Shark Fin, Big Splash, The Man Was Gone

A SNORKELLER believed killed by a huge shark yesterday was swimming just six metres from his son.

Bluebottles Spoil The Christmas Beach Party

BLUEBOTTLES have spoiled the otherwise glorious swimming conditions at most Illawarra beaches during the past two days.

Thompson Wary Of Pushing Fullerton Into The Spotlight

COMPARISONS with Stephanie Rice have already begun for exciting Gold Coast teenager Ellen Fullerton - much to national swimming coach Alan Thompson's concern.

Swimmers Not Browned Off As Beaches Clean Up

SYDNEY'S beaches are as clean as they have been in a century, despite a dip in water quality in some popular swimming spots this year, according to the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Housing Plans Put On 10-day Fast Track

BUILDING plans for tens of thousands of single- and double-storey houses, home extensions and swimming pools could be approved in 10 days under a housing code gazetted by the State Government yesterday.

Olympian Swims For Dad In Kerry Ocean Classic

OLYMPIC gold medallist Mark Kerry will take part in an annual ocean swimming event in Wollongong on Sunday, in memory of his father Jim.

Just Watch Your Kids

THE uncle of a "vivacious" and "lively" two-year-old boy who drowned in his family's swimming pool at Charlestown made an emotional plea yesterday to other Hunter families.