A former ACT Emergency Services commissioner has told of the chaos as thousands of tourists were evacuated from Lake Conjola as fires bore down on the South Coast hamlet.

UNE to benefit from federal government grant funding.

Malak Malak traditional owners from the Daly River region, have funded the development of a language app containing more than 300 words and phrases.

The Centre For Multicultural Youth in Ballarat launched the Awa project in May and invited young people and their families from across the region to participate as vocalists, musicians, dancers or artists.

The protection of Aboriginal heritage and culture is of little concern to governments and big business.

Damien Mitchell left Wagga at 18 to Prague. Now 34, he painting for a living in New York.

A scheme which provided disaster payments to bushfire-affected communities is set to be reviewed, amid concerns people are being unfairly excluded because of their postcode.

There's hope for social contact as well as contact sport.

Helping bushfire-affected areas rebuild from the devastation of summer has become trickier for Andrew Colvin

Adopting a 'waste not, want not' approach to beer that was about to be poured out, Lake Macquarie baker David Woods has created special bread, while also raising money for charity.