It was a dream come true when 12-year-old Noah Pope was pulled from the crowd to perform with The Living End.

A drone photographer captures vision of a tightly packed pod of 11 humpback whales heading south in a race to mate off the NSW mid-north coast.

Authorities say they are still piecing together who was involved in a "violent altercation" that left a man fatally stabbed and another in hospital.

Snowy Hydro says it will need to acquire more funds to deliver the Snowy 2.0 renewable energy project, as costs continue to spiral beyond the previous $10 billion blowout.

The NSW Office of Local Government will investigate the appointment of former state minister Andrew Constance as the CEO of Shoalhaven City Council.

Farmers will pay lower registration fees on the old vehicles they keep on hand to fight fires under a new scheme in NSW.

With more than 100 members and only four rehearsals before showtime, the Big Lost Band is the ultimate musical challenge.