The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

New Zealand’s first jail was a simple affair, just a symmetrical four-roomed log building, built in 1840 at Okiato in the Bay of Islands, not far from present-day Russell.

Hadi Nazari hasn't been seen since December 26, when he was spotted, descending a tricky trail in the Mount Kosciuszko National Park

A massive search operation is currently underway at Moonee Beach, a stretch of coastline north of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

More information has come to light about 15-year-old Luca Bennett going missing at North Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast.

The Yuraygir coastal walk in northern NSW offers 65km of beachy bliss broken up by tiny towns with food and shelter – ideal for hardcore hikers and ragtag families alike

New South Wales Police found a body believed to be that of a missing 15-year-old boy, Luca Bennett at North Avoca beach.

Roy Quaden, 55, and Nick Smith, 65, dead after incidents on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline

Cooler conditions prevail in Victoria and Tasmania but heatwave warning issued for much of Queensland

Big Things first appeared in Australia in the 1960s, beginning with the Big Scotsman (1962) in Medindie, South Australia, the Big Banana (1964) in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and the Big Murray Cod (1968) in Tocumwal, NSW.