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Red versus blue: Why the right gum tree matters in a healthy wetland

Most of the 1,000 different eucalyptus tree varieties are native to Australia but not all belong in a pristine wetland.
Red gum tree alongside a waterway.

Teacher's frustration after zebra crossing fades to the point his service animal can't see it

Vision impaired teacher Gary Morton wants a national approach to pedestrian safety after struggling to cross a street in Wagga Wagga's CBD.
A man with a gray beard holds his service dog.

'This is not good for any student': NSW hit with major shortage of casual teachers

A major casual teacher shortage means almost 10,000 lessons are happening without adequate educational support in public schools across New South Wales every day. Here's how it could affect your child's school.
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Rows of school desks with chairs and a blackboard

'Intense' blaze destroys Hume Highway petrol station, police investigating

Fifty firefighters rushed to the scene to try to contain a fire at a petrol station before it reached fuel tanks.
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Firefighters attempting to extinguish a blazing fire at a service station.

Craig spent hours on the floor after a fall at home. Finding a carer became a four-week mission

The 56-year-old says people with disabilities should be given clearer information about in-home services.
Man sits at a table

Wes is going to the African wilderness to train anti-poachers at a hidden rhino sanctuary

Protecting rhinos from armed poachers isn't a typical assignment for the president of a historic battle re-enactment troop in Gundagai — but his unique skill set is required in South Africa.
A man dressed in army regalia stands next to a horse in a paddock.

Dashcam footage shows moment teenager crashes on highway after police pursuit

Footage emerges of the moment a prolonged pursuit across southern NSW came to a sudden end, after a 17-year-old covered almost 400km in a car police allege was stolen from Nowra.
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Dashcam footage of a car crashing.

Police allegedly seize $15m in meth after minivan stopped for travelling at 144kph

Two men will face court today after police allegedly seized $15 million worth of drugs after a pursuit in southern NSW.
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A pile of bags containing a white powder

'A job doesn't have a gender': The project that could change the working lives of young women

From the Pilbara to Broken Hill, a team of volunteer tradeswomen is conducting workshops teaching young women how to use tools in the hope they will consider a trade — and it's working.
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an elderly woman showing a younger woman how to make a wooden box

Floodwaters can't stop Gundagai's Snake Gully Cup race meet

A much-loved regional horse racing meet will go ahead this week, despite the host track being flooded just days ago. "When a job needs to be done … people just turn up," the club's president says.
Gundagai Race Track under water in November 2022

Hundreds told to evacuate as NSW communities brace for flood levels not seen in decades

Residents in Gunnedah, Wagga Wagga and Forbes are being ordered to leave their homes.
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waters gushing from a dam

Search for two missing in floodwaters as flash flooding and wild weather 'wreaks havoc' across NSW

Heavy rain and strong winds cause dangerous flash flooding and rapid river rises in parts of central and southern NSW.
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truck in floodwaters

Women and children rescued, man found dead in separate incident as NSW flood waters rise

The body is yet to be formally identified, but police believe it may be that of a man who went missing late last week. Meanwhile, flooding continues in many NSW areas.
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Three fire and rescue personnel ferry a child through flood waters on a raft

live:NSW Now: Residents across the state warned to brace for more rainfall tomorrow

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW residents are being warned to brace for more rainfall from tomorrow as a band of bad weather sweeps across the state. 
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trees in a flooded area

Dams continue to spill into already flooding NSW rivers ahead of more rain this week

Two-thirds of the state's major regional dams above capacity, with some spilling for the first time in decades.
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A road closed with water running over it.

How far would you drive to prove a point? These mates drove 13,550 km in electric cars

Harald Murphy and Pete Petrovsky set off from Perth in opposite directions in electric cars before reuniting in the Northern Territory.
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An orange sunset reflected out of the rearview mirror of a car

Injured knees and sore backs could be a thing of the past for sheep farmers

A growing number of farmers are turning to sheep handlers to help with vaccinating, drenching, marking and attaching ear tags.
A farmer drenches sheep inside a sheep handler

Gundagai farewells Australia's last mounted postie

 A Gundagai legend who was the last postie in Australia to deliver mail using a horse, after refusing to switch to a motorcycle, has died.
An old photo shows a man on a horse on a bridge.

Australia's last horseback postie Bruce Dennis interviewed on Ask the Leyland Brothers

Australia's last mounted postman Bruce Dennis was featured in this episode of 'Ask the Leyland Brothers' which aired on the Nine Network in the 1970s and 80s.
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Duration: 59 seconds

Amalgamated council to demerge after five years of 'toil and tears', financial woes

After years of issues and financial woes, Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman has announced Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council has been successful in its second attempt to demerge.
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A long timber bridge closed off with fences and a keep out sign.

Gundagai prepares for major flooding as dam releases increase

Water NSW is increasing releases from Burrinjuck Dam into the Murrumbidgee River to 98,000ML a day after it it received 'record' inflows amid heavy rain. Downstream at Gundagai locals are on alert.
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Duration: 2 minutes 9 seconds

Releases from NSW dam increase to 98,000 megalitres after highest inflows 'ever recorded'

The Burrinjuck Dam began spilling this morning after more than 230,000ML, a quarter of its capacity, flowed in from various tributaries overnight.
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A dam photographed from above.

Report finds NSW council overspent $16m since forced amalgamation

A regional NSW council knew its budget was in the red following a forced merger, but a new report has shown just how bad the financial situation is. The report recommended councillors be given basic financial training.
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A long timber bridge closed off with fences and a keep out sign.

Celebrating Wiradjuri heroes who saved 69 people from Australia's deadliest flood

In a bark canoe and a rowboat, Yarri and Jacky Jacky risked their lives to save people during the great flood of Gundagai in 1852. Lessons are still being learned from their heroic act, 170 years on.
A young girl walks up to an Aboriginal man in traditional paint who strikes a pose

Learnings from Wiradjuri heroes Yarri and Jacky Jacky 170 years on

Wiradjuri heroes Yarri and Jacky Jacky risked their lives in a canoe made of bark to save people during Australia's deadliest flood in 1852, but lessons are still being learned.
ABC News Current
Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds