Outdoor Recreational Activities

While a treasured ocean pool on the Eyre Peninsula's far west coast is back up and running, to the delight of locals and tourists, some regional South Australian communities await access to their jetties.

When Shen came to Australia three years ago, she didn't have much swimming experience. Now, she's teaching other migrants in regional New South Wales how to approach the water with confidence.

By popular demand, the artificial swimming lake in South Australia's south-east will be refilled for the school holidays, while the council looks to fix leaks that went undiscovered for years because of a misread water meter.

Generations of David Fisher's family have holidayed at the Bright Caravan Camping Reserve but a proposal by park management will end the tradition.

Three duck hunters have been fined after animal activists filmed them harming birds on the opening day of the season in South Australia's south-east earlier this year.

As the sun rises on a chilly Wollongong morning, a group of about 20 people gather for the Waves of Wellness program, each with their own unique story to tell.

A nation-wide competition will determine a new design for the historic Suttons Beach pavilion, as the City of Moreton Bay pushes ahead with its plans to demolish and rebuild the iconic structure.

Work to remove climbing bolts from the Grampians' Millennium Cave begins after approval from traditional owners. But some in the climbing community are not happy.

Dozens of schools across three states are desperately trying to come up with a plan B after a popular school camp venue was unable to secure insurance to host students.

Walgett locals fear the closure of their pool will lead to river drownings and a crime wave during the hot summer ahead. The town has just secured state funding to fix it, but the council says it's less than half of what's required.

Lifesavers had to evacuate Warrnambool's main beach because a rogue inflatable rescue boat was veering towards surfers and doing tight circles near swimmers after its operator went overboard.

Two social media personalities are using an interstate journey to bring attention to the potentially fatal consequences of potholes on regional roads, which they say are in a "shocking state of disrepair".

A cave dive that is one of the most difficult to access in South Australia's south east has been closed for years but there are hopes that could change.

Wodonga's tennis players could secure the match point this month in their fight to have a nearby row of pine trees home to messy cockatoos removed. But not all residents are cheering.

Walgett's only pool closed indefinitely this year after the council was unable to find up to $2 million to repair it, with the mayor calling the situation an emergency.

New sports courts, water play areas and a nature playground are among the proposed new features for the corridor, which would link Watt Park, Woolloongabba Rotary Park and the Moorhen Flats.

For three months, this Swiss adventurer walked alone for 1,500 kilometres through parts of the Nullarbor, Great Victoria Desert and Gibson Desert. She says Australia is now "in her blood".

The moment Estella Ferri picked up a paddle she knew dragon boating was something she was passionate about. Now she's a world champion in a sport surging in popularity.

Allie Pepper is aiming to scale all 14 of the highest mountains in the world, without oxygen, and in just three years.

Royal Life Saving Society Queensland says regional areas struggle to find aquatic centre staff, as worker shortages impact the industry.

Trail runners and police urge people to "be prepared for the unexpected" after a runner was lost for several hours in the Victorian Alps.

Why this competition-grade netball facility opened a year ago still hasn't hosted a game

Kelli Jackson has taught about 5,200 Canberran women survival skills, from using a compact mirror to attract attention to using tampons and lip balm to start a fire.

More than a dozen teams participated in the NT's wildest race, diligently gathering, gluing and sealing beer cans, plastic containers, drums and other discarded materials together.

Fresh from swapping the studio for Victoria's spectacular Great South West Walk, News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar answers your questions on this lesser-known stretch of serenity.