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Baby it’s cold outside … but you can still continue gardening and growing your own food inside. On top of fresh herbs and veggies, there’s the added bonus of a ‘microdose’ of nature.

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The herbs and vegetables that can grow indoors and thrive in small spaces Even if you're short on outdoor space, there are ways to grow your own food at home. Here's what the experts recommend.

Christian McGowan and Alison Baker fell in love with a building that was never intended to be a home.

A 1930s brick industrial building in the NSW Hunter Valley's Dungog served as the region's water pumping station for about five decades.

It was a stark, graffiti-covered, warehouse-like structure when they came across it in 2022; a neighbouring stretch of giant pipeline that still carries water to regional centres downstream serves as a reminder of the building's previous life.

But the pair were determined to transform it into an inviting family home.

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Would you live in a 1930s pump station? This couple made one their home From former post offices to pumping stations, there are buildings with commercial histories all around Australia. Could repurposing them into homes help with the housing supply?

A study of northern hairy-nosed wombat burrows found the species can adapt to different soil conditions, challenging long-held beliefs about its habitat needs.

Underground discovery could help save one of the world's rarest mammals One of the world's most critically endangered animals may be able to live in more areas than conservationists realised.

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My parents had me later in life. I was determined not to repeat history Having older parents has shaped my life in many ways, including taking on a carer role for Mum and Dad in my 20s.

If you can manage it, cash in the bank can do five good things for you.
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Five reasons to try to save cash, even if you're struggling Saving is not the only tool you need to achieve financial security these days, but it still has a role to play if you can manage it.

Maehashi said she missed Dozer every day, but rather than replacing him, "I'd much rather think of this as passing the baton to the next generation." Subscribe to the ABC Lifestyle newsletter: https://ab.co/ABCLifestyleNewsletter

'Passing the baton': RecipeTin Eats founder adopts new canine companion Nagi Maehashi, the founder of RecipeTin Eats, introduces her new canine companion Jaffle.

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Simple 'fakeaway' recipes for when you're on a budget Ordering in of an evening can become a costly exercise but these five tasty recipes are sure to hit the spot.

Decades after their local extinction, a handful of burrowing bettongs have been released in outback NSW.

'Ecosystem engineers' returned to desert decades after local extinction Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.