Romy Stephens

@KatoombaReview1 Thank you @KatoombaReview1! It was a very interesting hearing to sit in on. Dr Robert Puckett, he visited Aus in 2017: invasives.org.au/media-releases…

The RFS has confirmed at least two homes and one business have been destroyed in yesterday’s fire. @abcnews @NSWRFS abc.net.au/news/2023-12-1…

Firefighters work to put out fire in the roof of a home. @abcnews

More than 80 protesters have been arrested for continuing to block the world's largest coal port over what they say is the failure of government to act on climate change. abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

97-year-old Alan Stewart was among dozens of climate protesters who stayed out on the water today after the protest deadline at the Port of Newcastle. @abcnews

Flood victims, coal miners and students were among the hundreds that paddled out to block the Port of Newcastle today and protest against fossil fuels. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

Family members of people killed in the Hunter Valley bus crash are calling for a federal bus taskforce, like the one that operates in New South Wales. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

Increasing rates are currently adding to the cost of living crisis. The state government has a challenging task ahead to keep them stable while addressing the financial sustainability of councils across NSW. @abcnews @montyjacka_ abc.net.au/news/2023-11-1…

Court documents show a NSW Hunter Valley woman could have been dead for up to three days before her body was found. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-11-0…

Sad to see so many mutton birds washed up on Newcastle beaches this morning but experts say it's not uncommon during their annual migration. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-11-0…

Lovely to work with the ABC Landline team again - and great to cover a story about how science is being used to help bring river red gums back from the brink. @BotanicSydney abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

An extensive land and sea search is underway in the Port Stephens region for a missing helicopter, carrying a man and dog. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

Hundreds of people have attended an emotional memorial service to honour the lives of the 10 people who were killed in the Hunter Valley bus crash earlier this year. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

@MelindaHayter @abcnews Thank you Mel <3

@romysteph @abcnews Cracking pictures, as always. x

Temagog residents Chris Gill and Michael Bryant were up all night on Tuesday trying to protect their properties from the fire. Their houses were saved but the land around them is completely scorched. @abcnews

The Willi Willi Road fire has burned through more than 20,000 hectares. Firefighters have been working tirelessly today but are yet to get it under control. @abcnews

Keely Johnson coming up on @abcnews to provide an update on the Willi Willi Road bushfire.

Snaps of today's anti-offshore wind rally at Nelson Bay 📸 @abcnews

Member for New England Barnaby Joyce is among hundreds of people who have turned up to an anti-offshore wind rally at Nelson Bay in Port Stephens today. @abcnews

Fire and Rescue NSW says this is the first incident of its kind in Aus, after a thermal machine overheated by 500 degrees at Tomago this morning - prompting explosion fears. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-10-0…