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Country Labor candidate Martin Rush has put the wheels in motion on a plan to assist drought-affected farmers in the Upper Hunter.  He wants to see empty floodplains irrigated and used...

The Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party candidate for the Upper Hunter John Preston believes legislated drought assistance is what will help drought-stricken farmers across the region. His party will take a...

Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen is calling on the NSW Government to respond even more than it has so far when it comes to drought assistance for farmers. He is calling...

Len Kelman is headed off to Victoria to pick up a truckload of hay and feed for struggling Merriwa farmers. Len has recently returned to Muswellbrook after a Variety Bash which...

Cassilis has received just a fifth of the rainfall it should have at this point, and there doesn't appear to be any coming in the near or even distant future.  Miles...

The severe dry is impacting road maintenance in the Upper Hunter Shire. A lack of available water is making the maintenance of the more than 954km of unsealed road right across...

Jack Carrigan is a 27-year-old farmer from Merriwa who is looking at the deteriorating conditions of the drought in the Upper Hunter for the first time.  He's positive though and even...

Level 6 water restrictions are in place for Murrurundi from midnight tonight (Wednesday 11th July). The restriction is in place until further notice as the level of Murrurundi Dam drops to...

The State Government wants to reassure Upper Hunter farmers they are here for them. Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair has defended the NSW Government’s decisions when it comes to their...

In what is some rare good news for drought-affected Upper Hunter, more than 4,600 pests have been culled. For the past three weeks, Hunter Local Land Service's Feral Animal Aerial Shooting...