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Oxygenation method usually used in emergencies trialled in Darling River to prevent mass fish kills

Tens of millions of native fish have perished along the Darling River over the past five years following a series of mass kills. In an attempt to mitigate future deaths the NSW government is trialling technology that pumps pure oxygen into the water.
Two men wearing orange shirts and lifejackets test the water along the Darling River at Menindee.

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Waterby Bill Ormonde

Governess returns to outback schooling 30 years after first remote experience

Michelle Williams was 18 when she first got a taste of working as a governess. She has returned to Far West NSW to work for the same family, a generation apart.
a young girl and an older women in a close up shot

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Online and Remote Learningby Lily McCure

Abuse survivor's revealing memoir about Mildura's paedophile priest

For 50 years John kept the abuse he experienced a secret. He has now written a powerful memoir called The Peppercorn Tree.
John Fitzgibbon author of The Peppercorn Tree
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Child Sexual Abusewith Andrew Murdoch

These city kids moved to the outback to teach. But they met each other, fell in love, and the rest is history

Ross Clark moved to Broken Hill reluctantly in the 1970s, when the road to Sydney wasn't paved. But then he met Maureen and their shared love of adventure blossomed into a marriage, which is still going strong after more than 50 years.
Two newspaper pages overlapping showing black and white photos of a man and a woman

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Regional Communitiesby Coquohalla Connor

Solo female travellers hit the road, finding freedom and friendship in the outback

For women setting out by themselves to experience regional Australia, adventure is calling, along with growing confidence in going it alone.
girl with long brown hair in green jumper with a beach in the background

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Travel and Tourism (Lifestyle and Leisure)by Lily McCure

Concerns for outback students' mental health as mould infestation disrupts start to school year

A mould infestation at a Broken Hill high school is so severe the NSW Department of Education has declared it too dangerous for students to return, forcing them to start term one scattered around different campuses.
Teenagers in white and black school uniforms walk along a black fence.

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Secondary Schoolsby Coquohalla Connor and Andrew Schmidt

Graziers describe 'unbelievable' rainfall in parts of far north-west NSW and south-west Queensland

Landholders in eastern parts of the country are still in shock after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily caused a year's worth of rain to fall in just two days, drenching their properties.
A sweeping view of an outback property with brown water covering most of it.
Duration: 27 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Waterby Lily McCure, Andrew Schmidt and Sarah McConnell

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