More than 20 volunteers will give their time every fortnight to monitor western hooded plovers on Busselton Shire beaches. Numbers may be declining but not enough is known about the birds to be sure.

Ex-dance cast member from the film Strictly Ballroom, Dede Williams, takes the locals through not only new dance steps, but the psychology and communication required when mastering the art of dancing.

The Anzac Commemoration Postcards Exhibition features 90 hand-embroidered postcards compiled by the ladies from NSW Embroiderers' Guild. The travelling exhibition includes embroidered replicas of postcards sent to and from the war front during World War I as well as postcards designed by the guild.

It has been three years in the making: Justyn Atkins from Launceston is now putting the finishing touches on his trusty ute in preparation for the 2015 Deni Ute Muster.

The United Yeelanna Eagles have gone back-to-back with a 7-goal victory over the Lock Roos in the Great Flinders A Grade Grand Final.

A young New Zealand fur seal has taken a shining to the Walpole Town Jetty just days after it was opened for public use. Frankland District authorities have asked locals to keep a respectful distance until the marine mammal decides to move on.

The brightly painted Chill'n Beanz trailer is not just another place to score a shot of caffeine in Toowoomba, it is also a place for young people to learn skills and confidence, all during school hours.

While their families celebrated back home, Papua New Guinean students marked the 40th anniversary of their country's independence from Australia with a colourful performance at TAFE Queensland North in Townsville.

Timboon's Community Garden is a great space in need of people!

Congratulations to the winners of the ABC categories in the 2015 Toowoomba Chronicle Carnival of Flowers Garden Competition.

The sound of soft chatter and the occasional clink as a ball is hit across the short green turf is what fills the air at the St Leonards Croquet Club in Launceston for part of the national championships of the sport.

The streets of Maryborough on the Fraser Coast were awash with pink as dogs and their owners took over the town for the Pooches on Parade event. The fashion parade was part of the Queensland city's inaugural Rockin' Maryborough Vintage Festival, a celebration of retro fashion, music and style.

After 25 years of entering Toowoomba's Carnival of Flowers garden competition, two 72-year olds have won grand champion.

Food that would otherwise be thrown out is cooked up and served to the community at a Bendigo park.

Gymnastics clubs from around the country converge in Bendigo for the National Club Championships.

Some refer to them as silent ninjas, others call them dive bombers. But the common name for the iconic black and white bird is a magpie.

Leigh and Geoff Coggins' garden is a mixture of formal areas, rare plants, and relaxing spaces, and this weekend it will be open to visitors.

When Jean-Luc Devere's elderly mum ran over his beloved motorbike, he thought it was time to reveal his love of the controversial Japanese subculture, Bosozoku. But he is reluctant to take it too seriously when he travels to Japan this year.

Step inside one of the beautiful open gardens on show during the Renmark Rose Festival. Artemis and Harry Ppiros are Greek immigrants who kept their green thumbs busy after retiring from their Riverland fruit block.

Zombies walk the corridors as a chill fills the air. In Bundaberg that means the air conditioning is set to 'high' in the local shopping centre for the annual Zombie Walk.

Want to grow herbs and keep fish in your kitchen? Aquaculture could be for you.

At least eight US states are blocking health clinics from providing abortions, describing the procedure as non-essential during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 death toll at the Newmarch nursing home rose to 14 over the weekend, while a further 63 infections have been linked to staff and other residents.

Auslan interpreters have been in high demand this year as they convey critical and life-saving information to the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Two reviews are already underway but the tragedy has led to calls for the Aged Care Royal Commission to investigate.

Two local leaders who rose to national prominence during the summer bushfires will likely slug it out for the major parties in the Eden Monaro by-election in southern New South Wales.

Labor's Home Affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally has sparked controversy after declaring the COVID-19 crisis should force a revamp of the temporary migration program.

The former South Australian Premier said it's now time for states and territories to take control of childcare and treat them more like schools.

The National Party is again embroiled in bitter infighting after Andrew Constance abandoned his bid for Liberal pre-selection for the seat.

While Australia continues to flatten the curve in this COVID-19 pandemic, there are serious concerns for the mental wellbeing of Australians.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who continues to be held in an Iranian prison throughout this pandemic, despite more than 85,000 prisoners being temporarily released in Iran.

Not every state and territory has put into law the code of conduct, which aims to provide rental waivers and deferrals for commercial tenants.

Cardinal Pell said in a statement yesterday that he was "surprised" by some of the views of the royal commission about his actions, and that "these views are not supported by evidence".

Voters in Eden Monaro are still waiting to find out who the Liberal candidate will be for the by-election in the marginal seat.

Gary Nairn was the Federal Liberal MP for Eden Monaro from 1996 to 2007.

Bright minds are being encouraged to consider jobs in fashion, rather than traditional STEM careers such as engineering and mathematics.

Pauline Milich brought her 14th child into the world while helping another woman deliver a baby life was different in the early 1900s.

An 85-year-old woman in rural Victoria campaigns for a bus stop outside her retirement village.

Citrus growers on the lower Darling River stare down an unprecedented disaster, with some being forced to abandon their crops as they wait for the Federal Government to agree to a water buyback.

As heated debate about water policy continues, native fish are continuing to die in the lower Darling River in shrinking residual pools.

Detectives charge a man with murdering a woman who was found shot dead at a house in north-west Victoria at the weekend.

An effigy of Federal Water Minister David Littleproud, dumped into the Murray River at a protest over the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is continuing to float towards South Australia.

Barkandji native title holders in far-west New South Wales say they are learning to speak the language of government as they propose a major cross-agency organisation to manage the Darling River, or Baaka.

Are dogs and cats conscious? In his book The Feeling of Life Itself – Why Consciousness is Widespread But Can’t be Computed Christof Koch offers a straightforward definition of consciousness as any subjective experience, from the most mundane to the most exalted - the feeling of being alive!

Catherine Hamlin was born in Sydney. She worked in Ethiopia pioneering medical treatment for young women damaged by unsuccessful childbirth. In 2000, Pauline Newman visited Catherine Hamlin and her famous hospital in Addis Ababa. Catherine Hamlin died in March 2020 at the age of 93. By way of tribute today we revisit Pauline’s program from nearly 20 years ago.