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Romy Gilbert

@GilbertRomy

~~~tweeting on behalf of myself~~~

 Sydney, New South Wales
Joined September 2018
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I am taking a year off from news reporting after six (relentless?) years. It’s been a while ride since I started out in Tamworth amid a global pandemic. I am off to give motherhood a crack - any tips? Go on, I know you have some. Turning the news off now. (As if).
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I can’t believe I need a premium account to fix my “while ride” typo. You know what I mean.
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Sydney bushwalker bitten twice by a giant brown snake, pressure bandage applied, anti-venom arrives from hospital in 45 minutes. Lucky to be alive. abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/b…
'Incredibly lucky' bushwalker survives bites from giant brown snake

'Incredibly lucky' bushwalker survives bites from giant brown snake

Swift-acting bushwalkers and emergency crews "absolutely" saved a woman bitten twice by an eastern brown snake as she hiked on the NSW south coast.

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Wait for aged care bed destroyed my dying dad's dignity, daughter says

Wait for aged care bed destroyed my dying dad's dignity, daughter says

Renee Santos says her father waited for three months at Wollongong Hospital for a bed in a residential aged care facility. About 830 people are waiting in New South Wales hospitals for aged care beds...

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"Andrew Constance, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting Australians have spoken on the energy transition and his party needs to be "pro-environment". @GilbertRomy #auspol abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/a…
'Community has spoken' on energy future, says defeated Andrew Constance

'Community has spoken' on energy future, says defeated Andrew Constance

The Liberal candidate, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting his party needs to be "pro-environment".

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Antony Green callas it for Labor at 8.27pm. Here at ALP HQ for Gilmore in Currarong lots of celebrations 🥳
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Manildra Group put on notice after documents reveal dozens of dangerous injuries at its Bomaderry plant prior to a dramatic grain silo collapse. Great story by @GilbertRomy abc.net.au/news/2025-02-06/s…
Documents reveal dozens of serious incidents at silo collapse site

Documents reveal dozens of serious incidents at silo collapse site

Freedom of Information documents show 55 dangerous incidents and 31 serious injuries occurred at one of the Manildra Group's agribusiness sites between 2020 and 2024.

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This is such a sad story. Update on Ulladulla man Blake D'Ombrain who broke his neck and injured his spine after jumping off a jetty into a sandbank on New Year's Eve. abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/b…
Man on life support after NYE jetty jump faces long hospital recovery

Man on life support after NYE jetty jump faces long hospital recovery

Blake D'Ombrain, 19, broke his neck after jumping headfirst into a sandbank off a popular jetty on New Year's Eve.

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A multi-agency search has failed to locate a fisherman missing off Windang Island, near Wollongong. abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/i…
Wind delays search for missing fisherman off NSW Illawarra coast

Wind delays search for missing fisherman off NSW Illawarra coast

Sixty-three-year-old Tony Andeliero's fishing boat was found floating unattended on Friday. The search is expected to resume on Monday pending weather conditions.

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So glad this absolute gun of a court reporter has been recognised and celebrated for her hard and brilliant work covering the worst of the worst. @gracecrivellaro
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A big congratulations to my good friend and court nemesis @gracecrivellaro who was crowned Australian Community Media's young journalist of the year last night. Thoroughly deserved for her hard work and excellent court coverage in the @illawarramerc.
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Three silos with around 2,500 tonnes of grain have split open at Manildra’s Bomaderry plant…. Wheat be pourin into the Shoalhaven River. I hitched a ride on a boat and took some 🤳📸
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Update from @GilbertRomy and I - Collapse of two wheat silos put third at risk #Manildra #Bomaderry - more photos in story abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/m…… via @ABCaustralia

30m-high silo falls into river after double collapse, third in jeopardy amid massive wheat spill

Two silos collapsed at Manildra's plant at Bomaderry, NSW overnight, spewing thousands of tonnes of wheat near the Shoalhaven River. Authorities say a third silo containing 500 tonnes of wheat has...

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This is not going to go down well. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has approved cutting down a treasured forest at Manyana near Ulladulla to make way for 153 houses. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-20/m…
Community 'bitterly disappointed' as endangered forest to be cleared for housing

Community 'bitterly disappointed' as endangered forest to be cleared for housing

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has approved the development of a South Coast NSW forest after four years of community fighting. 

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Jayden Walmsley-Hume, 20, and his mother Katie Walmsley, 40, have been found guilty of running down & killing18-year-old Taj Hart in their ute in Nowra in February 2022. #hitandrun abc.net.au/news/2024-08-13/t…
Mother, son guilty of murdering teenager in 'revenge' hit-and-run

Mother, son guilty of murdering teenager in 'revenge' hit-and-run

Jayden Walmsley-Hume, 20, and his mother Katie Walmsley, 40, have been found guilty of seeking out and running down Taj Hart in their ute on a suburban south coast New South Wales street in February...

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Jemma Tribe has resigned from the Liberal Party over claims she was told to go on a crash diet and to make way for male candidates. @kelfuller abc.net.au/news/2024-08-01/l…
NSW mayoral candidate quits Liberal Party after 'crash diet' jibe

NSW mayoral candidate quits Liberal Party after 'crash diet' jibe

A senior female member of a NSW regional branch of the Liberal Party resigns over claims she was told to go on a crash diet and to make way for male candidates.

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Total rainfall figures for current event. Currarong 251 ml, Vincentia 246 ml, Tomerong 232 ml. 📷 @GilbertRomy @abcnews #SanctuaryPoint 🌧️
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Waminda midwives in the NSW South Coast are the first privately employed midwives to birth the babies of First Nations women in a public hospital. ⁦⁦@ABCIndigenous⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/b…
Aboriginal-led midwifery practice reclaims birthing rights for First Nations women

Aboriginal-led midwifery practice reclaims birthing rights for First Nations women

Midwives from Aboriginal Women's health centre Waminda will now be allowed to help First Nations women like Emma Ardler give birth at Shoalhaven Hospital after previous restrictions were lifted. 

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Aboriginal-led midwifery practice reclaims birthing rights for First Nations women @WamindaSthCoast abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/b… via @ABCaustralia reporting by @GilbertRomy
Aboriginal-led midwifery practice reclaims birthing rights for First Nations women

Aboriginal-led midwifery practice reclaims birthing rights for First Nations women

Midwives from Aboriginal Women's health centre Waminda will now be allowed to help First Nations women like Emma Ardler give birth at Shoalhaven Hospital after previous restrictions were lifted. 

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Tourists warned of the dangers taking ‘selfies’ in potentially dangerous locations after foreign national is washed off rocks & drowns near Kiama. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-15/b…
Overseas tourist drowns after being swept into the sea while taking photos on Bombo rock ledge

Overseas tourist drowns after being swept into the sea while taking photos on Bombo rock ledge

The three Bangladeshi tourists were taking photos at the instafamous Bombo Headland Quarry rock ledge when a large wave washed them into the ocean.

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