Guests are being urged to look up this spring at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. As avid twitchers gear up for one of the biggest weeks in the bird-watching calendar, BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count, there’s no better place to whip out the binoculars. “Taronga...
Northern croppers have a lot to think about when applying broadleaf herbicides on winter and summer fallows – of course, their effectiveness on weeds, particularly from some traditional options; plantback intervals; one-pass applications with brews containing grass...
Campfires and barbecues using wood, charcoal or other solid fuels will be banned in Riverina, Pilliga and Southern Cypress State forests due to the increased risk of bushfire. Solid fuel fire bans came into force in these forests with the start of the NSW Bushfire...
A fifth boy has been charged after an alleged attempted break-in at a home in Moree recently. Officers attached to New England Police District were told five boys allegedly kicked the front door of a home on Boland Drive, Moree shortly before 3.20am on Saturday,...
A teenage boy has been charged after allegedly threatening a woman and two children then subsequently being involved in a police pursuit. Police were called to a carpark on Montkeila Road, Walgett, about 4.45pm on Saturday, October 4, following reports an armed...
It was Jason Aldean who expressed his love for a ‘Big Green Tractor’ and it is clear that the local farmers of Narrabri and surrounds are sure get behind this remark. At the Outlook Ag field day, held in September, there was something for everyone. Crowds flocked to...
Following meetings on September 30 with Transport for NSW and the minister’s office, Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan said he is pleased several of the electorate’s highways will be included in the NSW government’s 10-month spray sealing program. The...
Four boys are in custody and a man is being treated in hospital for a cut to his forearm after an alleged attempted break-in on a home in Moree. Officers attached to New England Police District have been told five boys were allegedly kicking the front door of a home...
Red tape preventing the use of Farm Fire Units (FFUs) has been reduced ahead of the state’s bushfire season. The NSW government launched a conditional registration scheme to enable typically unregistered FFUs to be used legally and under the protection of insurance....
Australian cotton growers are set to reap the benefits of digital farming, thanks to a new secure, centralised data platform that will boost efficiency, strengthen traceability and deliver the transparency that today’s market demands. The Australian Cotton Industry...
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by the NSW Ambulance Aeromedical Control Centre to a hiker who had suffered a leg injury on a remote track in the Warrumbungle National Park, west of Coonabarabran, at 4.30pm on Wednesday, October 1. The NSW Ambulance critical...
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has announced it has set council rate pegs for the 2026-27 financial year. Tribunal chair Carmel Donnelly said IPART sets a separate rate peg for each of the state’s 128 local government areas and core rate pegs...