Not many people turn down job offers from NASA, but Tony Hutchison did. The 80-year-old has devoted himself to space operations from the radio shack in his home in regional South Australia.

Fantasy creatures are bringing life to one regional South Australian town, and the event's pirate zombies, zombie bridal party, and zombie apocalypse survivor have no plans to kill off the fun anytime soon.

Jacinta Foulds's husband shares his grief just hours after the 35-year-old's death to warn others how suddenly influenza A can kill, saying: "I've lost my soul mate and the mother of my children. If you're sick, go to the doctor".

A Melbourne man who killed his former wife with an electrical cord and then fled to Queensland is jailed for 25 years for what the judge described as a crime of "extravagant drawn-out violence".

Over half a century, the Roma Saleyards in southern Queensland have become more than just a place to sell and buy livestock. They're a meeting point, a social occasion and even an unlikely tourist destination.

A Queensland medieval festival has marked a milestone anniversary with huge crowds gathering to be immersed in 1,000 years of history, from the battleground to the bedroom.

The threat of flooding to Australia's coastal areas due to climate change is very real for some with the luxury seaside shire of Noosa in Queensland formally declaring a "climate emergency".

An unwanted steam locomotive that was left to rust has become a symbol of pride for a Queensland town, thanks to years of painstaking restoration work.

Residents in a small Queensland town are still counting their blessings 12 months after a bushfire destroyed more than 12,000 hectares of pasture, and now they are preparing to be in drought before the decade is out.

Researchers say they've found early signs of a positive impact in the NT and health groups want the measure rolled out around the country, but an alcohol lobby group says the research is inconclusive.

From veterans to millennials, two-up is a celebrated pastime on Anzac Day. But why do we play it?

Taxi driver Reg Kelly will bear the scars of a murder attempt for the rest of his life, but he wants to thank his home town for rallying to his side.

The receivers of the collapsed Rare Coin Company say the return of stock, owned by customers caught up in the company's demise, will not begin until next year.

The Police Commissioner has paid tribute to a senior Walpole policeman as an "outstanding officer" after he won WA's Police Officer of the Year Award.

The charity food provider, Foodbank, says there has been a big increase in middle class people seeking help in regional WA this holiday period.

Travel back through time with us and take a look at 2013 in the South Coast and Great Southern.

Pledging to quit smoking, lose weight and get fit is pretty popular on New Years' Eve, so why do many people fail?

The Shire of Kondinin says there has been a big impact on the Wheatbelt community of Karlgarin from a major storm that occurred a year ago today.

The Auditor General has found the Water Corporation is losing billions of litres of water more than it should each year, mainly due to leaking pipes. In his report, tabled in Parliament today, Colin Murphy says about 30 billion litres of water was lost each year, ten billion more than what is considered acceptable. The agency will also have to fork out tens of millions of dollars to replace ageing pipes in the network.

The South-West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council says the Noongar community will decide mid-year whether to accept the Western Australian Government's native title offer.

Thousands of fish which became trapped in a NSW pond after flooding in 2016 have been returned to the Macquarie River after a painstaking effort to keep them alive.

Pat O'Sullivan took over the Hillston Spectator from his dad more than 60 years ago. But now, with his garden calling, the publication could be at risk of folding.

NSW Police have extradited John Bowie to Sydney to face court over the murder of his wife Roxlyn, after an investigation into her disappearance in 1982.

This couple's love affair was sparked by an innocent remark about mince pies during the interval of a show many years ago.

After years of waiting for vital equipment, the family of a girl with a rare neurological condition says she has been given "a death sentence".

Rajkumar Janagani stabbed his wife more than 20 times while she slept in their Brisbane home. She survived, but has suffered serious physical and emotional trauma.

A cold front sweeps across southern Queensland, bringing record low temperatures to the outback in an icy blast that will remain until next week.

Tara June Winch has won three major prizes at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards for her novel of love, family, history and language, The Yield.

An entomologist says it's been a 'bumper year' for moths on the Gold Coast but when will our backyard lights be safe from these 'drab' insects?

For Muriel Halsted, being part of the world of social media isn't something she's ever given much thought to.

Widespread soaking rain in the New South Wales Central West has upped farmers' confidence for a bumper winter cropping season.

Three girls accused of attacking another teen near Wollongong face a maximum 25 years behind bars if found guilty of the shopping centre assault.

It was the New South Wales rail disaster that killed six people and injured 100 more. Some of those on board share their recollections of that day.

There's nothing quite like a portrait exhibition to bring the crowds in. A steady stream of visitors has been arriving at the Lismore Regional Gallery since the 2013 Northern Rivers Portrait Prize opened on June 8.

Deckchair Reviewer John Gilby reviews one of the year's most acclaimed films, 12 Years a Slave.

Steve McQueen's third feature is a powerful and uncompromising look at the horrors of African American slavery and features strong performances and first rate production values

Geoff Hutchison reviews the most talked about film of the year - 12 Years a Slave.

An 11-bed regional aged care facility is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary as a community-owned organisation, which has kept jobs and residents in town while proving the viability of an innovative new model for aged care.

After more than two years without any decent rain, a community in the far north of New South Wales is been given a reprieve.

The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has collated data from official stewards' documents and found 122 horses died in the past year.

MORNING BRIEFING: The Rural Fire Service says it will begin assessing the full extent of the bushfire damage in northern New South Wales today, and a man is charged after a robbery in 2003.

If you are hoping to be buried in Launceston's main cemetery, you'll need deep pockets, with the cost of a single plot "skyrocketing" more than 225 per cent in recent years, and it's set to go up again. Why does it cost so much?

Derek Benson says at 90, "you look around and you've lost all your good friends", and that he'll keep volunteering at the Youngtown City Mission near Launceston "for as long as I can stand up and do it".

A ship that sank in 1852 off Rye in Victoria has given archaeologists new insights into early Australian boatbuilding.

Year 12 students are assured they will receive an ATAR university entrance rank and will not have to repeat the school year.