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Citizen scientists join fight to save beloved snow gums

Citizen scientists join fight to save beloved snow gums

Hundreds of citizen scientists across Victoria, NSW and the ACT are setting out on foot to map the health of the besieged snow gum.

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Public consultation is being invited on a state government's Olympic plans amid bitter opposition to the use of a heritage-listed park.

National park offers more green space for growing city

National park offers more green space for growing city

National park offers more green space for growing city

National park offers more green space for growing city

A major new national park is being created to protect dozens of native species and preserve Aboriginal rock art and artefacts.

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Dog days over with racetrack turfed out by end of year

Dog days over with racetrack turfed out by end of year

A historic greyhound racetrack will be shuttered by year's end as the housing crunch forces a government to think outside the box and consolidate prized land.

Environmental bypass to fast-track oil project

Environmental bypass to fast-track oil project

A state deputy premier will have the power to override environmental and heritage laws in a move slammed by the opposition and a conservation group.

Australia's city in a park through an autumn lens

Australia's city in a park through an autumn lens

A large chunk of the 5.5 million people who visit the Australian Capital Territory each year do so during Canberra's beautiful autumn.

Hunt for cop killer continues as national park reopens

Hunt for cop killer continues as national park reopens

A national park closed down during the hunt for Australia's most wanted man has been reopened to the public, while police vow they will find him.

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'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

A bushwalker is dead and others have been rescued from a remote national park after a group of Chinese nationals "not prepared" for conditions got into trouble.

Blazes continue to cause closure of popular hike track

Blazes continue to cause closure of popular hike track

Blazes continue to cause closure of popular hike track

Blazes continue to cause closure of popular hike track

A popular bushwalking track will be closed for at least another two weeks as firefighters face challenging conditions to contain the out-of-control blazes.

Big falling tree crashes onto inner city pedestrians

Big falling tree crashes onto inner city pedestrians

Big falling tree crashes onto inner city pedestrians

Big falling tree crashes onto inner city pedestrians

At least two people have been injured and others were lucky to survive after a big tree fell onto pedestrians at one of Australia's best-known inner city parks.

Bushfire under control, but people told not to return

Bushfire under control, but people told not to return

Bushfire under control, but people told not to return

Bushfire under control, but people told not to return

A bushfire along Victoria's southwest coast has been brought under control but people are being urged to monitor conditions and steer clear of a campground.

Bushfire destroys homes as calmer conditions on horizon

Bushfire destroys homes as calmer conditions on horizon

Bushfire destroys homes as calmer conditions on horizon

Bushfire destroys homes as calmer conditions on horizon

Stable conditions and cooler weather are giving firefighters welcome relief as initial damage assessments reveal at least three homes have been lost to fire.

Beloved Red Centre national park given heritage listing

Beloved Red Centre national park given heritage listing

Beloved Red Centre national park given heritage listing

Beloved Red Centre national park given heritage listing

A tourism drawcard and important cultural site in the Red Centre that's also known as a "living plant museum" has been added to the national heritage list.

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

A zero-tolerance approach to feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has been flagged by the federal government if culling fails to stop environmental harm.

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Aerial shooting cleared after brumby numbers boom

Shooting of brumbies from helicopters will return in NSW as modelling suggests 6000 of the wild horses need to be removed yearly to meet population targets.

'Bizarre' position over home for Tasmanian AFL team

The Hobart City Council has indicated it doesn't want a high-performance centre, to be the home of a Tasmanian AFL team, to be built at two parkland locations.

Outback station to become protected bird haven

More than 37,000 hectares from three sheep and cattle stations in outback NSW will be turned into a national park to protect habitat for threatened species.

Millions of dollars put in piggy bank to fight ferals

Farmers have welcomed additional funding to combat feral pigs causing millions of dollars in environmental and agricultural damage.

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