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Sports infrastructure
Skatepark is a community achievement
Renewables
Transmission lines
App
Steven’s PowerBill and Compare apps: SaaS
Beef
Sizzle to return to beef prices as market is set to reach a “new norm”
Indigenous
New yarning circle for Narrandera District Hospital
Charity
Lasagna Love hits 1000 homemade meals in Australia
Charity
BlazeAid sets up camp in Nhill
Youth
Brave Ava rings the bell after beating cancer twice
TV
Loxton’s Ben going it Alone
Commemoration
Community
Harmony Day 2025
Land use
Youth crime
Police tackling youth crime crisis
Grains
Hay Grains changes hands
Research - farmland
New data confirms broadacre farmland prices have levelled off: ABARES
Federal Budget
Report
Long-term timber demand shored up by increased supply: ABARES
Sports infrastructure
Clarence Regional Aquatic Centre officially opens
Opinion - mandatory code
Time for some fact checks on Pioneer article
Energy
Seven years for nuclear: Parker
Power outage
Businesses seek compensation
Energy
Confidence growing for new gas field
Banking
ANZ at cashless tipping point after fundamental change to bank business model
Emergency management
Culgoa turns challenge into strength: Stronger together
Community
Safety
Regional shark mitigation project
Wilcannia
Wilcannia declared an RV Friendly Town
Land Council
Yilabara
Infrastructure - Yass Valley
Infrastructure - Bendigo
Horse groups have grounds for complaint over planning schemozzle
Report response
ACCC identifies co-op supermarkets as alternative to major operators: BCCM
Energy charges
Govt pressures energy companies to waive daily charge on outages during ex-cyclone Alfred, offers personal hardship payment
Indigenous
Barkandji Rangers
Weeds
How do I stop gazanias invading my crops?
Leadership & You
Rural leadership qualities that city leaders could learn from
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LAST WEEK’S STORIES
Fire
Fox fire chaos
Bravery
Brad’s bravery recognised: Firefighters win national medals
Volunteer crisis
Regional development
Moolort walk: planning decisions imminent
Commemoration
Avenue of Honour extension opening coincides with Chauvel’s Anniversary Light Horse Memorial Ride
Light Horse trail
Commemorative ride visits twin cities
Public art
Walking trail
A seat with a story: honouring history
Sculpture
Songlines and science journey together to Kwoorabup Park
Barber
Country barber bringing warmth and tradition to Narrandera
Regional bank closures - WA
Banks leave seniors behind
Help needed from overseas
Communications
3G switch off “should have been handled better”
Tariffs
Trump’s tariffs will hurt American farmers
Traffic management - Vic
Parade traffic management: change of direction
Traffic management fees
Murray-Darling
Budget 2025
Inland rail
Wagga Wagga businesses to get on track for Inland Rail work
Wildlife
Flood resilience
Opinion - emergency info
Invasive species
Renewables - Qld
Fresh start for Queensland – Community consultation for additional wind farm proposals: Bleijie
Church
St Alban’s church decommissioned
Opinion - regional health
Opinion - mandatory code
Looking at the bigger wine industry issues?
Power outage
Losses all over the peninsula
Energy security - SA
Power outage knocks out Yorke Peninsula
Storm response - Qld
‘Amazing’ race against time to save little miracles
Award
Top awards for Donald Bakery
Small business
Something special: the squeaky clean, peachy keen Meg and Simon Griffiths
Tourism
Visions to Tram-sform Donald’s Railway Precinct
Resilience
Hemp defies cyclone’s big blow
Flood recovery - biosecurity
Flood damage
Neighbour builds flying fox to get supplies to farm cut off when bridge washed away in floods
Flood damage - fish kill
OzFish fears large fish kill after reports from locals about fish gasping for air
Law & order
Farmer mental health
Murray-Darling
Independent Member for Murray, Helen Dalton, has declared South Australians to be Australia’s worst water wasters.
Open for comment - forestry and fire debate
Robert Onfray’s response misses core scientific realities – logging makes forests more flammable for many decades: David Lindenmayer
SETA’s claims ignore established science and economic realities: David Lindenmayer
NT
Debt, crime, gallery make heavy lifting for Bill Yan
Innovation
Cancer nanotech nurtures sustainable agriculture innovation: UNSW Sydney
Technology
LifeFlight capability clear with night vision goggles
Public art
Yates mural to become local Riverland attraction
History & heritage
‘Clarkie’ Memorial Statue officially unveiled at Ganmain
Art
Trinity’s board gains global recognition
Festival - Dackels
Festival - Drag
Photography
Birchip connection with regional photo finalists
Festival
Children's books
Yanchep author writes children’s picture books
New release
A new chapter in Barossa’s food story
The Archibald
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Harness racing
“Country” theme headlines Pacing Cup: Ladies’ dress codes among the winners
Maitland
The show must go on
Sheep racing
Wakool Sheep Races bleating successful
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