Good News

Coleen Kehoe became a paraplegic after a mountain bike riding accident. Adaptive bikes and trails have helped her, and husband Rick, get back on the track together. 

A small town in the centre of Queensland's South Burnett wine region is enjoying an economic revival and tranquil lifestyle for residents.

The program is teaching 20 First Nations and Indo-Pacific women sports commentary and mobile journalism at Brisbane Stadium during the Women's World Cup. 

Trained pooches will make weekly visits to a hospital in north-west Victoria, to cheer up patients and staff who might be feeling stressed or lonely.

These players have a training story to cherish for a lifetime after Caitlin Foord dropped in on her old club to dazzle them and the TV cameras with her skills.

When Carly Moore walks out onto the diamond in Canada this week, she will become the first South Australian to represent Australia at a Women's Baseball World Cup. She's hoping to inspire more local females to step up to the plate.

Retired mine worker Trevor Barry, who has been observing Saturn from his own backyard with the observatory he built himself, is only the second Australian to win the highest possible accolade for amateur astronomy.

An ecologist says she's surprised the elusive monotremes are surviving so close to residents and urban development.

A new initiative funded by the federal government is helping people living with disabilities and charities connect to reap the mutual benefits of volunteering. 

It's a busy Saturday night and a group has set up a pop-up gazebo tent, chairs and a first aid kit. Their mission is to help people enjoying a night out get home safely.

A crab-tying champion and a couple on their perpetual honeymoon try to explain why this out-of-the-way Queensland hamlet is paradise.

Marion Patterson was scouted while stacking chairs two years ago. Now, she graces the catwalk with her junglefowl Dreaming dance and extraordinarily unique style.

Six months ago, Kim Rea couldn't swim 50 metres without losing his breath, but today he'll be the oldest participant to swim a treacherous stretch of water between Point Nepean and Point Lonsdale in Victoria.

Six years ago, a shattered hand meant Phoebe Knell was looking at the end of her football career. Her determination kept her in the game and now she's reached a major milestone.

After growing up with her fire-eating dad and knife-throwing brother, entertaining is in Julie Honey's blood. The former clown now tours with two tiny trick dogs and isn't ready to quit circus life yet.

A family says a flat pack bungalow assembled in their Moe backyard gave their daughter the space she needed to complete high school. 

Ex-pro bullrider, blacksmith and keen horseman Darrell Bossley took up jousting at 66. When people ask him why then, he replies: "Because it's easier than starting at 67".

Named Milo the Milestone Devil, the four-month-old joey was discovered during a regular pouch inspection, meaning the wildlife sanctuary has produced 500 joeys since it was launched on the mainland during 2011.

It's a long way from anywhere, but Thargomindah in outback Queensland — population 243 — goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure residents don't desert the town.

War veterans battling post-traumatic stress disorder are training their own assistance dogs, and it's making a big difference to their lives.

These friends say making social connections within a community like Port Lincoln unlocks the "wonders" only locals know while addressing the region's need for health professionals.

An endurance ride that attracted the likes of cattleman RM Williams during the 1980s is back. While some things have changed, the Winton to Longreach Endurance Ride is still a show of strength, grit, and horsemanship.

About a decade ago, a family-run dairy committed to providing milk for a school breakfast program. It's been fuelling kids ever since.

A rag-tag team of engineers, commercial divers and rev-heads have driven 7km under water across the Darwin Harbour, in a stunt they claim has broken two world records.

On South Australia's wild Limestone Coast seaweed is abundant. Due to the southern ocean's nutrient-rich Bonney Upwelling there are more types of seaweed here than elsewhere in the world, making it the ideal subject for a local art project.