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News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
There will be tears if Far Too Easy can fulfil Chris Caserta's Group 1 prophecy in Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm
Matt Caserta was screaming at the top of his lungs. Then he broke down in tears and sobbed uncontrollably. It was when Far Too Easy powered to victory in the $2m The Kosciuszko on The Everest day at Randwick in Sydney last year. • It was a magic moment which Matt Caserta felt honoured the memory of his much-loved late twin brother Chris, the jockey who tragically drowned when going for a Surfers Paradise swim in 2021. Chris Caserta rode Far Too Easy at the galloper's first two wins at Grafton in 2021 and told his twin brother that David McColm's horse was a future Group 1 star. It hasn't eventuated yet, even though Far Too Easy has been a star and won almost $2.4m in prizemoney. But it could come to pass on Saturday in the Stradbroke Handicap. 'I was in my car watching the race on my phone when Far Too Easy won The Kosciuszko, I was screaming at the top of my lungs to get him home and then I broke down in tears when he won,' Matt Caserta said. 'It was Chris's favourite horse and from the first time he jumped on it, he told me it would be something very special. 'Every time the horse races, I watch it. 'I'll be watching on Saturday and hoping the horse can win again and win a Group 1 like Chris said he would one day.' Far Too Easy too strong in The Kosciuszko! ðŸ�'ï¸� What a story for David McColm! @DavidMccolm2 @CWilliamsJockey — 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) October 19, 2024 Unbeknown to Matt Caserta until Racenet told him, there is a special memorial plaque in the Eagle Farm jockeys' room which honours the late Chris Caserta. Sydney jockey Regan Bayliss will ride the Murwillumbah-trained horse Far Too Easy in the Stradbroke and there won't be a dry eye in the house if he wins. Far Too Easy is the horse who has cheated death – surviving deadly floods which have swept through his stable and also battling serious illness – to become a racing miracle. After a couple of uncustomary poor runs following his dazzling Kosciuszko triumph, Far Too Easy was back to form when finishing runner-up behind Stradbroke favourite War Machine in the Group 3 BRC Sprint. It convinced McColm to set his stable star loose on the Stradbroke. Far Too Easy is a $26 chance in the Stradbroke and War Machine, who beat him by 2½ lengths in the BRC Sprint, is the raging favourite. However, there is a weight swing in Far Too Easy's favour. Far Too Easy carried 59kg in the BRC Sprint and plunges to 52.5kg for the Stradbroke. War Machine carried 56.5kg in the BRC Sprint and drops to 53kg in the Stradbroke.
ABC News
10-06-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
NSW Snowy Mountains hikers warned after couple's blizzard rescue
Authorities have urged people hiking in the Snowy Mountains to monitor weather forecasts after a couple was rescued in blizzard conditions over the King's Birthday long weekend. Emergency services were called on Saturday morning to reports a man and woman were stranded in the snowstorm on the Kosciuszko Walking Trail, below Mount Carruthers. NSW Police officer Andrew Woods said the operation to rescue the 31-year-old man and 28-year-old woman took more than 20 hours due to poor conditions. "The high winds, the snow was falling, there was a lot of snowfall over that time," Acting Inspector Woods said. An alpine rescue crew, which included NSW Police and State Emergency Service members, set out on foot before harsh conditions set in just after midday. "They were forced to turn around and disengage the search due to the white-out and weather conditions," Inspector Woods said. Rescuers found the couple after midnight on Sunday, guiding them to the command post at Charlotte Pass about 4am, more than 20 hours after the original call for help was sent. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, temperatures reached as low as -2.7 degrees at Perisher Valley when the couple was stranded between Saturday and Sunday. No injuries have been reported. The couple had set off on a hike on Friday evening, with "reasonable equipment" before setting up camp in harsh conditions when their tent poles became damaged. "They didn't consider the conditions that were coming and unfortunately set up in probably not the best location," Inspector Woods said. The couple were not carrying a personal locator beacon and contacted authorities through a mobile phone. Inspector Woods said it was a timely reminder to take caution in the alpine region during winter. "If you know bad weather is coming maybe reconsider the need to go camping or hiking in those conditions," Inspector Woods said. The NSW snow season officially started at the weekend, with some resorts receiving 65 centimetres of snow across the three days. Emergency services had to rescue three men on Tuesday last week who were caught in a snowstorm at Seaman's Hut on the Kosciuszko Park Main Range. Police said the trio were not dressed for the conditions, had not filled out a trip intention form and were not carrying enough water or a personal locator beacon. Across the border in Victoria, a major rescue operation was conducted on Monday after several cars and two hikers became stuck at Mount Hotham. A vehicle also needed rescuing from the snow in NSW on Saturday morning. Acting Inspector Woods said it was crucial that people knew whether their vehicles are equipped to drive in alpine conditions. "Carry snow chains or [make sure] you've got appropriate tyres," he said. Snowy Mountains SES commander Malika Bailey said people were slowly becoming more aware of snow safety messaging. "Prepare, have a good plan in place and maybe a plan B as well in case if there is a problem. "We all get caught from time to time."
