Hannah Okoye

Steam column surges skyward from a geyser basin

Water and steam kept bursting from a rocky basin on a volcanic plateau for minutes on end.

Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring opening

Empty trams are now running through the small hours on the 4.2 km Line 2 extension to Northfield, as engineers check brakes, signals and platform edges before passengers board next spring.

Asher Valley wheat harvest beats five-year average despite a wet spring

Farmers in the Asher Valley have brought in a wheat crop well above recent averages, figures from the Growers' Cooperative show, after a dry, warm finish to the summer rescued fields that were waterlogged at sowing.

The Asher Valley rail trail: a gentle two-day cycling break along a former railway

A 64-kilometre traffic-free route follows the old branch line from Wrenhaven to Tarnmere, with flat gradients, cafés in former stations and a village inn halfway.

Volunteer-built app maps step-free routes for wheelchair users

More than 300 volunteers have surveyed kerbs, ramps and slopes across central Wrenhaven, and the free app now plans routes that avoid steps and steep hills.

Night sky and space: from the stars to Earth's lights

The Milky Way, star trails and auroras photographed from the International Space Station.