Temperatures have plunged by an average 10C across NSW as the heatwave that gripped much of the state starts to wane while soaring temperatures in South Australia give way to flooding rain.
An 18-year-old man from Queanbeyan has had his licence suspended and been fined more than $1,800 after being caught driving at excessive speed on the Majura Parkway.
People on the NSW mid-north coast are being urged to remain vigilant as strong winds and high temperatures threaten to intensify major fires burning in the region.
The NSW environment watchdog has ordered a halt to logging in parts of Tallaganda state forest, east of Canberra, as it investigates the impact on the endangered greater glider.
The close-knit Aussie Rules club shattered by the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has made a tough return to the field after losing multiple players in the tragedy.
