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Gas pipeline developers hope to use local reserves
Developers of a natural gas pipeline between Queensland and Hunter in New South Wales, through the north-west, say they are talking to gas producers in the region about the possibility of tapping into the large reserves in the Pilliga.[MORE]
Telstra to work on Pilliga 'communications black spot'
Telstra says it is working with the northern New South Wales community, Pilliga, to address a communications black spot.[MORE]
Owner of cattle shot by RSPCA may face charges
Charges are expected to be laid this week against a Pilliga district property owner in north-west New South Wales, whose cattle were shot in controversial circumstances by the RSPCA earlier this month.[MORE]
Sobbing woman watched authorities shoot cattle: sister
The RSPCA and police are under pressure to explain the actions of a team that raided a small property near Pilliga, west of Narrabri in northern New South Wales, yesterday to destroy drought-afflicted cattle.[MORE]
Firefighters control Pilliga forest blaze
Forests New South Wales says firefighters have managed to gain the upper hand on a blaze burning in the Pilliga State Forest.[MORE]
Highway reopens as bushfires burn
The Newell Highway has reopened between Coonabarabran and Narrabri where bushfires are burning within containment lines.[MORE]
Fires skirted best koala habitats: NPWS
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) says koala habitats have not been greatly impacted by bushfires which have burnt 80,000 hectares in the Pilliga region in north-west New South Wales.[MORE]
National Parks defends fire management strategies
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has defended its fire management strategies in the north-west of New South Wales after the feared loss of a significant koala colony in a bushfire.[MORE]
Fires threaten NSW koalas
Fears are held for the biggest koala population in New South Wales, which is under threat from bushfires in the state's north-west. [MORE]
Fires continue to burn through NSW
Firefighters are continuing to reinforce containment lines around fires which are burning in a number of areas of the New England and north-west.[MORE]
Floodwaters cut off north-west NSW town
The town of Pilliga in north-west New South Wales is virtually isolated by floodwaters.[MORE]
Rain proves too much for some farmers
Some farmers in parts of north-west NSW say the continuing rain is hampering their efforts to sow more crops.[MORE]
