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Power company found guilty of environmental offence over 2022 fish kill
A court rules a maintenance failure caused hundreds of fish to die near Delta Electricity's Vales Point coal-fired power station in September 2022, a month after another kill triggered by natural causes.
Published: Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Courtsby Bridget Murphy
Pickers 'living in squalor' claim their end-of-season bonus was unfairly withheld
Ten pickers who worked at Hallmark Cherries' orchard in NSW complain about poorly maintained accommodation and failure to pay an end-of-season bonus.
Published: Source: NSW Country HourTopic: Fruit Growingby David Claughton
How artistic ideas and friendship grow amid the plants in the Upper Hunter
Five Upper Hunter friends have shared a love of art and gardening.
So the five decided to combine their loves – and spend more time together – at each of their gardens.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Gardeningwith Scott Bevan
Growing a sense of healing in New Lambton Heights
For children needing to go to hospital and their families, Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home.
But homes often need a garden – and this facility near John Hunter Hospital has had a green space nurtured for many years by volunteers
Duration: 12 minutes 45 seconds
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Gardeningwith Scott Bevan
Families call for tougher penalites as NSW road toll rises
The New South Wales road toll is on the rise. Families who've lost loved ones are calling for tougher penalties and urging drivers to slow down.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Ben Clifford
Bushfire destroys homes and buildings, conditions set to worsen
An unknown number of unoccupied homes and buildings have been destroyed in a bushfire burning in NSW's Capertee Valley near Lithgow. A high fire danger warning remains in place with conditions expected to get worse.
Published: Source: ABC Central WestTopic: Bushfiresby Hamish Cole
Joyce's defection to One Nation — the view from his electorate
Voters in the New England electorate share their feelings as they digest the news that local MP Barnaby Joyce has defected from the Nationals to One Nation.
Published: Source: ABC New EnglandTopic: Federal Parliamentby James Paras, Peter Sanders and Isla Evans
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How artistic ideas and friendship grow amid the plants in the Upper Hunter
Five Upper Hunter friends have shared a love of art and gardening.
So the five decided to combine their loves – and spend more time together – at each of their gardens.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Gardeningwith Scott Bevan
Growing a sense of healing in New Lambton Heights
For children needing to go to hospital and their families, Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home.
But homes often need a garden – and this facility near John Hunter Hospital has had a green space nurtured for many years by volunteers
Duration: 12 minutes 45 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Gardeningwith Scott Bevan
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After a fire tore through the bush, 4,000 rare orchids popped up in its wake
The fight to save the veined doubletail orchid had a breakthrough in the Black Summer bushfires and now elders are leading a series of cultural burns to regenerate the endangered flower.
Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds
Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Indigenous Cultureby Keely Johnson
How an 'unspoilt' Aussie town set the scene for a hidden gem Disney film
When Disney came to Australia to film Ride a Wild Pony in the 1970s, the crew nearly returned to America to complete filming — then they found Chiltern.
Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Historyby Allison Jess
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Published: Source: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires
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Published: Source: ABC BRISBANE
'We push it to the max': She ready to add to Sydney to Hobart history
A fellowship of sailors will embark on She's 23rd Sydney to Hobart campaign. As they do they will honour one of the most resilient boats in the race's history and remember late owner Peter Rodgers.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sailing
Sydney to Hobart set for strong starting winds, but nothing like 2024
The Sydney to Hobart fleet is in for milder conditions this year than in 2024, when two people died on the first night of racing, although sailors have been warned to expect strong winds.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sailing
Charity, church services and cheer as Australians give back on Christmas Day
Australians have marked another Christmas Day with solemnity and celebration, with churches full and beaches packed.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Christmas
Public assemblies banned for 14 days across Sydney as police enact new laws
The NSW Police Commissioner, Mal Lanyon, has activated new powers prescribed under changes to NSW protest laws sparked by the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on December 14.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Jamie McKinnell
White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states
Snow has arrived in the island state on Christmas morning, but hotter conditions are expected around the country, including a scorcher in the west.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Gian De Poloni, Scout Wallen, Rebecca Trigger and Kelsey Reid
King pays homage to acts of 'spontaneous bravery' in Christmas message
King Charles III pays homage to those who confronted terror at the Bondi Beach massacre, acknowledging their "spontaneous acts of bravery" in his annual Christmas message.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty
Pope Leo asks people to think about Gaza during Christmas Day speech
During his Urbi et Orbi (city and world) speech on Christmas Day, Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to all wars and for people to think about the conditions in Gaza.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Christmas
Crane collapse, thousands without power after Christmas Day storms in SEQ
Storms hit south-east Queensland on Christmas Day afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes.
Duration: 14 seconds
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Construction (Assembling)by Lottie Twyford
Boddington locals urged to 'leave immediately' as bushfire fast approaching
Several bushfires burning north and south of Perth have caused major power blackouts, including the entire town of Margaret River.
Duration: 10 seconds
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfiresby Bridget McArthur, Madigan Landry and Gian De Poloni