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Ambulance service reviews pregnancy death findings

Ambulance Victoria is analysing the preliminary findings from an investigation into the death of a Barooga woman, near the New South Wales/Victorian border, last month.

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Farmers fear GM crop contamination

Farmers fear crop contamination after GM canola plants were found growing on roadsides, metres from non-GM fields.

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Early stripe rust in Murray Valley

Grain farmers are being urged to monitor their crops for stripe rust, following the Murray Valley's first confirmed case of the season.

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Racing identity dies in road crash

Barooga man Chris Maclean, 38, was killed yesterday morning when his car crashed into a tree at Barooga.

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Teens injured after car surfing fall

Two teenage boys have been seriously injured while car surfing in southern New South Wales.

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Year of the Farmer 2012 - Managing the environment

We take a closer look at how Australian farmers balance running an enterprise with environmental management.

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Farming still a family business in Australia

Farming is still very much a family business in Australia.

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Man gives terrifying account of tornado escape

A man has described how his car became airborne during a tornado last week in north-eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales.

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Getting ready for this years harvest

Three farmers from the New South Wales / Victorian border region at Barooga speak about this seasons harvest.

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Harvest begins in northern Victoria and Southern NSW

Harvest 2013 has started right across northern Victoria and southern New South Wales.

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Improving the image of agriculture

Tired of bad stereotypes, a group of farmers from the border region have taken it upon themselves to try and improve the image of agriculture.

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Using videos to change the image of Ag

Barooga farmers want a better image of agriculture.

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Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party takes aim at the NSW Lower House

Dissatisfaction with the major parties and the Murray-Darling fish kill could tip the scales in favour of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party at the state election.

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The safe Liberal seat where irrigators with no water may turn the tables

There is a part of Australia where the rivers are high but the crops are dying, where farmers can see plenty of water but have no access to it. And that could mean a change in political fortunes.

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With Murray tap turned off, irrigator finds himself driving a school bus to...

With zero per cent water allocation making farming impossible in the Murray region, an irrigator has been forced to find work away from his farm.

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Murray-Darling Basin's top cop tips a bucket on federal Agriculture Department

A long-awaited Government-ordered report slams the department, saying it suffers from inaction and a risk-averse culture and has no clear mission when it comes to water.

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See the list: The residents allowed to cross Victorian border as NSW varies...

NSW has signed off on an exemption to its Victorian border rules that will allow some people to travel interstate, but conditions apply.

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Body found in Murray River

Police believe the body found in the Murray River near Cobram this morning is that of the man reported missing on the weekend.

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Fruit fly outbreaks in Goulburn Murray region

Three outbreaks of fruit fly have been detected in the Goulburn Murray region.

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Calls for water allocations rethink as NSW dams threaten to overflow

After almost drying up during the drought, several regional dams are at risk of spilling over, with more rain on the way.

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Hannah Green creates golf history with victory in mixed-gender tournament

Green becomes the first woman to win a 72-hole mixed-gender tournament on any of the world's leading golf tours with her four-shot victory in the TPS Murray River.

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Search for missing man set to continue

Police and rescue workers have been unable to find a man who went missing in the Murray River near Cobram yesterday.

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Smith banks another female win in Murray River mixed-gender golf event

Australia's Sarah Jane Smith crushes the field to become the second consecutive female winner of the TPS golf tournament series by taking out the Murray River event at Cobram Barooga.

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Lynette believes she saved her husband's life by driving him to Melbourne...

Lynette Smith decided to drive to Melbourne from the border town of Howlong in NSW instead of waiting for a local ambulance for husband Peter. He was admitted to intensive care on arrival.

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Basin authority facing $750m negligence claim from Murray River irrigators

A group of nine irrigators has lodged a class action in the NSW Supreme Court against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, claiming its negligent water management has caused $750 million in losses.

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