the 23-year-old lieutenant couldn’t have obeyed, even if she had wanted to. As one of the so-called ‘Fab Four’ first Australian female armyContinue Reading
A mum and daughter killed in Sunday’s horror Hunter Valley wedding bus crash appeared in a heartbreaking video celebrating their football team’s success months earlier. Nadene McBride and her daughter Kyah both played for the Singleton Roosters, and were on board the coach carrying 35 guests which rolled at aContinue Reading
Two children have been left orphaned after both their parents died in the Hunter Valley bus crash tragedy. Physiotherapist Andrew Scott and his engineer wife Lynan both died in the horror accident, the worst in Australia in 30 years. They leave behind two children under five. An ominous “closed” signContinue Reading
Dozens of Australians have been evacuated out of “dangerous” Sudan overnight, as heavy fighting rages for the third week. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to confirm 36 Australians and their family members, as well as citizens from six other countries, had been flown outContinue Reading