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March 8, 2021 9:39 Samantha Armytage will step back as co-host of Seven’s breakfast show, Sunrise, in a “few days”, she announced on-air this morning. After close to eight years in the top spot alongside David ‘Kochie’ Koch, seven years at Weekend Sunrise before that, and almost 18 years with Seven, Armytage will embark on new projects with the TV network, but will decide on her “next chapter” after a break. Armytage was tearful as she made the announcement this morning “The last six months of my personal life have been very bittersweet,” she told viewers, referring to her ...

The Mount Warning trail in the Tweed Valley in northern New South Wales could be shut to tourists as early as next November, state government documents have revealed.

Tara Murray Uncle Graham (Boots) and Aunty Joyce Cooper were stunned to be named joint winners of Brimbank council’s citizen of the year award. Following the council’s Australia Day ceremony on Tuesday morning, Uncle Graham said they were ‘gobsmacked’. The two local Aboriginal Elders were honoured for their work in helping tackle broader community issues, advocating on behalf of the community, acting as role models and having fostered more than 87 children. “We thought we were getting an OAM [medal of the Order of Australia],” Uncle Graham said. “This award, in my eyes, citizens...

Emergency services have responded to 44 "significant visitor safety incidents" at Wollumbin National Park since 2010. The Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track was closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, but this was extended when safety concerns were brought to light. Rumours have this week been circulating about the removal of the chain from the top section of the summit track, along with questions about what this work means for the future of the trail. The track's extended closure was due to be reviewed in May 2021, and a National Parks and Wildlife Service spokeswoman has conf...

  Safety chains from the top of Mount Warning have been ripped out, sparking fresh fears the iconic Tweed Valley climb may never reopen. Speculation has been building that the world-famous volcano also known as Wollumbin - which has been off limits since last March, would stay shut with mounting pressure from Indigenous groups for the mountain to be declared a sacred place similar to Uluru, which banned climbers in 2019. The NSW environment department insists the closure will be reviewed in May, but a leading climbing advocate who visited the mountain this week believes the summit climb'...