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Diesel’s share of vehicles appearing on Australian car-selling platform AutoFlip has fallen by 8.8 percentage points since 2022, while hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs) have increased their presence. Diesel accounted for 22.9% of vehicles in the platform’s 2026 data, down from 31.7% four years earlier. Meanwhile, the combined share of hybrids and EVs climbed from 1.7% to 6....

Penrith Beach will be back in operation from November 27.

The fourth season of ‘Pondi’ will begin with a splash, as a free community day gets things into full swing on Saturday, November 28, featuring food vendors, family-friendly entertainment and a range of activities throughout the day.

The community day will be first in best dressed, with the first 300 peopl...

The hedge has swallowed half the side path. There’s a tree branch hanging a little too close to the roof. Inside, the family keeps buying slabs of bottled water because nobody likes the taste from the tap. For a lot of households across Western Sydney, home starts to feel like a never-ending list of jobs rather than a place to relax.

The good news is that a healthier, ...

Alarm, coffee, commute, work, dinner, scroll, sleep. Repeat. By Thursday, the week has blurred into one long day, and by Saturday morning there’s barely enough energy to decide what to do, let alone actually do it. Plenty of people across Western Sydney know that flat, stuck-in-a-loop feeling.

The fix rarely needs a big life change. More often, it’s a handful of small ...

Small changes to an older parent’s home can reduce common risks while helping them keep their usual routines. Start with the places they use every day and involve them in each decision. A home safety check should feel practical and respectful, not like a takeover. Watch how your parent moves through the house, ask where they feel unsteady and focus first on hazards that could...