The War Zone
A successful career as a television journalist in no way prepared Jane Hansen for her own journey to motherhood.
View Article'Playability' gets Federal support
Isolated parents on the New South Wales far south coast are the big winners in the latest round of handouts for a family and child support group.
View ArticlePre-schools get funding boost
The Community Services Minister, Linda Burney, says four pre-schools in South East New South Wales are being rewarded for enrolling children from low-income families.
View Article'Battle for the bulge' begins age 7
Children on the New South Wales Far South Coast will be among the first in the State to take part in a new initiative to address obesity.
View ArticleHelp for babies when chips are down
The Greater Southern Area Health Service has thanked the woodchip processor on the New South Wales far south coast for funding new medical equipment at Bega Hospital.
View ArticleLabor promises boost for families
The Federal Government has pledged to increase support for families with teenagers in South East New South Wales.
View ArticlePaid parking flagged on south coast
Visitors to south coast beaches may have to pay for parking in the future to fund lifeguards on the beaches. Eurobodalla Mayor Fergus Thomson told 666 Breakfast's Ross Solly that the Council needs to...
View ArticleRoad warning upgrades for Cooma schools
Three schools in Cooma in the New South Wales south east have been chosen to receive a new flashing lights road safety system.
View ArticleCharge: Growing drug in presence of children
Police have charged a man accused of growing cannabis in the presence of children on the New South Wales far south coast.
View ArticleMcCormack hopeful of flood assistance
A local MP said the state government must provide clearance for the federal government to assist residents affected by recent flooding.
View ArticleBrighter Futures loses its sparkle
A support organisation in south east New South Wales says the Bega Valley community is not being told the full story about the future of a program for vulnerable families.
View ArticleCouncil keeps light burning for 'Brighter Futures'
The Bega Valley Shire Council says the welfare of vulnerable families is not at threat under its move to re-negotiate a community support contract.
View ArticleShire Council backs Bega Pre-school move
The Bega Valley Council on the New South Wales far south coast says it's keen to assist a pre-school while it is facing increased demand.
View ArticleVariety's bash with benefits
Putting the fun into fundraising is what Michael Tracey is helping to do with his Variety Bash car. His efforts, and others like him help support disadvantaged children on the border.
View ArticleMP: Yes to gay marriage but lets move on...
The Federal Member for Eden-Monaro in the New South Wales south east, Mike Kelly, says he endorses same sex marriage, but it is time for the party to concentrate on other matters.
View ArticlePolice treat baby death as suspicious
Police say the death of a baby on the New South Wales far south coast is being treated as suspicious.
View ArticleCaptains Flat, Braidwood fight school care cuts
Residents of Captains Flat and Braidwood are vowing to fight plans to cut funding to before and after school care services.
View ArticleParents face higher charges under daycare cuts
Childcare centres in the New South Wales south east say forced changes to the industry are bad news for parents.
View ArticleSupport for public breast feeding
A councillor in the New South Wales Bega Valley Shire who breast-fed during a council meeting says it is up to women to be discreet about the practice.
View ArticleWomen in hospitality industry boosted on far south coast
New statistics have revealed the percentage of women working in Clubs on the New South Wales far south coast is higher than the state average.
View ArticleTalks on assistance for regional students to be held
Talks designed to improve conditions for young students in rural areas get under way on the New South Wales Monaro tomorrow.
View ArticleACT to provide easy drive for same-sex couples to tie knot
A marriage celebrant says a bill introduced into the ACT parliament to legalise same sex marriage is good news for New South Wales south east gay and lesbian couples.
View ArticleEurobodalla Council to vote on same sex marriage at meeting this week
A south east councillor expects to receive a mixed reaction when she introduces a motion supporting same-sex marriage tomorrow.
View ArticleEurobodalla Council votes against supporting same sex marriage
The Eurobodalla Shire Council will write to political parties urging for a conscience vote on same sex marriage.
View ArticleChildcare teachers buy Bega West Public School site
An abandoned school site at Bega has been sold and could soon be turned into a childcare centre.
View ArticleA meeting of animal minds
How one young boy gets to meet his wildlife hero through the generosity of two older men.
View ArticleFunding cut to drug and alcohol centre could see local children forced into...
A rehabilitation program in Canberra serving the Riverina, South Coast and Monaro will need to separate children from their parents because of a cut in federal funding.
