Tim Fookes

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Tim Fookes |Lani Oataway

A pilot who damaged a light aircraft during a Bathurst 1000 motorsport event and then flew over spectators breached safety restrictions, an investigation has found. The aerobatic Extra EA 300-LT aircraft touched down on the track on the morning of the race in December last year to deliver the trophy, but the tail hit a concrete barrier while the aircraft was reversing.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lara Webster |Joshua Becker |Tim Fookes

Australian wool production is forecast to drop to its lowest level in 100 years. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has predicted a 12 per cent drop in production for the 2024–25 financial year to less than 280 million kilograms. Production has not been that low since 1920–21. The bleak forecast hasn't dampened the spirits of 23-year-old Miranda McGufficke, a fifth-generation wool grower on the Monaro.

Dec 13, 2024 | abc.net.au | Lani Oataway |Tim Fookes

Cherry growers estimate crops in NSW and Victoria have been cut by a third thanks to prolonged storms over the past two weeks. Some NSW growers have abandoned between 30 to 50 per cent of their fruit due to weather damage.

Dec 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tim Fookes

Sales of electric vehicles are soaring in this country, with figures out showing that 85,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold in Australia in the first three quarters of the year. That's a 17% increase on the same period last year with sales particularly strong in the cities. However, it's a lot harder to get those in regional areas into electric vehicles due to concerns over how far you can travel given the distances between towns, range anxiety and the costs involved.

Nov 22, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tim Fookes

Fiona Aveyard grew up on the family farm at Tullamore in centrla west New South Wales, and remembers spending her childhood in what was then a bustling farming community. After several years living overseas, Fiona found herself lured back to the farm where she's settled down with her family/She's started her own lamb business and recently became a Nuffield Scholar.