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This Labor government’s environmental policy doesn’t look like it’s being run by those in Macquarie Street, but maybe by rooftop protestors who contribute little to society ... These high-end activists are screaming “koala crisis”, all the while happily living in high rise towers built from concrete and steel, wrapped in plastics, stuffed with furniture made from imported timber ripped from forests overseas with zero environmental standards. That’s not conservation. That’s hypocrisy.

A new program is set to revitalise towns across regional New South Wales with the power of arts-led regeneration. Launched by Regional Arts NSW in partnership with Cementa Festival co-founder Alex Wisser, the RALLY program invites artists from across the state to connect and collaborate ... RALLY participant Eliza Wells said as well as enhancing creativity and self-expression, she hoped the program would reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing in her community in Harden-Murrumburrah.

The world record of a 50-horse hitch set 30 years ago will be broken in Australia at the 2025 Good Old Days Festival at Barellan by the greatest horse teamsters of the modern-day era. Bruce Bandy, Barellan, Steve Johnson, Lake Cargelligo, and Aleks Berzins, Exeter, will combine their Clydesdale, Australian Draught and Suffolk Punch horses to create a mega team of more than 50 horses pulling an historic Bennett wagon ...

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From draught horses to thoroughbreds, donkeys, and miniature ponies, there are very few breeds which Clarence Valley equine veterinary nurse Imogen Porter has not attended to. And while she initially cared for cats and dogs, comparatively smaller patients, during the early stages of her profession, her love of horses and passion for working outdoors lead her to pursue a career within the equine industry.

The Covid concerns raised by people at recent community meetings discussing the impact of vaccinations have been recognised by Council now they have to advocate for answers.

Chris Durrington started his tenure as General Manager of Iluka Golf Club this month after more than two decades working for Yamba Golf and Country Club and he already is implementing changes as part of his dynamic vision for the growing club.

Hay Magpies’ first grade defeat over Leeton Greens in their final game of the regular season, has set the Club to host a final at Hay Park on September 6. For the first time since entering the Group 20 competition, all senior Magpies grades will contest finals, with league tag, reserve grade, first grade and the women’s tackle team all finishing at the top end of their competition ladders.

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Lara Leahy. The first in a series of public lectures at Evans Head Living Museum kicked off with the Marjory Henderson Lecture on Wednesday, August 20. Marjory died aged 64. Five of her nine children were at the museum for the lecture. Three of them – Scott, Andrew and Margaret shared their stories.

Photographer Jodie Harris was initially disappointed after entering her photo of drag queen Stan Munro into the National Photographic Portrait Prize ... “When I got the congratulations email, I literally screamed. Such a great moment for me.”

Sentiment in Australia’s agricultural sector has softened over the winter months, as the nation’s farmers contend with higher input costs and mixed seasonal conditions, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found. The survey, released today, found net farm sector confidence has eased to a neutral reading of zero (down from five per cent in the previous survey).

I’ve had the annual White Cliffs Camel Cup and Bikehana in my calendar for many weeks, and as life got busier and busier, I found myself yearning to hit the road and head north ... as coffee brewed and bacon sizzled, we heard the unmistakeable buzz of the motorbikes, warming up, ready for the bikehana.

In the subtropical rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales, a remarkable fruit has quietly thrived for thousands of years. The Australian native finger lime, with its vibrant “citrus caviar” pearls and tangy flavour, was once known only to Indigenous communities.

The Mundi Mundi Plains were shaking today as 6,779 festival-goers lined up in formation for the final ever Nutbush Dance World Record Attempt at the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash – smashing the previous record - held by the event - of 6,594 dancers.

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