Joanna Woodburn
Orange, NSW
Joanna Woodburn is a Reporter with ABC News, based in Orange.
Joanna is originally from Scotland and grew up on an Angus cattle stud in the NSW central west.
During her career she has worked in radio, television, digital and print news in the UK and Australia.
Before joining the team in Orange, Joanna was based in the ABC's Sydney newsroom covering state, national and international news. She has also reported for radio current affairs and Landline.
During her time in the ABC's national newsroom she covered Royal Commissions, major court cases, NSW parliament as well as rural and regional stories, which she gravitated towards.
She has also worked as the acting Executive Producer of the NSW Country Hour and Rural Reports.
Joanna made the tree change with her family to enjoy the slightly slower pace of country life.
Latest by Joanna Woodburn
We felt treated 'as blacks', mother tells inquest into 1987 deaths of Aboriginal girls near Bourke
The Indigenous mother of a 15-year-old girl who died on a highway with her cousin 35 years ago tells an inquest into their deaths she felt discriminated against during the initial investigation, which the counsel assisting the coroner has blasted for a litany of failures.
Senior detective slams initial NSW Police investigation into 1987 deaths of Aboriginal cousins near Bourke
A senior detective tells an inquest into the historic deaths of two Aboriginal girls on a NSW highway that manslaughter charges against a non-Indigenous man would have been more appropriate.
Royal Flying Doctor Service swoops in to save GP practice in western NSW town
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has become synonymous with helping rural and remote Australians. Now, it's helping an entire town and, for Condobolin locals, it's "like winning lotto".
Chair of inquiry into mining health risks 'devastated' by findings, apologises to witnesses
NSW government and opposition MPs have been accused of "covering up" the potential health impacts of heavy metal mines, and the ineffectiveness of regulatory agencies, in a parliamentary inquiry report.
Falling tree branch traps and injures two women, both taken to hospital
The NSW Ambulance Service says two women have suffered head, torso and leg injuries after being hit by a falling tree branch at Bathurst.
Guttural, breathy mating calls of male koalas trigger new tracking devices
The distinctive call of male koalas looking for a mate has been programmed into sensors that are speeding up research into where the threatened animals live.
Her girls were found dead in a wrecked ute, but Aunty June doesn't believe they were killed by the crash
The mother and aunt of two Indigenous teenagers who died in Bourke in 1987 has told a coronial inquest that she was never contacted by police, and learned of her daughter's death through her brother.
Inquest hears man was released despite suspicions serious crime was committed against Indigenous teen
A retired police officer has told an inquest he suspected a man had sexually interfered with a teenage girl after she died in a road crash in Bourke in 1987.
Former detective tells inquest police failed to test 'critical evidence' in deaths of teenage cousins
The crash investigator tells an inquest there was "something not right" about the initial investigation into the 1987 crash in regional NSW.
Inquest to examine 'systemic racism' in 1987 police investigation into deaths of Indigenous cousins
A witness has told an inquest of the catastrophic injuries he saw at a crash he and his brother came across in far western NSW.
Australian teen snags big role in Hunger Games prequel after losing part of arm in painful childhood accident
At the age of 16, Knox Gibson from Central West New South Wales achieves Hollywood success with a role in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Deadly flood's lasting impact in bush town where kindness, generosity touch hearts
A NSW Central West community's "true spirit" has shone through in the year since it was smashed by flooding which took lives and livelihoods.
Environment watchdog says lead contamination found near gold mine 'typical' of rainwater tanks
A water scientist says there should be statewide alert about heavy metals in rainwater tanks after results of testing near Cadia Valley Operations' gold mine were released.
Driver dies after stolen luxury car rolls, crashes in paddock
The 25-year-old man was thrown from the car and died at the scene of the crash in central west New South Wales.
NSW premier promises $50m for people still in caravans and pods after deadly floods
Almost a year after the NSW region endured some of its worst floods, including the Eugowra disaster, the state government has put $50 million "on the table".
Mosquito surveyors using 'special ingredient' to snare blood-sucking pests ahead of summer
Researchers armed with simple but effective traps will begin to gather data on the state's mozzie population next month.
Inquiry warned foreign competitors could use threat of lead contamination to taint Australian exports
Australia's worldwide reputation for fine wool and beef cattle could be wiped out if a lead mine is built in New South Wales, an inquiry has been told.
Cadmium at 50,000 times the legal level found next to farm near disused gold mine, inquiry told
Water running through the Grenfell-district property was also found to have a pH the same as "stomach acid", according to evidence heard by a NSW inquiry into heavy metal impacts.
70 per cent rate rise abandoned by country council after resident backlash
One of the largest regional councils in New South Wales has dropped controversial plans to raise its rates by up to 70 per cent.
Rural communities feeling anxious as NSW government spruiks new mining opportunities
The NSW government is canvassing a new Critical Minerals Strategy that will encourage mineral mining and promote investment. Communities are worried it will leave them in the dust.
'We are sorry': Mining giant fronts inquiry amid allegations of pollution from residents
A parliamentary inquiry is investigating the safety of dust pollution from one of Australia's largest gold operations, after residents were forced to test their own blood and drinking water for heavy metals and contaminants.
Submissions to NSW parliamentary inquiry warn of 'wilful blindness' in heavy metal mining pollution
Around 200 individuals, community groups, and companies lodge submissions to a NSW parliamentary inquiry looking at the impacts of mining on human health, land, air, and water quality.
$4 billion upgrade of NSW dam scrapped amid warnings environmental impact would be 'catastrophic and irreversible'
Announced in 2019 by the former state and federal Coalition governments, the expansion would have doubled the dam's capacity to improve water security and flood management along the Lachlan River.
Tens of thousands of birds breed at NSW's largest inland lake, but gold mine's expansion raises a threat
Lake Cowal in western New South Wales has been described as one of Australia's most magnificent wetlands. But there are fears a gold mine expansion could cause noise and light pollution detrimental to its wildlife.
Former Bathurst mayor has 'fallen from grace', court hears during sentencing submissions for blackmail attempt
A sentencing hearing for former Bathurst mayor Robert "Bobby" Bourke has been told he feels "deeply ashamed" about his role in the attempted blackmail of a former colleague.