View ArticleSouth east vaccine objectors to lose access to child care benefits
Eden-Monaro MP Peter Hendy says south east New South Wales parents who refuse to vaccinate their children will no longer be able to access taxpayer-funded child care benefits.
View ArticleMan and woman extradited to Canberra from NSW over alleged abduction of toddler
Two people charged with abducting an 18-month-old girl in Canberra on Thursday are extradited from New South Wales.
View ArticleTwo people face court over alleged abduction of 18mo girl in Canberra
A 22-year-old man charged over the alleged abduction of an 18-month-old girl at knifepoint is denied bail in the ACT Magistrates Court. An 18-year-old woman believed to be the child's mother did not...
View ArticleKameruka Estate farming community reuniting relatives of World War I fallen
A small farming community is searching Australia for the relatives of the men honoured on a World War I memorial built by their fellow farm workers of the time.
View ArticleFarmers push for Q fever vaccination to include children as drug study launches
The vaccine for Q fever will hopefully soon be available to younger children, pending the results of medical trials.
View ArticleSSM: Australia Post orders rainbow flag be removed from country post office
The tiny NSW town of Cobargo becomes an unlikely same-sex marriage battleground, after Australia Post orders a rainbow flag be removed from one of its outlets.
View ArticleSSM: Cobargo shops fly the rainbow colours for posties after Australia Post...
When Australia Post told David Wilson and Kyle Moser to take the rainbow flag down from their Cobargo office, the town decided fly the rainbow for them.
View ArticleSSM: Rainbow town in regional NSW bands together after post office struck by...
After making headlines across Australia for its rainbow-covered streets, vandals have spray-painted homophobic messages across the NSW south coast town of Cobargo.
View ArticleMogo environmental rangers protect the cultural heritage of the NSW far south...
A team of environmental rangers is working to halt the active erosion of a large midden on the banks of the Tomaga River.
View ArticleAustralian Merino wool discovered by new fashion consumers
Woolgrowers suddenly found themselves collectively burdened with a surplus of wool when the industry collapsed in 1991 but times have changed and the market has too.
View ArticleGreyhound bus ban on unaccompanied passengers under 15 angers rural parents
Greyhound Australia will no longer accept unaccompanied passengers under 15, upsetting parents who rely on the coaches to get their children to school.
View ArticlePow Man shows kids how to turn bullying into a positive experience through...
Kettlebell world champion Dave Tabain is not the kind of person who puts up with being bullied. Now he is encouraging the next generation of children to follow in his footsteps.
View ArticleA school is more than a school: How does a community recover when it burns down?
The shock was palpable in the groups that gathered behind the police tape. Morningside State School had gone up in flames and Freya Petersen's suburb was struggling to cope. But they're not alone:...
View ArticleChildcare centre closure leaves 70 families stranded as research points to...
City-based families may be benefiting from a glut in the childcare sector, but the closure of just one centre in a regional area can bring a town to its knees.
View ArticleNursing home day care room gives residents a boost and children 'nannies and...
A day care room set up in the dementia wing of a NSW nursing home is enriching the lives of residents and reinforcing research that children also benefit from intergenerational interaction.
View ArticleFamilies urged to get a wiggle on as snakes ruin traditional Christmas tree...
Staff at a family-run Christmas tree farm are struggling to maintain their yuletide spirit as an inundation of deadly brown snakes leads to untended trees and dangers to browsing visitors.
View ArticleAnh Nguyen paints award-winning art during her children's nap time
While some parents struggle to find a moment for a cup of tea when they are at home with young children, Anh Nguyen is painting prolific and award-winning art during her children's nap time.
View ArticlePixie O'Harris paintings, missing for 60 years, mysteriously reappear at NSW...
More than 20 Pixie O'Harris artworks are being restored for an exhibition after the final paintings, which had been missing since the 1950s, mysteriously turn up without note or explanation.
View ArticlePersonality disorders: Program takes fresh treatment approach, rolls out...
Borderline personality disorder can be a debilitating mental illness, but thanks to a new collaborative approach to treating personality disorders, help is more accessible to patients and families and...
View ArticleFamily forced to rent $5,000-a-month Sydney apartment during boy's leukaemia...
Chayse Gannon and his mother, forced to leave dad and baby brother behind, have changed accommodation around Sydney more than 12 times since he was diagnosed in February.
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