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Giant pig to be pushed 200km for charity

In a slightly different type of pork-barrelling, farmers, rural women and footy players will push a giant papier-mâché pig through country NSW to raise money for country kids' futures.

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Rye Park Wind Farm in doubt after department releases conditions

The NSW planning authority recommends the green light for a major wind farm in the state's south, but wants to cut the number of proposed turbines.

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Division over Rye Park wind farm

A planning panel is urged to reinstate 25 turbines that are slated to be axed from a major wind farm proposed for the NSW south-west slopes.

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ANZAC Painters: Australian art honours World War 1 Fallen

Australian troops suffered heavily in mighty battles in northern France one hundred years ago. This year, Australian art will feature in Bullecourt as part of ANZAC Centenary Commemorations.

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Artists' Anzac tribute to digger who fought at battle for Bullecourt

An Australian digger is being honoured with art in the village of Bullecourt, France next week — a century after he was killed there in one of the major battles of the Somme campaign of World War I.

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Breaking down the city-country divide through Landcare

Boorowa farmers and kids are repaying city Landcare helpers over the past 17 years.

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Major wind farm approved in southern NSW

A controversial wind farm in southern New South Wales is approved, but 17 turbines have been cut to allay visual and environmental concerns.

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Clean Water: Cleaner drinking water for livestock

Polluted dams cause a range of diseases in sheep and cattle but an economical treatment developed by a retired Sydney-based chemist provides cleaner drinking water for livestock.

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GrainCorp closes NSW's Ariah Park, Boorowa and Matong silos

GrainCorp has announced it will not open grain receival sites at Ariah Park, Matong and Boorowa this harvest.

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'I've suffered my whole life': Living with borderline personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder can be a debilitating mental illness, but thanks to a new collaborative approach to treating personality disorders, help is more accessible to patients and families and...

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Paradise from a desert, the proven benefits of regenerative agriculture

While many farmers are struggling with drought, others have found a pathway to recovery by partnering with nature instead of trying to control it.

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Regenerative farming has helped transform the landscape of dry properties

Boorowa farmer David Marsh began adopting regenerative practices in 1999, increasing native vegetation and tree coverage on his property from just 3 per cent to 20 per cent.

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Cherry wine taking off in the 'Little Italy' of New South Wales

Cherry wine is taking off in the Hilltops wine region, which has been dubbed the 'Little Italy' of New South Wales.

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'It's like we're on a cliff': Rural towns and businesses struggling as the...

As the drought spreads, spending in country towns continues to drop and rural businesses are suffering. As shops close, the owners of those that remain open hope they'll get more support in coming weeks.

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These four white bumps in Boorowa are key to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite...

Some Australians were the first to sign up for a new satellite internet service this week, but it won't go online until later in 2021.

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Could giant drones and driverless vehicles prevent chemical spray drift?

Giant drones and robotic sprayers might sound like something from an alien world, but they are helping crop farmers to reduce damaging spray drift. 

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Expectant family personally offers rental subsidy in hopes of finding an...

A regional NSW family, expecting their third child, are funding a rental subsidy from their own pocket to entice a new obstetrician to the region.

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'If we don't make hard decisions now we will go bankrupt': Controversially...

Hilltops Council looks to increase rates, consult on job cuts, and divest assets as it tries to return its budget to surplus.

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Two NSW seats under coalition control could fuel Australia's renewable energy...

Two New South Wales federal seats held by Coalition MPs have been identified as having the most potential in Australia for renewable energy generation. 

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'Stoked, lost for words': New Mayor of Orange among council winners declared

Long-time councillor Jason Hamling has been elected as Mayor of NSW's Orange City Council.

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Carbon Frontier: The decision to trade or save soil carbon

Soil is being called the new frontier in the emerging carbon economy. Carbon credits from agriculture are in high demand from big polluters, investment firms and corporations, but should farmers keep...

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Serious neck injury for former Cronulla Sharks NRL player

Former Cronulla NRL winger Nathan Stapleton is in the spinal ward of Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney after fracturing his neck playing country rugby union.

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Flash flood victims clean up after 'total chaos' sees cars, furniture and...

Terrifying flash floods have ripped out trees, smashed cars into bridges and washed away furniture in the NSW Riverina and Southern Tablelands — leaving businesses and residents to clean up the mess.

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Magnitude-4 earthquake hits rural NSW, residents 'thought a plane had dropped...

A shallow earthquake hits the NSW South West Slopes, with some residents close to the epicentre describing the sound as "like 20 gas bottles exploding at once".

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After trialling a GP model in NSW, its health minister is furious it was...

A New South Wales minister says it "absolutely beggars belief" that a federal program to assist with GP recruitment trialled in the state is being expanded to Tasmania — but not to other NSW regions.

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