Summer holidays are the perfect time for families to come together – and that goes for dolphins as well.
A large pod of the marine mammals gathered off Seven Mile Beach near Forster on NSW's Mid North Coast.
In total, around 30 dolphins were spotted riding the waves.
Daniel Lukic captured the stunning sight with his drone.
"Has Forster turned it on this morning! The water is insane and I've never seen so many dolphins in my life," he posted online.
Watch the video in the player above.
The body of a well-respected South Australian local who went missing in floodwaters has been found.
Police were told Robert Westbrook, 78, went missing while yabby fishing near his Loxton North property just after 1.30pm on Monday.
The dry land farmer's capsized boat was spotted by a neighbour, prompting a rigorous search.
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Emergency services searched until last light and restarted their search this morning.
Police divers retrieved Westbrook's body in flood plains near the river just before 8.30am on Tuesday.
"Adjacent to where he was found was an upturned dinghy along with his vehicle parked nearby as well, so look, a really tragic set of circumstances," Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott said.
"We don't know exactly what's happened at this point in time."
Officers said there are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
Locals have remembered the beloved husband and grandfather after he was pulled from the water that he loved.
"A likeable bloke and someone who really enjoyed life in the community and enjoyed being with people," former mayor and friend Leon Stasinowsky said.
"He's very well known within the community, the family have been here for generations as well.
"A great person and a great family so it certainly saddens me but certainly a great shock to the community that this has happened."
A young Perth woman accused of choking her seven-month-old baby has faced court.
Holly Anne Maxwell, 26, was charged with two counts of impeding another person's normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to the neck.
She is also accused of threatening to kill and impeding the infant's normal breathing or blood circulation by blocking the nose or mouth.
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Maxwell was granted bail in Joondalup Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The offences allegedly occurred between June 2022 and January 2023.
"Police were made aware of the alleged abuse on January 9 and the woman was subsequently arrested, charged and held in custody pending her first court appearance," a Western Australian police spokesman said.
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The child was taken to Perth Children's Hospital for medical assessment.
The woman is due to reappear in the same court on January 20.
The daughter of a woman missing south-west of Brisbane is holding on to hope 12 days after the 74-year-old disappeared.
Kate Mandala's family today joined escalating pleas to check properties, sheds and backyards for the missing woman, who recently moved from Africa and doesn't speak English.
Ipswich District Inspector James Bromley said more than 1400 homes had been doorknocked since Mandala went missing from the Ipswich suburb of Augustine Heights on December 30.
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Georgina Zyabu, speaking with a supporter's hand on her shoulder and surrounded by others, today thanked the hundreds of people who'd fruitlessly helped the search for her mum.
"I also would like to thank the police, the community and everyone who has been working tirelessly for mum," she said.
"We still hold on hope that mum, she's okay.
"I would appreciate everyone keep an eye out in their backyards."
Everyone living or visiting the Spring Mountain, Springfield Central, Springfield Lakes, Augustine Heights and Brookwater areas has been urged to check their properties amid concerns Mandala might not respond to her name.
Bromley said more than 600 State Emergency Service volunteers were involved in the search, which was in its 12th day today.
"Kate is a mum, a sister, an aunty of a family here in our local community and it is quite distressing when any member of your family goes missing and especially for this period of time," Bromley said.
"But we are hopeful that Kate is out there. She's quite fit and we will hopefully find her alive."
The widespread search has involved ATVs, drones, the police helicopter and even a loudspeaker playing a loop of a message to Mandala in her own language from her family.
The recording was played in Paul Tully Park, Spring Mountain, where Kate was last seen about 10am on December 30.
Bromley said searchers were focusing their efforts on bushland in Spring Mountain.
"There's a lot of walking tracks, mountain bike tracks and horseback tracks," he said.
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"So anyone that's using those tracks over the next few days, if they can be vigilant and keep an eye out for Kate."
Zyabu said members of her church had been praying for Mandala.
"It has been very difficult for all of us … but we are desperately looking to find and we'll be thankful for any information that could help police to find Mum, bring Mum home," she said.
Anyone who sees Mandala should call triple zero immediately.
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In the depths of the Australian Reptile Park, on NSW's Central Coast, lies a snake that can "pack a punch" with one bite.
"Shazza", a common death adder, has smashed records during her latest health check and milking – delivering a venom yield of epic proportions.
When she bit into the vial she produced an impressive 270mg of venom.
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"That's enough to kill over 60 adult men," operations manager Billy Collett said.
"My previous record for death adder venom extraction was 160mg and as the only place in the world to milk common death adders for their venom, this has got to be a new world record.
"Death adders also have the longest fangs than any other Australian snake so you can imagine that a single bite would definitely pack a punch."
Shazza also passed her health check with flying colours.
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She is 102 centimetres long and weighs a whopping 1.41 kilograms.
"On average, death adders weigh 700g so this incredible animal is almost double the weight," Collett said.
The Australian Reptile Park is the only facility in the world that milks Australian terrestrial land snakes for the production of antivenom.
Venom is extracted from five groups of venomous snakes; taipans, brown snakes, tiger snakes, death adders and black snakes.
The program is credited with saving hundreds of lives across the country each year.
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Two venomous snakes have been captured on camera as the pair were locked in a fierce fight in Adelaide's south.
Walkers were enjoying the warm weather in Onkaparinga River Recreation Park when they spotted a brown snake and a red-bellied black snake fighting on the weekend.
The pair were wrestling just two metres off the walking trail.
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The woman who recorded the video said "the brown snake had the whole head of the red-bellied black snake in its mouth and was squeezing and pulsing".
"Look how many times the brown is wrapped around it," the woman said in the video.
"One, two, three – I reckon it's wrapped around like six times.
"Oh, mate."
It is not clear which snake ended up winning the fight.
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