Is this the ultimate scarecrow to move marauding corellas on?
Australian raptors like the wedge-tailed eagle and peregrine falcon are natural predators of corellas and other cockatoos. Now they are being deployed to keep them away.
View ArticleUnder increasing risk, riverside caravan parks rebuild to withstand future...
Flood-ravaged caravan parks devastated last spring are still rebuilding, but efforts are not being rushed as riverside operators examine ways to remain viable in the face of climate change.
View ArticleFirst pelican breeding frenzy at lake since 1999 sustained by buying water...
A group of scientists finds despite billions of dollars spent on the Murray Darling Basin Plan, many of the indicators used to measure whether the environment is receiving enough water have been...
View ArticleStudy finds rivers missing out on key environmental flows
Over $7bn has been spent trying to increase the amount of water going to parts of the Murray-Darling basin, but scientists say not enough is getting there.
View ArticleTens of thousands of Australians hit the streets in support of the October 14...
From Sydney to Broome, to Burnie and Townsville, Australians have hit the streets in a show of support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.
View ArticlePolice searching for gunman wanted on kidnap charges near Yarrawonga
A man who fired a gun when police attempted to arrest him in northern Victoria yesterday is now believed to be travelling in a stolen ute after an armed robbery in Yarrawonga this morning.
View ArticlePolice seek suspect after man was allegedly set alight at Deniliquin Ute...
Police say a 22-year-old man suffered significant facial burns after he was allegedly set on fire by another man attempting to ignite an aerosol can.
View ArticleTeenager charged after man allegedly set on fire at Deniliquin Ute Muster...
On Monday evening an 18-year-old man handed himself in to Wagga Wagga police station where he was charged with three offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
View Article'Timely and lovely' rain puts smiles on the faces of NSW farmers
Some in the state have endured the driest periods in decades and say the falls will put them in good stead for the summer to come.
View ArticleThe largest asteroid crater ever found could be under a country town in...
Researchers say an asteroid impact crater up to 520 kilometres in diameter could lie under a the town of Deniliquin.
View Article'This is not good for any student': NSW hit with major shortage of casual...
A major casual teacher shortage means almost 10,000 lessons are happening without adequate educational support in public schools across New South Wales every day. Here's how it could affect your...
View ArticleShocked by 'horrendous' war, a farmer has inspired his country town to...
Deniliquin has become sister cities with a Ukrainian agricultural hub, thanks to a passionate plea from a local who urged his council to support the war-ravaged nation.
View ArticleFarmers take water buyback fight to the streets to keep communities alive
Irrigators who have for more than a decade been fighting "death by 1,000 cuts" water buybacks say it won't just be those on farms who are hurt by proposed changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
View ArticleGoing against the flow: The argument for water buybacks to help farmers and...
Farmers have blocked NSW streets with tractors to protest water buybacks but some continue to support them, as an academic claims they are three times cheaper than saving water through infrastructure...
View ArticleStorms that sent a 'torrent of water' through homes eases in parts of NSW but...
As wild weather that brought flash flooding to parts of New South Wales eases, a thunderstorm warning remains in place for much of the state and authorities continue to respond to emergencies.
View ArticleFlooding at Deniliquin
Emergency services say more than 20 homes have been affected by flooding at Deniliquin, in south-western NSW.
View ArticleLandslide, rising rivers as Victoria battens down while NSW, Qld towns count...
Flood threats remain in parts of the NSW south-east hammered by a severe weather system now moving into Victoria, where days of heavy rain is expected.
View ArticleGifts, sentimental items, envelopes of cash stolen from underneath...
87-year-old Betty Murphy is "frightened and upset" after gifts for her family and friends were stolen during the night from her unit in a retirement home.
View Article'Gunshot wounds, snake bites': The young women swapping city life to learn...
Vet Michelle Noga moved from Sydney to regional NSW, and says living in a country town brings more than just career benefits.
View ArticleMan accused of murdering sister and setting her body alight believed she was...
Jason Raymond Patterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering his sister in the front yard of their Deniliquin home in late 2021, with his trial expected to centre around whether he was suffering a...
View ArticleYoung doctors going bush to kickstart careers as options for country medical...
While a shortage of doctors is compromising the health of people living outside Australia's big cities, rural medical schools hope to change this by showing country kids they can have successful...
View ArticleAccused murderer tells police he 'had to' kill his sister Jody James in video...
A Supreme Court jury has been played a video where Jason Patterson tells police "I just had to cut her f***ing head off" after being arrested for killing his sister on the front lawn of their...
View ArticleGrowing Country Doctors: Regionally based medical schools helping to overcome...
Regionally based medical schools could help overcome the critical doctor shortage in country areas.
View ArticleMan who killed sister outside home was 'out of reality' at the time, expert says
Forensic psychiatrists tell a jury Jason Raymond Patterson was not aware his actions were wrong when he violently killed his sister — who he believed to be possessed — on the front lawn of their...
View ArticleFormer butcher who killed sister in violent attack not criminally...
Jason Patterson, who killed his half-sister while experiencing a psychotic episode in late 2021, will be transported to a secure mental health facility, where he will be kept until he is deemed safe to...
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