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Farming & Environment

Native gardening workshop

AS part of Marnpi Festival, Slag Heap Projects and Landcare Broken Hill are partnering to continue the revitalization of Oxide Street with a native gardening workshop to be held this Sunday (July 27).The free workshop will see attendees learn the...

26 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

Lawsuit aimed at water authority

A CLASS action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority will head to trial next month, after almost six years since being lodged. The long-running class action will see claims of negligent water management, including the failure to consider the...

25 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

Drought conditions felt across the region

REPRESENTATIVES from the Pastoralist’s Association of West Darling (PAWD) have warned that the Far West New South Wales region is at risk of seeing another kangaroo mass starvation event if actions aren’t taken to reduce kangaroo numbers in the...

20 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

A slick oil crop for the year

THE Broken Hill olive grove has produced a bumper crop this year, according to the people who should know; the ones who had to pick them. “We had a very good year this year, with an abundance of olives,” said Gary Ferguson, one of the four...

19 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

The quandongs are coming

QUANDONG harvest time is approaching, and nobody knows that better than Robert Tavian. He runs the Broken Hill Quandong Farm on the edge of town, off the Silverton Road. Not content with growing the santalum acuminatum for his own selfish purposes...

19 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

Salt off the earth

IT recently occurred to Jill McNamara that her property is about the same size as Gaza.“Gaza is 90000 acres, and we’re on 85000 acres,” she said. “So Gaza is about one paddock bigger than our property, and millions of people live there...

18 Jul 2025
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Farming & Environment

Shroom lady not crazy

THE lowly mushroom may be the most contemptible kitchen item in Australia today. But a local Baarkindjii/Malyangapa woman thinks they’re mostly pretty good blokes. Aaranah-hope Blair is a keen amateur mycologist (a person who studies mycelium)...

12 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

Feedback cutoff extended

AMENDEMENTS to the Land Management Code 2018 will continue to accept feedback until August 1. The public consultation, which began on June 6, invites feedback on proposed amendments to the code. Amendments made are designed to improve native...

11 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

Beat inflation by grabbing a chicken

WITH the price of eggs sky high, and a noticeable shortage of them on the supermarket shelves, the outlook is pretty grim for those who enjoy a traditional breakfast. But, here in the Far West, the answer has been staring us right in the face...

06 Jul 2025
Farming & Environment

Conservation conversations

WESTERN Landcare NSW’s inaugural conservation conversation camp took place at Kinchega National Park over the weekend, with around 50 people in attendance. The free camp invited landholders, land managers and land carers to come together to discuss...

22 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Biosecurity receives cash boost

BIOSECURITY in the state will receive an injection of $140 million in funding. This year’s state budget will continue the government’s focus on strengthening New South Wales’ biosecurity program with and primary industries research...

22 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Controlling pests, helping conservation

PEST control and conservation aren’t always considered interlinked, but Steven Johnstone and Jason Manning think the key to protecting biodiversity across the Far West lies in the management of invasive pest species. Mr Johnstone and Mr...

21 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Report calls to return Darling flows

HEALTHY rivers are essential to the long-term sustainability of inland New South Wales, according to a recently released report. Titled The Lifeblood of Inland NSW: The Socio-Economic and Cultural Importance of Healthy Rivers, the report paints...

20 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Water inquiry meeting postponed

A WATER Inquiry Hearing, chaired by local MP Roy Butler has been postponed until 22 and 23 July. Members of the New South Wales’ Parliamentary on Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development had planned to meet last week to...

20 Jun 2025
Education

Students learn about renewables

YEAR 10 students this week learned about renewable energy through a new, hands-on program at TAFE NSW Broken Hill. On Tuesday and Wednesday, an on-campus workshop will explore careers in solar, wind, hydro and battery storage, while introducing...

20 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Free conservation camp on offer

WESTERN Landcare NSW will host a Community Conservation Conversation Camp at Kinchega National Park this weekend, acting as a trial run for what Regional Landcare co-ordinator Melanie Gates hopes to become an ongoing event series. The free camp...

15 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Advocate against water management bill

THE introduction of a bill for more transparent water management may just add another layer of red tape, according to a river advocate. Last week, Member for Barwon Roy Butler introduced a bill into the New South Wales Parliament to increase...

13 Jun 2025