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Discounting is deeper than a year ago in some parts of regional Victoria.

The tree-change towns where home buyers are negotiating deeper discounts

Some were in red-hot demand only a few years ago, but buyers looking now can find themselves in the box seat.

  • Elizabeth Redman

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Aquna murray cod at Bistro Moncur in Woolahra, Sydney.

The single pond that became a big fish and hooked the world on the Murray cod

This native Australian fish, coveted and showcased by top chefs in Australia and around the world, literally can’t grow fast enough.

  • Jessica Yun
Police raid the Zirilli family farm last month

Alleged bagman for mafia-linked cocaine plot arrested

Investigators allegedly uncovered evidence of Domenic Zirilli acting as the bagman in a failed attempt to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into Australia from Ecuador.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Tania Magoci, a motor neurone disease sufferer, standing by Lake Wyangan, near Griffith in the NSW Riverina.

Could algal blooms in the state’s dry heart harbour a fatal disease?

Every month, Griffith resident Tania Magoci voluntarily collects urine samples of known sufferers of the motor neurone disease in her region and couriers them to Sydney seven hours away by road.

  • Peter Hannam
Dead trees in what was known as Barren Box Swamp before its name was changed to a storage, and its water used for nearby farms.

Water watchdog has big Riverina irrigator in its sights over diversion

One of Australia’s largest private irrigators is being investigated over the conversion of part of a wetland swamp into a dam that has diverted water from a major creek system to supply nearby farms.

  • Peter Hannam
The company alleged took 1200 megalitres of water above its license allocation from the Gwydir River.

‘Water thieves’ face multimillion-dollar fine for allegedly taking 1200 megalitres

The case includes 43 charges, which each attract maximum penalties of $1-2 million, making it the biggest prosecution issued by the national resources watchdog since it was established three years ago.

  • Harriet Alexander
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One winery filling the region's food and wine gap is Yarran Wines at Yenda, a short drive from town.

Griffith, NSW, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

The food and wine alone are drawcards, but this town could do much more to trumpet its authentic and colourful Italian heritage.

  • Anthony Dennis
The lakeside "villas" are, in reality, glorified shipping-container-like cabins starting at a generously-sized 52.3 metres.

Whitton Malt House accommodation review, Riverina, NSW

You don't have to give a dram about whisky, let alone love gin, vodka or craft beer to salute the accomplishment that the Malt House represents.

  • Anthony Dennis
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Winemaker appeals sentence for failing to tell police about marijuana crop

The Griffith winemaker has had his prison sentence of a maximum of eight months reduced to a six-month community sentence on appeal

  • Sally Rawsthorne

O’Donnell’s

This weekday cafe is awash in organic produce from Martin O’Donnell’s farm in nearby Wilbriggie.

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