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Rugby Union

Sid Harvey marks Shute Shield return with a super try and minor premiership

One month you’re playing alongside one another for Australia in Italy, the next you’re lining up against one another for your Sydney clubs in the Shute Shield. That was the reality for former junior Blue Boars Sid Harvey and Joey Fowler on Saturday when they met in the penultimate round of the 2025 campaign. A few weeks after guiding Australia to a fifth-place finish at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy, Harvey and Fowler made their club footy returns when Harvey’s Eastern Suburbs took on Fowler’s Sydney University. Harvey started at fullback in the first colts match on Thursday […]

Aug 6, 2025

Experts urge extra vigilance with RSV

Experts are urging greater RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vigilance and awareness among older adults, particularly grandparents caring for young grandchildren, ahead of the winter season. While RSV is recognised for its seriousness in young babies, the virus can also cause significant health issues in older adults including pneumonia and hospitalisations. “We know older adults are familiar with influenza – but less aware of RSV and the serious health challenges this infectious respiratory virus can cause. We really want older Australians, particularly those caring for grandchildren, to become much more informed and aware of RSV. They need to know about their […]

May 29, 2025

Regional crime

‘We are going to find you and lock you up’: Young offenders warned

Young offenders stealing cars or holding the elderly at knifepoint are being put on notice with dedicated police officers posted in hotspots to tackle a surge in regional crime. Launching the police operation in Dubbo, which has experienced an uptick in juvenile crime, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said up to 60 officers would be dispatched for dedicated units in the north and west of the state. Their mission is to address an escalation of violence in offenders between 11 and 16 years of age. “It’s about reducing fear in the community, nobody deserves to be frightened in their own […]

Apr 5, 2025

Inquiry coming after outback failures leave 20k in dark

An inquiry has been promised into how 20,000 people in outback communities were left to rely on one faulty back-up generator after suspected tornadoes wiped out major power lines. Outback towns in western NSW spent Tuesday clearing fridges of spoiled food and medicines after mains supply around Broken Hill failed on Monday. Generators kicked in at major hospitals but some primary schools were without power. The area, which topped 33C on Tuesday, has experienced patchy electricity supply since severe thunderstorms last Thursday mangled transmission infrastructure connecting the region to the national grid Gas-fired generators should have backed up the mains […]

Oct 22, 2024