Isla Evans is a reporter in the ABC South East NSW newsroom, filing for radio, TV and online. She was previously based in Port Macquarie as a reporter for ABC Mid North Coast, and has worked as a radio producer at ABC Illawarra.
A coronial inquest into the disappearance of Peter Claux, who went missing on a dog walk on the NSW far south coast, has found he likely died in thick vegetation in a national park a short distance from his car.
A NSW inquiry into the aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has recommended the practice should continue, but the chairwoman who led the inquiry's committee says the final report that has been released is "biased".
Australia's largest supplier of Sydney rock oysters is one of two producers targeted by thieves.
Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, was missing in Kosciuszko National Park before being found with a possible snake bite during a search described as looking for a "pinhead in a haystack".
Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, has not been seen for more than a week. Police were alerted to her disappearance when she failed to return a vehicle she had hired.
Charlie Salvestro lied about his age to join Australia's largest-ever engineering project. His family's connection to the Snowy Hydro Electric Scheme has been passed down generations.
The nation-building Snowy Hydro scheme came at a huge cost for the people of Old Adaminaby, some of whom are still lamenting their loss more than 65 years later.
After hitting peak popularity in the 1960s and 70s many museums have closed or are struggling to keep their doors open. Some blame a generational gap, sparking calls to rethink how to bring history to a younger audience.
Wet winter weather prevents much of the NSW Rural Fire Service's planned hazard reduction burning, but the agency says it is prioritising protecting houses.
A coronial inquest into the death of Andrew Seton, who was an experienced skier missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains, has found police should have started the search earlier.
Kristian White is set face trial in NSW Supreme Court on one count of manslaughter after the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland.
Locals who saw the door from a small plane plummet towards a Far South Coast beach, landing just metres from a fisherman, say it was "a crazy situation to witness".
These First Nations students are the traditional people of the New South Wales Snowy Mountains, yet some of them had never set foot on snow before.
Doug Ingram and Scott McAleer were perfect strangers when they ran into each other on a NSW beach last week. The odds are astronomical, but that same night they both found themselves in the right place at the right time.
Rachel couldn't find a bra that her daughter could put on without help, so she created one — and changed the lives of thousands of women living with disability.
Laila Johnson, 11, was stabbed in London during a random attack last week. Her family says the "strong and resilient" girl is remaining positive and returned to school in Candelo on Thursday.
A judge has ruled that the decision to cull feral horses from the air in the NSW Snowy Mountains "was not inadequate or misleading" and the practice will continue.
Relief for commuters as NSW government backtracks on a plan to cut regional bus subsidies. The move would have seen fares jump from $2.50 to $65 on some south and north coast routes.
The Minns government is being urged to reconsider its decision to cut regional bus subsidies which drastically increases fares and limits transportation options for thousands of passengers on the state's south and north coasts.
Rex says regional flights will continue as the company enters voluntary administration, but the situation has left doctors like Bega-based surgeon Matthew Nott feeling nervous.
A coronial inquest into the death of Canberra man Andrew Seton, who was an experienced skier missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains, hears he "ought to have been identified as a missing person".
The adequacy of police search efforts for Canberra man Andrew Seton, who was an experienced skier missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains, is at the centre of the coronial inquest into his death.
A court has reversed the burden of proof in a long-running legal battle over cultural fishing rights between First Nations people and the NSW government.
A search is underway for a missing 23-year-old man after the boat he was on overturned at Lake Macquarie. Three other men who were on the boat were saved.
A community in New South Wales gets undressed to help its beloved aged care facility. The town of 2,000 people raised nearly $350,000 through fundraising efforts to reopen the centre for its elderly.