Wetland teeming with life in this remote Corner Country of NSW
By Katherine Spackman
In a remote and isolated part of NSW, nature is enjoying a deluge of water still around from floods in Queensland last year.
#Rivers #Birds #RuralandRemoteCommunities #KatherineSpackman
International visitors drawn to outback farm life
By Katherine Spackman and Kristina Rosengren
The far west of New South Wales is playing host to a number of international visitors who are falling in love with outback farm life.
#TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #KatherineSpackman #KristinaRosengren
Compressed air energy storage is coming, but how does it work?
By Katherine Spackman
Broken Hill will be the location of Australia's first large-scale compressed air energy storage system. What is it and how does it work?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-05/compressed-air-energy-storage-explainer/105999452
#RenewableEnergy #RegionalCommunities #EnergyResearch #EnergyPolicy #Technology #EnvironmentalTechnology #KatherineSpackman
Out here, the river is life. But right now, not even children will swim in it
By Katherine Spackman
For months, people in remote Indigenous communities have been reporting skin rashes after going in the water, and a report confirms something is wrong with the river.
#Rivers #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalImpact #Water #EnvironmentalManagement #MurrayDarlingBasin #EnvironmentalPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #ScientificResearch #ClimateChange #Fish #KatherineSpackman
'Pablo Escobar of weeds' called in to tackle tree infestation in the millions
By Katherine Spackman
For the past 25 years the "king of weeds", Mark Facer, has been chasing and eradicating weeds. Now he has been called in to help graziers in far west NSW with the worst mesquite infestation he has seen.
#AgriculturalWeedControl #Pests #AgriculturalPestControl #KatherineSpackman
The 'Birdman' of Menindee Lakes has recorded more than 200 species
By Katherine Spackman
For 50 years Geoff Looney has called the remote Indigenous community of Menindee in Far West New South Wales home. Thirty years ago he started recording information about birdlife in the region which has grown to more than 209 species recorded.
#Birds #RegionalCommunities #Conservation #Photography #WaterSupply #Water #KatherineSpackman
For 50 years Geoff Looney has called the remote Indigenous community of Menindee in Far West New South Wales home. Thirty years ago he started recording information about birdlife in the region which has grown to more than 209 species recorded.
Animal cruelty offender released after 'wake-up call' 21st behind bars
By Katherine Spackman
Jet Jai Johnson is released from prison two-and-a-half months into his 14-month sentence after telling a court spending his 21st birthday behind bars was a wake-up call.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/broken-hill-man-animal-cruelty-offences-appeal/105903070
#Courts #AnimalCruelty #Crime #RegionalCommunities #Sentencing #KatherineSpackman
Remote NSW council holds election after 12 years of administration
By Katherine Spackman
The 700 voters living in the remote Central Darling Shire Council area of New South Wales will finally head to the polls to vote again.
#LocalElections #LocalGovernment #RuralandRemoteCommunities #KatherineSpackman
Outback hairdresser drives 1,000km just to 'spoil' her clients
By Katherine Spackman and Coquohalla Connor
The "salon" is an op shop and the round-trip commute's a doozy, but Juliann Mutch is happy to go the extra distance to pamper her grateful Wilcannia clientele.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #Women #Hair #Work #HumanInterest #KatherineSpackman #CoquohallaConnor
Bail tightened for accused outback ATM fraudster after boarding plane
By Katherine Spackman
A Broken Hill man who is facing nearly $1 million in fraud charges under two separate names has his bail conditions tightened, after a court heard police removed him from a flight headed for Adelaide.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/broken-hill-atm-fraud-charges-tighter-bail/105748236
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