Romy Gilbert

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Romy Gilbert

Lifeguards are urging swimmers to avoid unpatrolled beaches this long weekend, following the death of a man at an isolated beach on the New South Wales South Coast. The warning comes as the Bureau of Meteorolgy has forecast "hazardous" surf conditions for most of the NSW coastline over the Easter long weekend.  On Wednesday afternoon, a 54-year-old man was pulled from the surf at Gannet Beach at Bawley Point, about 40 kilometres north of Batemans Bay.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Romy Gilbert

Four months after two large grain silos collapsed at a manufacturing plant, its operator has been hit with dozens of safety breaches including putting an unqualified worker at serious risk of electrocution during a silo fire. In October last year, two 30-metre-tall grain silos collapsed at Manildra Group's Shoalhaven Starches plant in Bomaderry. SafeWork NSW launched an investigation into the collapse, and has carried out multiple compliance checks at the plant throughout February and March.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Romy Gilbert

Four miners have been taken to hospital after being buried waist deep by coal during an incident at a south-west Sydney mine overnight. Appin Mine operator, GM3, confirmed the incident took place early Sunday morning, sparking an emergency response and the halt of mining operations "until further notice". NSW Ambulance attended the colliery on Douglas Park Drive about 3am after reports four men were trapped up to their waist in coal.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kelly Fuller |Romy Gilbert

An Iroquois 894 helicopter that stood proudly on a stick against Nowra's skyline for decades was removed in September 2023 due to safety concerns. For 17 months, there has just been a stick. But on the fourth day of the federal election campaign, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles visited the ultra-marginal seat of Gilmore to promise the chopper would return to its stick.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Romy Gilbert |Nick McLaren

A community on the NSW south coast is in mourning after the body of a missing six-year-old girl was found in bushland near a scenic lookout. The girl was last seen at North Nowra around 2pm on Sunday, dressed in a pink jumpsuit and no shoes. A wide-scale search was launched after she was reported missing. Police said her body was found four hours later in bushland. Officers described her as having a number of medical conditions.