Mel Dearmer

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Mel Dearmer |Jen McCutcheon

In the small New South Wales town of Gilgandra, it is not unusual to see a shopkeeper wandering the CBD, their EFTPOS machine in hand, and a customer holding a bank card close behind. Retailers, services, and customers have grown increasingly frustrated by faltering Telstra coverage in the town, which they say has slowed connections to a crawl and left parts of the town effectively offline for months.

Jan 15, 2025 | abc.net.au | Zaarkacha Marlan |Mel Dearmer |Alex James

A dog's escape from a backyard in western New South Wales has sparked a week-long rescue effort spanning 1,700 kilometres across two states. Martin Geyer and Daniel Loader's Siberian husky Nova escaped from their Coonabarabran home on January 3, after jumping over the fence with the help of a tyre. About an hour later the four-year-old dog was spotted at the local service station, with residents messaging the couple to report they had seen it being put into someone else's car.

Jun 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jen McCutcheon |Mel Dearmer

In short: Gilgandra High School has provided every female student with a proper sports bra to improve sporting participation. The school organised for a professional bra fitter to help students find the right bra. Sports Medicine Australia says 88 per cent of female adolescents wear incorrectly fitting bras during sport.

Nov 12, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jess McGuire |Mel Dearmer

There's a very good chance if you've been listening to the ABC recently that you've heard Now And Then, the latest single from The Beatles. Unveiled 61 years after The Beatles released their first song Love Me Do by the remaining two Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, how exactly does Now And Then stack up to the rest of the band's beloved back catalogue? How did AI impact the creative process? And what are the ethical implications of continuing to release songs under The Beatles moniker?

Oct 22, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jess McGuire |Mel Dearmer

In the wake of the Voice to Parliament referendum's defeat, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has said that he remains committed to kickstarting treaty discussions with Indigenous people in the state.