Some of Sydney's most popular beaches are a bacterial health risk for swimmers today, after heavy overnight rain flushed polluted stormwater systems into the ocean.
A famous quote says that any technology that is advanced enough often seems like magic.So when things wash up on the beach that nobody can recognise, people are quick to speculate on their mysterious origins.
The 24-year-old is understood to have been driving west along Dingo Beach at around 6.30pm on Wednesday when he lost control of the utility, resulting in it rolling over near Earlando Road.
A mystery object believed to be space junk has been removed from a Western Australian beach as questions swirl about where it came from and where it will end up.
After decades of banishment from mainstream wardrobes, one of fashion's most divisive garments - the men's swimming brief - is making a tentative return across the globe.
Sun damage isn't always visible to the naked eye and skin cancers may be lurking in skin with no freckles or blemishes, a new study by the University of Queensland has found.
A seaside boom town in New Zealand known as a haven for retirees, holidaymakers and day trippers would be a "death trap" in the event of a tsunami, residents say.
Forest reserves and wild parkland, making up 70 per cent of the island, have been closed to non-essential visitors until the outbreak is brought under control.
Dalena Rochat was on Waihī beach on Thursday when she spotted a shark's fin, very close to the steps at Ayr street and the Loop, as two teenage girls exited the water.
Swimmers were forced out of the water at Mullaloo Beach in Perth's northern suburbs for two hours as temperatures soared after a 2.5-metre tiger shark was spotted close to shore.