Djaran Doak dances his way into an Australian Physie and Dance Association national final — the first boy to achieve that feat in a sport that has traditionally been only for girls and women.
Have you 'herd' why firefighters want help from goats?
They have a reputation for eating everything in sight and that is why they are being deployed to help protect New South Wales from future bushfires.
Photo shows A herd of goats grazing scrubEPA cautions six mines over burial of tyres without licences
An investigation has revealed the practice has occurred since 2014, a revelation which has frustrated local residents concerned about the potential impact on local water sources.
Photo shows Several piles of tyres on a dirt road next to an embankment.Farmers rejoice as this year's grain harvest is tipped to set records
Grain growers are on track to produce the second biggest crop ever, following years of drought and as trade relations with China grow frostier.
Photo shows A header approaches the camera whilst harvesting barleyWhitehaven Coal shareholders reject push to wind up coal operations
Fewer than 4 per cent of shareholders back a resolution at the company's AGM calling on the company to plan for a decline in its coal operations, in the face of a reduced global demand for coal.
New experimental wheat could help drought-affected farmers
After more than two decades of searching Australian scientists may have found the most significant climate change adaption for wheat growers.
Photo shows A picture of wheat plots on Callum Wesley's farm at Southern CrossHawkers and haberdashers: How Lebanese migrant families shaped regional towns
Many early Lebanese migrants arrived in Australian capital cities with nothing more than a suitcase full of supplies. They walked their way into regional areas, selling their wares, before establishing businesses that would help many country towns thrive.
Photo shows A male shopkeeper stands in a ladies clothing store, next to a mannequinBlood on the tracks still fresh as family calls for new inquest into death of Mark Haines
On the anniversary of his mysterious death, the family of a teenager whose body was found on train tracks outside Tamworth 31 years ago has called for a new coronial inquest.
Photo shows A young Aboriginal man with a large smileCoal mine under farmers' scrutiny over vast surface water harvest
Rules governing water use are being questioned following hundreds of millions of litres being harvested by Whitehaven Coal's Maules Creek mine.
'I've suffered my whole life': Living with borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder can be a debilitating mental illness, but thanks to a new collaborative approach to treating personality disorders, help is more accessible to patients and families and changing their lives.
Photo shows Victoria Houlder (left) and Emma Reeves in composite image.NSW council becomes one of the last to choose fluoridation
Oberon is one of the last remaining towns in New South Wales to fluoridate its drinking water.
Photo shows Person drinking from a water coolerRecreating the Kokoda Track for World War II education
Two small NSW towns will be joined by an educational walkway in remembrance of those who fought on the Kokoda Track.
Photo shows War memorial at QuirindiHow Bowie the pup inspired Australia's first nursing home farm
In a bid to provide a home away from home atmosphere to aged care residents who have had to leave pets and rural properties behind, a nursing home in country New South Wales is setting up a farm.
Photo shows A dog on an aged care walker with a nursing home staff and resident standing behindDPI Water clears Werris Creek mine
Investigations commissioned by the Department of Primary Industries have found there's no evidence suggesting Whitehaven Coal's Werris Creek Mine, in northern New South Wales, has impacted on alluvial bores nearby.
Woman pleads guilty in relation to ram raid
A 37-year-old woman arrested in connection with a ram raid in northern New South Wales early on Tuesday morning has entered a guilty plea.
High cattle prices causes Werris Creek's last butcher to shut up shop
High cattle prices and locals travelling to bigger towns to shop has led to Werris Creek's last butcher preparing to shut up shop.
Photo shows Mark Woolfe leaning on his butcher's counterWerris Creek's last remaining butcher Mark Woolfe is shutting his shop, blaming high cattle prices and other increasing costs.
Mark Woolfe from Creek Meats in Werris Creek NSW will close his butcher shop on Christmas Eve. Read more.
Whitehaven mine "probably a contributing factor" to water drawdown
A study undertaken by the University of New South Wales has found Whitehaven Coal is likely to be partially responsible for water draw downs in an aquifer near its Werris Creek coal mine but is not the only culprit.
More firefighters needed in small towns
Fire and Rescue New South Wales is warning of a shortage of approximately 40 staff across the New England North West region of the state and is calling for those with daytime availability to consider joining.
Photo shows NSW Fire and Rescue generic logoMiner denies aquifer damage, Joyce continues to seek answers for water drawdown
The CEO and Managing Director of Whitehaven Coal says his letter to Federal Agriculture Minister and New England MP Barnaby Joyce should not be interpreted as a threat of legal proceedings.
Whitehaven Coal disputes Minister's water drawdown claims
Whitehaven Coal has written to the Agriculture Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, to outline concerns with comments the Minister has made about water management at the Werris Creek Coal Mine, in northern New South Wales.