Eliza Spencer was a rural and regional reporter for Guardian Australia
June 2024
The rural network
How two vehicle breakdowns showed me the best – and worst – of rural Australia
Eliza Spencer
When the motorcycle broke down on a backroad near Harden, NSW, I thought we were stuck – until one phone call revealed help was just across the road
The rural network
End of the windmill era: NSW switches to safer, more efficient solar water pumps
Local land services say the new pumps will allow them to remotely monitor water levels, to provide a safe refuge for farmers in times of natural disaster
The rural network
Why a NSW farmer trapped under a ute called a neighbour, not triple zero, to get to her closest hospital
The town of Deepwater is in the Hunter New England local health district, whose largest hospital, at Newcastle, is six hours away
May 2024
The rural network
Livestock theft has cost NSW farmers more than $930,000 so far this year
The rural network
Does the farmer really want a wife? In the reality TV world, good farmers make bad husbands