The Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden has always been a labour of love

Daniel Toogood knows how it feels to be homeless.

I was given an opportunity to embed myself in a specialist team and theirs is an incredible story worth telling.

The iron magnate landed in the alternative community last Friday by helicopter, before holding a meeting with the alternative community.

The Lower Hunter's population is forecast to boom in the next two decades with Cessnock and Maitland tipped to be among the fastest growing areas in the state.

The woman behind #buyfromthebush shares her story.

Rural Fire Service is seeing increased interest in volunteer firefighting.

Oak Flats-raised Erin Riley was heartbroken when she saw bushfire evacuees sleeping in cars. So she offered for people to stay at her place. Then thousands more did the same thing.

Brigade Captain Pat O'Callaghan has been with the Rural Fire Service for more than 25 years.

Volunteering benefits everyone involved.