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John Ellicott

senior journalist

journalist and author

Latest Stories

Water wait on a dry Peel for dairies and farms

Water wait on a dry Peel for dairies and farms

River may still run - but underground

Test 11 hours, 59 minutes

Town job fears at two correctional closures

Town job fears at two correctional closures

Department promises to repurpose closed prisons

Test 1 week, 4 days

National horse register could be a 'decade away'

National horse register could be a 'decade away'

Senate inquiry into horse traceability to report by year's end

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Farmers vote for fence to keep wild dogs at bay

Farmers vote for fence to keep wild dogs at bay

Hot wire fence to deter sheep killers

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Kick up your heels at Silverton Hotel

Kick up your heels at Silverton Hotel

Famous film pub could make you a set for life

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Sign of the times: rush on biosecurity warning signs

Sign of the times: rush on biosecurity warning signs

Signs walking out the door to give farmers peace of mind

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A beaut start to spring for some: snow, rain along ranges

A beaut start to spring for some: snow, rain along ranges

Spring in step after rain in south, central and central-west areas

Remote farm flooding declared ag disaster

Remote farm flooding declared ag disaster

Farmers can access relief over damaging rain on 500,000ha

Test 4 weeks, 1 day

Rain on the ranges stretches up to the Hunter

Rain on the ranges stretches up to the Hunter

Weather system cools down a hotted-up state

Test 4 weeks, 1 day

Big 160km fence to keep out wild dogs

Big 160km fence to keep out wild dogs

Farmers not joining ewes for fear of dog attacks