The family booked a day trip with the Sigatoka River Safari company and on September 9 jumped on board a jet boat ready to take part.

The tour involves a return trip on a jet boat to a Fijian village and is popular with many tourists who visit the country.

However, while travelling to the village, the family witnessed the boat ahead hit rocks in shallow water and flip, trapping its occupants underneath.

What the Leeton family did next helped save lives.

Tuesday is the first day for the region's biggest agricultural event, the Henty Field Machinery Field Days.

On Monday, at least 800 exhibitors were making their final preparations at more than 1200 sites ahead of the gates at the 51st annual Henty Machinery Field Days being thrown back on Tuesday morning.

Are you going? You're sure to find a lot of good people - and plenty of new things to look at  - when you get there.

Check out this gallery of past field days to get you geared up for the three big days.

Wagga's Little Big Day Out will once again clash with the opening day of the Wagga show, but organisers of both events don't believe the double-up is going to affect crowd numbers.

A policeman was belted with a bottle and hit from behind as he dealt with the aftermath of an out-of-control Kooringal party at the weekend.

1846: Neptune is officially discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

1879: Baldwin steam motor tram is first tried in Sydney.

1889: Nintendo is founded, and begins producing Hanafuda playing cards in Kyoto.

1940: HMAS Australia begins action against Vichy French at Dakar, West Africa.

1942: General Thomas Blamey, a Wagga native, is appointed Commander in Chief of Allied land forces in New Guinea. Blamey came into conflict with his commander, the American General MacArthur, who had become Prime Minister Curtin's principle military advisor. The United States forces were kept out of the Australian land commanders hands throughout the war in the Pacific. However, one historian wrote that Blamey's career was marked by "year upon year of wise decisions, stubborn determination to further the interests of Australia, and a deep concern for the well-being of his soldiers".

1993: Sydney was officially announced as the venue for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games at the 101st IOC Session in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Sydney was selected over Beijing after four rounds of voting.

Good morning. Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.

Sad news on the NSW south coast where a 10-year-old boy died after a sand dune collapsed on him, the latest developments involving the Islamic State, all the wash up from Monday night's surprise Brownlow Medal result, and, by way of light relief, a TV reporter dropping the F-bomb and quitting live on air.

MANDURAH, WA: It was the result none of the experts predicted; West Coast Eagle Matt Priddis claimed the 2014 Brownlow Medal. Read more + check out the red carpet photos

BALLARAT, VIC: Your cheap bread comes at a cost. Woolworths' decision to slash its home brand white loaf price to 85 cents could “wipe out” local businesses, a Victorian baker says. Read more

NEWCASTLE, NSW:  A Hunter Valley winery has been fined more than $200,000 over the explosion that claimed the lives of winemaker Trevor Drayton and welder Eddie Orgo. Read more

NATIONAL, QLD: For 80 minutes in November, the most powerful man in the world will be able to add Brisbane airspace to the list of things under his control. Read more

NATIONAL: Wow. Half of the men and one third of women in Australia will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. Read more

WOLLONGONG, NSW: When you think of Wollongong, a one-time steel city on the east coast of Australia, does downtown Manhattan come to mind? Perhaps it should, says Wollongong's mayor. Read more

BATHURST, NSW: A central western NSW diocese is currently involved in legal action over failure to repay a $24 million debt. Read more

WODONGA, VIC: Life without the internet for more than a year is starting to take a toll on school, work and family life, say two Victorian mothers. Read more

BENDIGO, VIC: How would you feel if your council spent $28,370 on a seat. The City of Greater Bendigo has - and it's defended its decision. Read more

MAITLAND, NSW: A man will be sentenced in November after pleading guilty to spitting on a taxi ­driver as he unleased an alcohol-fuelled, racial tirade ­on him outside Maitland train station. Read more

EDEN, NSW: A 10-year-old Wyndham boy has died after school holiday fun went tragically wrong near Eden on Monday. Read more and watch the video

6am: Morning all, we'll get the coffees in - short black?

CANBERRA: Islamic State's rallying call for its followers to kill all non-believers in the West is designed – as always – to terrorise, but the diatribe from its chief spokesman released on Monday is also revealing in betraying the weakness and fears of the terrorist group itself. Read more

BALLARAT: Incidents of sexual assaults, bullying and threats have been reported as impacting students and teachers in Ballarat’s public school system during the past four years. Read more

ORANGE: A councillor is appalled and embarrassed a hospital the size of Orange’s has no designated palliative care unit. Read more

MELBOURNE: Check out the greatest ever AFL moments and vote for your favourite in our poll too. Click here 

CANBERRA: Australians have been warned that their freedoms might have to be restricted for the sake of national security, as the government prepares to introduce counter-terrorism laws to crack down on Australians fighting for militant or terrorist groups. Read more

SYDNEY: Banks and credit unions are in close talks with Visa to work out whether they will have to give up some of their estimated $9 billion in payments revenue to Apple. Read more

NEW YORK: Australia has restated its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 5 per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, at a meeting of the top 17 economies in New York hosted by United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Read more

LONDON: If you've ever caught the Tube, you just might have wondered ... can I run between one stop and the next on the Circle Line and pick up the Tube again? It's a game called #RaceTheTube. Watch until the end for the commuters' reactions!

UNITED STATES: Another day, another nude celebrity photo hacking experience. This time 28-year-old Texan Amber Heard is among the victims. She is, of course, the fiance of Johnny Depp.

Caley McPherson, an Eden Marine High School HSC student, is a writer in the making. She entered a short story competition and finished up carrying off first prize. The title of her award-winning piece? "The Escape". Read more