A driver is lucky to be alive after his car crashed into fencing near the Hurstville railway station, with a metal pole piercing through the front windscreen. The man, aged in his 70s, was taken to St George Hospital in a stable condition. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/sydney #Hurstville #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

Kiama - The Picnic Train Is On The Way! 😃 Limited tickets are still available for our upcoming Kiama Picnic Train tours this May. Book your seats now at www.picnictrain.com.au For everyone wanting to take a photo of The Picnic Train as we steam by, here is our timetable: Sydenham dep 9.40am Hurstville dep 9.55am Sutherland dep 10.15am Wollongong dep 11.30am Kiama arr 12.35pm Kiama dep 4.15pm Wollongong arr 5.15pm Sutherland arr 6.40pm Hurstville arr 6.55pm Sydenham arr 7.20pm Tag us in all your

Train services to and from Martin Place have been cancelled. Passengers are being told to go to Central station for services to Hurstville, Cronulla, Waterfall or the South Coast. There are no train services east of Martin Place. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/Sydney #SydneyTrains #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

The Prime Minister says he has committed $253.5M from the 'congestion-busting fund' to upgrade commuter parking facilities at train stations in Hurstville, Gosford, Woy Woy and Panania. Other commitments: - $95M will be spent upgrading The Horsley Drive. - $50M to widen King Georges Road - $50M to improve Homebush Bay Drive - $4.5M to improve the intersection of Blaxland & Balaclava Road in Eastwood - Improvements to the intersection of Waratah Street and the Princes Highway www.7plus.com.au/new