After a year of drought, flooding and limited summer rainfall, New South Wales farmers are entering 2026 facing continued seasonal pressure and policy uncertainty.

The New South Wales Government is progressing a major reform of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, proposing the most significant update to the state’s animal welfare laws in years.

NSW Farmers is urging shoppers to choose Australian-grown food this Christmas, as farming families continue to face climate extremes and mounting pressures on land and water.

Meat & Livestock Australia, in partnership with The Gourmet Goat Lady – a NSW business specialising in premium goatmeat products - has completed a successful proof-of-concept project to develop Australia’s first commercially approved goat salami. The initiative responds to growing consumer demand for premium deli meats and pork-free smallgoods, and was funded through the MLA Donor Company. The project secured NSW Food Authority approval confirming that salami can be produced

NSW Farmers is urging rural communities to prioritise mental health as drought in the state’s south and west and ongoing flood recovery along the coast place pressure on farming families. The organisation says worsening land-use conflicts are adding further strain.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is urging residents to remain alert for signs of avian influenza in poultry and wildlife. While Australia remains free of the H5N1 strain circulating overseas, authorities warn the disease could enter the country through migrating wild birds, particularly during spring.

NSW Farmers has told a state inquiry that better roads are the key to reducing the rising road toll in regional areas - not slower tucks. The organisation says farm workers are four times more likely to die on the nation’s roads than other drivers, with local councils facing a $3.4 billion backlog in road repairs.

Residents in Central Darling Shire have elected councillors for the first time in 12 years, marking a historic return to local democracy under a new rural council model.

Farmers have voiced strong frustration over the federal government’s lack of action to improve regional mobile coverage, following its long-awaited response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review.

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A pay dispute between paramedics and the NSW government will be heard by an industrial tribunal in the hopes of resolving the crisis...

A 12-hour industrial action that would have resulted in some paramedics refusing all but the most serious calls has been ruled out of...

A landmark inquiry into the NSW health system will not be adversarial or blame people working within it for issues and will rather...

An inquiry will examine the NSW government's progress in improving healthcare in rural areas, 18 months after revelations the system was...