Let's get physical

There are only about three of the original FOBs left and two of them are seen here working out with other gym members. Third from the left is Ceduna mayor Allan Suter and next to him is Tony Irvine, who are both original members. (ABC Rural)

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Pink bull catcher to scrub up alright

A wet season project being undertaken at a remote Territory cattle Station is set to prove that women can do a man's job without losing their sense of femininity. The project involves a scrub bull catcher, a heap of pink paint and a fair dose of courage and creativity.

Superb parrots become road kill

On Christmas Eve dozens of quite rare superb parrots were killed as they feasted on spilt grain on the road near Boorowa, southern NSW.

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Last updated: 11:31am, Monday, 5 January 2009

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