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Rural communities are facing compounding pressures as intensifying drought conditions place significant strain on flood-recovery efforts and local resilience. As El Niño drives hotter, drier conditions, farmers are experiencing soil moisture deficits and water...
With many rural, remote and even regional Councils in NSW struggling to make ends meet due to inadequate funding and rising costs, the Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) has held workshops and meetings for Members to address the problem head-on. Two recent...
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging landholders to follow safe burning practices and notify authorities of their intent to burn, after more than 35 escaped burns on private land were reported across the state since 1 April. The reminder comes ahead of increased...
Mayor of Glen Innes Severn Council, Cr Margot Davis, has welcomed the recent Combined Agency Operation by New England Police and NSW Health, which resulted in the seizure of an estimated $84,000 worth of illicit tobacco and vaping products and the temporary closure of...
It has been a full week since the NSW Nationals and Liberals called on the Minns Labor Government to act on the fertiliser crisis threatening the state's food chain, and Minister Tara Moriarty has said nothing, done nothing, and offered nothing. A week of silence is a...
NSW Farmers has called on the major supermarkets to dip into their mega profits to help cover the soaring cost of getting food from farms to families.Dairy farmers and fruit and vegetable growers were being squeezed hard by high diesel prices, NSW Farmers Vice...
The Minns Labor Government is making the shift to electric vehicles easier for drivers by rolling out more public chargers, backing more electric trucks and training the workforce needed to keep them on the road. The 2026 NSW Electric Vehicle Strategy has been...
The Australian Medical Association is calling for sustainable and evidence-based solutions to address the pressures facing the healthcare system, with the impact of cumulative stresses being felt system-wide by patients and doctors alike. AMA President Dr Danielle...
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has called on the Minns Labor Government to start supporting regional communities with more than 70 per cent of his electorate now classed as drought affected. The NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Combined Drought...