Emergency department wait times have reached a record high while hospitals and paramedics in NSW are treating record numbers with life-threatening conditions.
The Port Macquarie surfer who fought off a four-metre white shark is in a serious but stable condition,while Lighthouse Beach has reopened to swimmers and surfers.
For the first time,the Herald has been allowed into the inner sanctum of one of the state’s most specialised medical services,the Toll ambulance rescue helicopter.
Police say the woman sought refuge after she and her dog were attacked by two dogs in Lugarno on Sunday morning.
Yvonne Bradford has some reflections for the survivors of the Hunter bus crash. The “big,deep pain” of trauma eventually gets balanced out by new life experiences.
Two paramedics have taken to social media to accuse the NSW premier of using them to help him win government,saying they feel betrayed over public sector wages.
Kane Symons was raised in Tasmania and worked in country Victoria before moving to NSW. He was confirmed as one of the 10 people who died in the Hunter Valley bus tragedy.
“When tragic events like this occur,it is the Australian way to reach out and support one another,” the NSW premier said.
The wedding bus driver who crashed in the Hunter Valley,killing 10 passengers and injuring dozens more,faced court this morning after being charged with a string of serious offences.
Wedding bus driver Brett Button wept when he fronted court over Sunday’s crash,as tributes flowed on social media for those killed or still unaccounted for after the disaster.
Darcy Bulman,30,is being remembered as a bright and happy young professional after Sunday’s horror bus crash in the Hunter Valley.