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Genetic rice trials underway across the Riverina as growers look for greater yields with less water

Trials have begun to create rice varieties that don't need as much water to grow. It comes as growers question if the industry's new target can be reached in the time frame given.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2023

Helicopter sighted by NSW police about an hour before Snowy Mountains crash, report reveals

A preliminary report reveals an initial search to find a helicopter during April that later crashed in the NSW Snowy Mountains, killing its pilot and passenger, was called off following communication with the pilot.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Housing crisis leaves opal miners with no choice but to live in a tent

Aaron and Skye Buschmann say their predicament is proof that no-one is immune to the housing crisis.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires

Turquoise parrots were fighting back from the brink of extinction when the Black Summer bushfires wiped out much of their nesting habitat. Small populations in the Snowy Mountains survived by populating unburnt sections of bushland and now the local community is doing everything it can to help them.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

Drone, space, balloon technology developed by father and son at West Wyalong to help save lives

The pair believes hardware developed in their regional aerospace hub has the potential to help stricken victims during natural disasters.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022