Inside Sydney’s best backyards and their crazy features
From ‘bat caves’ to Great Gatsby-esque estates, from the ultimate post-pandemic hideout to feng shui Nirvana, these are Sydney and NSW’s most amazing backyards.
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Eclectic mix claims top 25 of Queensland’s best backyards
We’ve unearthed 25 of Queensland’s best backyards and it’s a heady mix of motocross tracks and skate bowls, firepits, yurts, swim-up bars, airstrips and entire beaches. COMPARE THE RANKINGS
‘Help’: Woman’s terrifying wasp infestation
A woman has shared her horror online after discovering a skin-crawling wasp colony on her window.
Bunnings shoppers rush to nab $85 item
Bunnings is known for its extensive Christmas range, but there’s one item that’s already got shoppers rushing to the stores.
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Metre-long ‘monster rat’ terrorises family
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High-rise farming a reality by 2050
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Now a council bans vegetable gardens
THE fun police are at it again! Now one council in the US has taken it a step further, banning the humble veggie garden from front yards! Seriously.
Meet our Gardener of the Year
DIANNE Michalk has won the Australian Gardener of the Year award after entering the competition on a whim.
IKEA starts selling solar panels in UK
SWEDISH flat-pack furniture giant IKEA will start selling residential solar panels at its stores in Britain.
Boy, 13, dies from fire ant bites
A BOY, 13, was in a huddle with his football teammates at half-time when he started yelling: ‘Ants, ant, ants!’ He died in hospital four days later.
Canine safety rates a paw second
WE’VE all heard of crash test dummies – but how about crash test doggies? Subaru is exploring how to make cars safer for our furry friends.
Clydesdales rescued from a nightmare
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Cancer vaccine keeps Sally alive
SALLY has advanced liver cancer and should not be alive. But doctors have found a way to treat the 15-year-old kelpie with a vaccine.
School: Kids’ sunscreen strips paint
A SCIENCE experiment at an Australian school has found that children’s sunscreen contains chemicals capable of stripping varnish from wood.
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