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Two men, 50,000 flies, one wind tunnel.

In a small building in Tatura near Shepparton in Northern Victoria, two men stand around a small wind tunnel getting very excited about fruit fly.

Mass fish deaths at Tathra

The bizarre sight of mass dead fish beachings turned a Sunday afternoon stroll turned into a strange outing for beachgoers on the far south coast of New South Wales on Sunday March 14.

Water flows into Lake Menindee

The gates to Lake Menindee, in far west New South Wales, have been opened for the first time in eight years.

What's old is new again in The Silver City

One of Broken Hill's most iconic mine sites may soon be back in production.

Bundarra farmers face bleak winter

"I don't know where to go anymore."

'Milkier than milk' milk

Fresh buffalo milk could soon be available in Far North Queensland.

Queensland Country Hour roadtrip

This week, the Queensland Country Hour's Arlie Douglas and Jane Paterson hit the road to visit flood-affected areas of south west Queensland.

Burning the bush

Fuel reduction burns protect rural communities from bushfire, as well as promoting biodiversity in native vegetation. But when and how should they be carried out? Where should they be lit? And how often should the bush be burnt?

A different take on forestry

In 1990, 6 per cent of the Yan Yan Gurt Creek Catchment, incorporating Deans Marsh near Colac, had forest cover.

Chickens donating blood for humans

Every month, chickens are giving up their blood for the sake of humans.

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