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Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead
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Animals

Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead

The heartbroken handler of dingoes Eulalia and Steve has taken to social media to express grief over their loss.

  • by Claire Ottaviano and Holly Thompson

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Bird flu hits another farm near Sydney

Bird flu hits another farm near Sydney

Avian influenza has been found at a second egg farm in the Hawkesbury district.

  • by Ben Cubby
When the storms come, pull your hat low and set your horse free
Tony Wright’s Column
Regional Australia

When the storms come, pull your hat low and set your horse free

No storm suggested doom for these two. They were preppers, but they were optimists, too.

  • by Tony Wright
A light gallop
Opinion
Column 8

A light gallop

The horses for courses approach to navigation.

Branching out: West Australian cattle station launches ‘dingo tours’

Branching out: West Australian cattle station launches ‘dingo tours’

When a Victorian sanctuary asked these two West Australian farmers for help, they knew they were right for the job. But there was a challenging road ahead.

  • by Emma Young
Farmers get multimillion-dollar offers for hosting power lines, but some still rail against ‘blight’

Farmers get multimillion-dollar offers for hosting power lines, but some still rail against ‘blight’

Victorian landowners are concerned they will be short-changed by compensation payments for an electricity transmission project that will connect renewable energy to the grid.

  • by Benjamin Preiss
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Byron’s million-dollar ‘lifestyle’ properties the latest target in fight for more housing

Byron’s million-dollar ‘lifestyle’ properties the latest target in fight for more housing

Multimillion-dollar properties in the Byron hinterland are taking over once important agricultural land that should be used for housing instead, Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon says.

  • by Catherine Naylor
‘Locked out’: Younger farmers struggle to get a foothold as cost of land soars

‘Locked out’: Younger farmers struggle to get a foothold as cost of land soars

Jo Treasure has almost given up on being able to buy her own farming land, as rising costs make it harder for younger farmers to establish themselves in an industry increasingly dominated by bigger players.

  • by Catherine Naylor
The storm that swallowed Melbourne and what it taught us

The storm that swallowed Melbourne and what it taught us

The dust storm of February 1983 changed farming in the Mallee. But one family in the region had even bigger ambitions to restore the landscape.

  • by Karin Derkley
Runaway car hits pub and smashes a rural village’s renaissance

Runaway car hits pub and smashes a rural village’s renaissance

The village of Apsley has long relied on its pub as its only social hub. But an out-of-control car has left the new owners and village residents devastated.

  • by Tony Wright
Three regional property hotspots investors need to watch

Three regional property hotspots investors need to watch

Houses in regional Australia have experienced outstanding capital growth, and there’s no end yet in sight.

  • by Sue Williams

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