In 2024, Narelle Zanker turned her 4,000-acre family dairy farm into a classroom; 2 years later, her Dairy Adventures had welcomed 1,200+ visitors and won the 2026 Rural Women’s Award

In 2024, Narelle Zanker turned her 4,000-acre family dairy farm into a classroom; 2 years later, her Dairy Adventures had welcomed 1,200+ visitors and won the 2026 Rural Women’s Award

Photo: dairyadventures/ Instagram In 2024, Narelle Zanker turned her 4,000-acre family dairy farm near Mannum into a living classroom where visitors could bottle-feed calves, watch milking in action and learn where their food really comes from. Two years later, her agritourism venture Dairy Adventures had welcomed more than 1,200 guests and earned her the 2026 … Read more

Australia’s endangered eastern quolls have welcomed new joeys; after vanishing from the mainland for 60 years, the species is now breeding again in a rare conservation comeback

Australia’s endangered eastern quolls have welcomed new joeys; after vanishing from the mainland for 60 years, the species is now breeding again in a rare conservation comeback

A study released 20 captive-bred eastern quolls at Tasmania’s 6,500-hectare Silver Plains conservation property. (Photo: Booderee NP) The eastern quoll, a small nocturnal marsupial once common across eastern Australia, is showing signs of recovery after years of decline. Captive-bred eastern quolls released in Tasmania have successfully reproduced, with one female carrying six joeys in her … Read more

Erin Piacenti GoFundMe: Times Square victim had welcomed first child Madison 5 months ago, ‘Incredibly loving mother’

Erin Piacenti GoFundMe: Times Square victim had welcomed first child Madison 5 months ago (GoFundMe)

A GoFundMe has been launched for Erin Piacentia 32-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed in an attack in Times Square. Erin, a vice president at Bank of America, had welcomed a baby girl with her husband just five months ago, according to the fundraiser. Erin Piacenti GoFundMe: Times Square victim had welcomed first child Madison … Read more

In 1745, the US welcomed mimosa trees for their pink flowers; they later escaped gardens and spread as an invasive species

In 1745, the US welcomed mimosa trees for their pink flowers; they later escaped gardens and spread as an invasive species

Around 1745, mimosa arrived in the United States as an ornamental tree, prized for its fragrant pink flowers, delicate foliage and unusual habit of folding its leaves at night. What began as a garden favourite, however, did not stay neatly within gardens. Albizia julibrissin escaped cultivation and gradually established itself along roadsides, clearings, flood plains … Read more