Outdoor Recreational Activities

The ABC has spoken to six fishmongers who have had to increase prices after the WA government's demersal fishing ban, with consumers set to pay 10 to 40 per cent more for most species this Easter.

The small volunteer-run club in Sydney's Sutherland Shire says the sudden hike will force it to close its doors. 

Rowers have had to move their training and a boat operator has held off bookings after high levels of E. coli were detected alongside dead fish on a stretch of the River Torrens in Adelaide.

Phillip Ellis Wells was solo diving roughly 7 kilometres off the east coast of Tasmania when he noticed a shadow pass overhead.

SA Health is urging people with gastroenteritis symptoms not to visit public swimming pools after eight cases at one swimming centre, including one child who was hospitalised and another who also visited the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.

A ski racing event which was advertised to go ahead this weekend in South Australia's Riverland has been cancelled by organisers at the 11th hour. 

A water ski racing group has planned an alleged unsanctioned racing event in South Australia, which the state's Department for Infrastructure and Transport says it has not approved. It comes as the peak body for the sport has nationally suspended racing due to safety concerns.

An Alice Springs teenager who grew up with cycling program Bikes Mwerre is now sharing his knowledge with the next generation. It's a full-circle moment for the outback program built on pride, skills and belonging.

The 65-year-old Victorian man who died while cave diving in South Australia's south-east has been described as "fastidious" and as having a dark sense of humour, as an internal investigation is launched into what led to his death.

The body of a man who died while cave diving in South Australia's south-east on Sunday has now been recovered, police say.

Thai cave rescue hero Dr Richard Harris is among a team of cave diving specialists on hand to retrieve the body of a Victorian man trapped in one of Australia's longest underwater caves.

There are a multitude of physical and mental benefits that come with hiking and connecting with nature — but for people with disability across Australia, accessing the outdoors is often difficult.

Canberra's only water park will remain closed for the summer despite promises by the site's owners it would reopen by mid-November.

A documentary following a young man's epic 500-kilometre run over seven days is nominated for awards at six international film festivals.

Nepali runner Sangé Sherpa returns to the Grampians with an unconventional race tactic and a global field of competitors chasing him. 

The Victorian government clarifies rock climbing bans remain in place in the Grampians and other sites after a message spread online that the bans "were off".

From the iconic tale of Christopher McCandless, to an Alaskan's death-defying dance in the Australian desert, to extreme reality TV shows, we're obsessed with survival. So what is it about these stories that we find so fascinating?

E-bike hire businesses across NSW say they may be forced out of business as they struggle to meet strict new rules designed to make them safer.

High above the Scenic Rim, Lisa Bradley soars. She's one of the few hang-gliding instructors left in Australia. But her journey to the skies began on the ground, when she was hit by a car.

A Victorian prospector has literally struck gold while making a tutorial video on the subject in WA's Goldfields, unearthing a 7-ounce nugget.