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There are fears Western Australia's south coast abalone sector could be devastated by restrictions flagged as part of the creation of a controversial marine park.

Known for taking on big challenges, South Australian farmer Ben McNamara turned a section of his property into a 60-kilometre dirt circuit in just under a year.

An ambitious regeneration project will see four central Queensland landholders plant 30 hectares of forest on agricultural land to increase animal habitat and biodiversity.

Viv Oldfield adds well-situated Middle Creek Station, south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, to his vast property portfolio.

Fewer than 8,000 glossy black-cockatoos remain in the wild across Australia. In response, a group of farmers are planting trees in their thousands to bring back the species' habitat.

The discovery of gold and copper in Queensland's Wide Bay-Burnett region has mining industry leaders excited about what it could mean for the state.

Hundreds of farmers have attended meetings across regional Western Australia to voice concerns about a ban on live export. 

A Victorian winery owner says cooler weather has delayed harvest and exposed grapes to more risks but, until this season, the conditions had been growing noticeably hotter.

When major transport and logistics company Scott's Refrigerated collapsed last month, it exacerbated the struggle some small regional businesses have long faced to get their products to larger...

As the 2023 harvest approaches, sugarcane growers are locking in some of their best prices in decades.

A long-awaited Senate inquiry's final report into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin has made 14 recommendations.

A hunting competition for children aged under 14 to shoot feral cats was due to be held as a fundraiser for a school in the country's South Island.

Farmers are urged to seek legal advice before getting locked into renewable energy projects that look good in the short term.

Staff at Struan Research Facility have been working from a makeshift laboratory at the historic Struan House after the adjoining research facility was destroyed in a series of fires in late 2022.

The mining industry and lawyers for traditional owners are concerned new heritage laws will start before anyone is ready.

After three consecutive La Niña events that saw widespread rainfall, graziers are now reflecting on the lessons learned from the worst drought in living memory.

Grape growers contracted by Australia's oldest family owned winery have found signing up to a sustainability program has had financial, environmental and emotional benefits.

The Boy from Oz actor leads the charge for a new buyer for the Tenterfield Saddler — now on the market three decades since it last changed hands.