Odd News
Crickets, millions of them (video)
A Wagga business was taken over by millions of crickets.
February 22, 2012, 10:00 pm
The pesky bugs crawled all through Alco Batteries.
But didn't seem to fancy hanging out at any other businesses on Pearson Street.
Hero dog raises fire alarm (video)
An alert dog helped to stop a suspicious boat fire in Albury spreading to homes.
February 21, 2012, 10:00 pm
The cabin cruiser exploded into flames in the middle of the night - while parked in the owner's driveway.
Trapper shares his tricks (video)
A Tumbarumba man who's revolutionised wild dog control in our region is sharing his secrets with farmers right around Australia.
February 21, 2012, 10:00 pm
Mark Goldspink has stopped wild dogs from killing stock around Tumba for eight years straight.
Cliff fall survivor: "I'd do it again" (video)
A teenage boy who fell 40 metres down a cliff, and survived, says he'd climb it again.
February 20, 2012, 10:00 pm
Michael Muller says it was God who saved him.
Molong's unique promo (video)
A brand new bunch of animals on bikes are gracing our streets from Molong to Dubbo.
February 16, 2012, 10:00 pm
There's now more than 100 of these quirky contraptions out and about and they're settling into life out here pretty well.
Alcohol identification scanners snubbed by supermarket chain (video)
A supermarket chain says an idea that's supposed to help problem drinkers is too hard and too expensive. One country town wants card identification scanners installed so staff at licensed venues know whether or not a person's allowed to buy alcohol.
February 16, 2012, 2:00 am
Painting by artistic cat sells for $1000 (video)
A painting done by a cat in Wagga, southern NSW, has sold for $970.
February 16, 2012, 2:00 am
Local abandoned cats are making a mark for themselves in what experts call "non-primate art".
Dubbo bird cull (video)
Starlings have been causing headaches in Dubbo for years.
February 16, 2012, 2:00 am
There's thousands of them.
Soon there'll be a few thousand less.
Sheep stolen in property raid (video)
Thieves have stolen $27,000 worth of sheep in Wangaratta.
February 15, 2012, 2:00 am
The sheep belonged to a water authority, so effectively, it's taxpayers who'll foot the bill.
Spoon tapping grandma (video)
A musical grandmother, whose percussion talents threw her into the spotlight 4 years ago, is back. Deb "Spoons" Perry has taken her talent of playing the utensils to amazing heights and now teaches others her tricks.
February 15, 2012, 2:00 am
Fishy business for Cod Squad (video)
You've probably heard of the God Squad - and now there's a river version.
February 15, 2012, 2:00 am
The Cod Squad is mapping our waterways to see how to make better habitats for one of our most famous - and sometimes elusive - fish.
World record trek (video)
A group of adventurers has just finished its toughest challenge yet: trekking through the Kimberley for a month. The women think they've broken a world record, but a little more research has to be done before that can be confirmed.
February 15, 2012, 2:00 am
Princess the eagle flies high (video)
Remember that injured sea eagle that we told you about a few weeks ago, rescued from Lake Hume and given to wildlife carers?
February 14, 2012, 5:09 pm
Well there's a happy ending to the story, as Helen Ballard reports.
World Heritage request for rock art (video)
Aside from being home to a number of the country's vast resource projects, the Pilbara has possibly the richest collection of Aboriginal Rock Art in the world.
February 14, 2012, 5:04 pm
One site's already on the National Heritage List, and could soon be on the World Heritage List.
Bush barber still cutting hair at 92 (video)
You're about to meet a barber with more experience than most.
February 13, 2012, 6:06 pm
Cecil Titheradge, from Peak Hill in central NSW, has clocked up 78 years in the profession and at 92, is still going strong.
Cane toad muster success (video)
The recent rain's brought another problem for residents.
February 13, 2012, 3:37 pm
Cane toads are out in abundance so last night one town held their first cane toad muster of the year.
Condo watermelon farm (video)
Tucked away on a remote property in the tiny town of Condo is one of the country's biggest watermelon farms.
February 10, 2012, 6:45 pm
Paul McLachlan is the man behind the melons.
He sells to one of our largest supermarket chains and central markets in all our capital cities.
Mixed master - martial artist goes for gold (video)
A teenager who walks on people's stomachs and holds them in headlocks is about to compete in a state martial arts competition in Perth. He's already represented Australia in Taekwondo, but says he's been waiting a long time to win this competition.
February 9, 2012, 4:33 pm
Singer John Butler caught up in a Super Bowl scandal (video)
An American super bowl commercial has gone viral, but for all the wrong reasons. It may spark one of the biggest legal battles in Australian music. The American company responsible has used a jingle that sounds almost the same as a hit Aussie song.
February 8, 2012, 4:23 pm
Bathurst's pesky pigeons (video)
Bathurst Regional Council's planning to tackle a problem that's bugged the city for years.
February 8, 2012, 4:15 pm
It's a smelly problem, thanks to pigeons and their droppings.
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