Sarah Forster

Like many residents in the waterfront suburb of Koolewong, Sarra and Craig Saxon-Gill were prepared for bushfires.

Gordon Plath thought he was one of the lucky ones when he escaped a bushfire that swept through Koolewong on the New South Wales Central Coast last weekend — but then he found himself in a stand-off with his insurer.

The former member for Dobell, Craig Thomson, has been sentenced to a maximum of four years jail over a migration scheme that netted him $2 million and for fraudulently receiving the JobKeeper payment.

If you cringe at the thought of tossing another bread bag or chip packet into your red bin, brace yourself for some good news.

Converting a truck from diesel to battery costs $175,000 per truck, plus charging equipment. ABC Central Coast: Emma Simkin

The building was well alight when fire crews arrived on the scene. Supplied: Fire and Rescue NSW

NPWS rangers perform a mock whale disentanglement on Lake Macquarie, NSW. Supplied: Annie Post, ORRCA

Millions-of-dollars' worth of equipment has been lost in the Wyong SES Unit. Supplied: Fire and Rescue NSW

The brush turkey was wandering around a NSW Central Coast suburb for months. Source: Phil Rutherford

Thu 21 May 2026 at 5:53am