Lightning Ridge draws many who hope to find precious opal, writes Kara Segedin.

Divine ethnic eateries, vintage markets, great bookshops - even gothic cemeteries... dodge the tourists and head for Sydney's diverse inner suburbs, says Kerri Jackson.

Australian Fashion Week celebrated its 15th year last week - Viva reports from the back row.

The prime suspect in the murder of NZ-born nurse Michelle Beets has gone public to profess his innocence.

Stop kidding yourself, The Australian Heart Foundation says, there is no cardiovascular health benefit from eating chocolate or drinking red wine.

Annah Stretton, the last New Zealand designer to show at Australian Fashion Week, proved that fashion can be deep.

Kate Sylvester's new collection is simple, subtle and swooney, writes Zoe Walker.

The star of Underbelly's third season is an infamous stretch of asphalt, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A bold Aztec print featured heavily throughout Stolen Girlfriends Club's show at Australian Fashion Week, as did diamante encrusted bandannas...

Viva's Zoe Walker blogs from Australian Fashion Week in Sydney...

A Chinese gymnast, now living in Huntly, has been stripped of an Olympic bronze medal for being too young during the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

A Super City logo judge's artist son says even his dad was disappointed with the designs submitted and has created his own alternative logo.

Australian Fashion Week starts next week and some of our top designers will be there to showcase their goods. Viva looks at what else will be hot and happening on the runway this year.

Michelle Beets, who worked in a Sydney hospital's A&E, was found on the patio of her home after neighbours reported screaming.