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Georgian mansion to be a home again after trust ensures its future
7:12 AM AEDT | LOOKING for the ultimate family home or hideaway in the Southern Highlands? The Historic Houses Trust of NSW may soon have the very thing.  | Hunter vineyards picked offWinding down at Wagga Wagga
Revving up the regions
21 Mar 10 | With the recreational vehicle (RV) tourism industry on the rise – growing at about 17 per cent between 2003 and 2008, or an average 3.2pc annually – communities across the State are taking steps to maximise exposure to this market through the Recreational Vehicle Friendly Town program.
Dairy leader urges changes to co-op model
20 Mar 10 | FARMER co-operatives should grow by mergers rather than expensive takeovers, according to Irish dairy leader, Mike Magan, who says Australian milk producers could learn a lot from the route taken by the Irish milk processing sector.
Feds must step in to manage flood water
19 Mar 10 | THERE are calls for the Federal Government to step in and manage all big future floods, following confirmation this week of extra flows from the big Queensland wet to South Australia.  | Floods demand caution aheadDalwood tops parents' concerns
Life in the shadow of coal central
19 Mar 10 | THE massive expansion of the mining industry in the Upper Hunter Valley is making people sick, say concerned residents who have campaigned for a decade for the government to establish independent air-quality monitoring and to conduct a proper health study.  | Caroona strikes back in Supreme ...Wildlife park operators fear ...
Inquiry saves Hurlstone
18 Mar 10 | HURLSTONE Agricultural High School has officially been saved and will be upgraded following a NSW Government announcement this morning.  | CommentsComments (5)
Tandou stakes sold three ways
18 Mar 10 | Receiver McGrathNicol sold Volcot Holding's 30.59 per cent stake in Tandou to three specialty funds.  | Tandou pours cold water on ...Tandou buys 3000ML of high ...
Last few days of autumn heat
18 Mar 10 | BY EARLY next week the hottest weather will be behind us, at least for this season, and we're not likely to see any hotter days until September.  | CommentsComments (2) | Livestock in the north-west ...Downpours drive back drought ...
Turkey's big beef breeder buy-up
18 Mar 10 | An export order of 1600 Angus heifers bound for Turkey next month could be just a taste of a much bigger feast to come for breeders.  | CommentsComments (4) | Cross and stud stock breeders ...Visit Stock & LandChicken king tackles fowl rumours | VIDEO: Turkey buys up Angus to ...
Farmer groups help plug the gap
18 Mar 10 | AS THE agricultural research and development sector continues to evolve, private consultants and farmer groups are taking over many of the traditional extension roles of government agriculture departments.  | CommentsComments (2)
18 Mar 10 | WATER bills for NSW irrigators will start to rise by as much as 85 per cent from July this year as State Water tries to avoid again forgoing the amount of money it lost during the drought.
17 Mar 10 | Will the State Government forget property rights of owners when it compulsory acquires property for housing, asked the Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries in State Parliament this week.
Downpours drive back drought figures
17 Mar 10 | Northern NSW continues to lead the drought recovery following the release yesterday morning of the best drought figures in four years.  | CommentsComments (1) | New drought help waits on StatesAutumn break just what farmers ...
Fears Young piggery silo would explode
17 Mar 10 | A SPECIALIST hazardous materials team from Sydney were called to a silo fire at Windridge piggery, Young, due to fears the 100-tonne silo would explode.  | Fuelling energy growth
Livestock in the north-west flood firing line
17 Mar 10 | FARMERS are being urged to immediately move livestock in flood prone areas of the north west to higher ground before floodwaters from Queensland hit the area.  | Deluge to bring months of floodsGrants for flooded NSW farmers
Photos from the Tottenham Picnic Races
17 Mar 10 | A BEAUTIFUL autumn's day attracted a large crowd of about 700 people from across the State to the Tottenham Picnic Races on Saturday March 13.
Youth allowance win for rural students
17 Mar 10 | REFORMS to student income support payments are set to pass the Senate this week after the federal government and opposition finally brokered a deal that exempts rural students from tougher eligibility rules.  | CommentsComments (2) | Dalwood tops parents' concernsDownpours drive back drought ... | GALLERY: Photos from the Tottenham ...
Dalwood tops parents' concerns
17 Mar 10 | THE closure of the Dalwood Assessment Centre and Palm Avenue School has been a topic of great discussion at this week's Isolated Children's Parents' Association (ICPA) State conference in Balranald.  | Keneally slammed on Dalwood ...Isolated children's parents ...
17 Mar 10 | An autopsy is under way after the partially decomposed body of a man was found dumped in a shallow bush grave near Newcastle.
Record rainfall last month breaks drought at Broken Hill
17 Mar 10 | WHEN part of Silverton Road was washed away by the rains, Broken Hill residents were not about to complain too much.  | Flooded red west turns blue and ...Visit The LandWoolies unswayed by local ...
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