Sydney Morning Herald
08-06-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Julie Power
Julie Power is a senior reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Opinion Got a cough coming on? Don't soldier on. For heaven's sake, march homewards Based on the cavalier public behaviour I've witnessed recently, I fear we've forgotten the hard-won lessons of COVID. Today, 4.30PM Julie Power Latest Architecture Saved from the wrecking ball, AMP building reopens as a glittering star on Circular Quay Sydney's first real skyscraper has been given a new lease of life after a three-year restoration and modernisation. June 6, 2025 Julie Power Heritage 'Not like there's a Mitre 10 down the road': The mission to rebuild Kosciuszko's famous huts Hiker Hadi Nazari survived nearly two weeks in the mountains, helped by two muesli bars he reportedly found in one of the 60 mountain huts. June 3, 2025 Julie Power Architecture This idea helped build the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Could it save NSW heritage? Experts say there is too little money to save heritage, and too much red tape. A lottery could help. May 31, 2025 Julie Power Architecture The cake-shaped home that reimagines what a beach house can be A Mollymook landmark for generations, Cakey was 'like living in a tent'. That has all changed. May 27, 2025 Julie Power Heritage How the Paragon, the derelict grand dame of the Blue Mountains, could be saved The owner of the Paragon Cafe in Katoomba has been ordered to secure the site, hire a heritage architect and detail what repairs need to be done. May 16, 2025 Julie Power Sydney councils This North Sydney loo would have a world heritage view. Opponents say the idea stinks One critic says the plan for the Opera House buffer zone was 'equivalent to placing a public toilet in the foreground of Notre Dame Cathedral'. May 14, 2025 Julie Power NSW residential property The small but experimental granny flat that provides a perfect escape Young architects Second Edition have created a new addition to a Bondi home using 'found' everything, even leftover concrete pours from other sites. May 12, 2025 Julie Power
ABC News
01-06-2025
- General
- ABC News
Inside the lifesaving huts scattered throughout Australia's high country
In the middle of a white-out with howling winds and -5 degree Celsius temperatures, Karen Buckner was trying to reassure her three primary-school aged children they were not going to die. It was summer in Kosciuszko National Park, but a blizzard had blown in rapidly and surrounded the family of hikers. Visibility was next to nothing. Studying the map, Karen decided to aim for the shelter of Millers Hut, a "really, really, tiny" shack, she said, built by brothers from second-hand materials over two days in the 1940s. Millers Hut was lifesaving for the Buckner family during an unexpected summer blizzard. ( Supplied: Kosciuszko Huts Association ) For the Buckner family from Newcastle, seeing the one-room, corrugated-iron hut through the blistering, white wind was lifesaving. "It's this huge relief," Karen said. "There's no shelter out there at all. You have all your gear for safety, but to have the shelter of four walls and a roof is a lot. "It certainly saved our family's life." The Buckner family huddled around a fire in Millers Hut, which they say saved their lives. ( Supplied: Karen Buckner ) They bunkered down for three nights on their 2012 hike, praying the weather would change. Karen's husband would venture out into the blizzard with socks on his hands to chop wood to load up the small fireplace. They slept together on the floor in front of the flames of the fire. Karen Buckner and her three children at Witzes hut. ( Supplied: Karen Buckner ) Those days became the highlight of the multi-day hiking trip. "It's the memorable part of the trip," Karen said. "When we talk about that hike, we talk about that hut. "We don't actually remember the cheerful chatting along the track, we remember the adversity and staying in the shelter of the hut." The hut network throughout the high country received national attention in January when missing hiker Hadi Nazari was found after eating only two muesli bars found in Opera House Hut. It's one of the hardest-to-reach huts in Kosciuszko National Park, which, legend has it, cost more per square metre to build than the Sydney Opera House. Karen has survived emergencies in huts decades before they made headlines. She has sheltered in huts during blizzards or hailstorms four times while hiking in the Australian high country and has a deep appreciation for the huts, their history, and the people who use and maintain them. Cootapatamba Hut stands near the summit of Mount Kosciuszko and is popular among skiers. ( Supplied: Angus Acacia ) Huts hold history There are more than 200 historical huts scattered throughout the Australian high country from north of Canberra to south of Mount Buller. Dating as far back as the mid-1800s, the huts were built by surveyors, fishers, miners, cattle musterers, loggers, brumby drivers, hydrologists, meteorologists or keen bushwalking and ski groups. Valentine Hut was built in the 1950s to support a surveying crew. ( Supplied: Michael Milkovits ) Some are made from flat, rounded river stones, others from cypress pine logs, others from tin. Each has its own unique quirks. Mountain legend tells of a one-armed man building a hut. Kunama Hut was brought from Sydney's northern beaches by truck and by saddle to stand a few kilometres from the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, while Illawong Hut was rowed along the river to its permanent home. Grey Mare Hut is famous for its painted nude murals. Murals on the wall of Grey Mare Hut. ( Supplied: Klaus Hueneke Collection, National Alpine Museum Australia ) Four Mile Hut had live dynamite stored under one of the bunks until the 1980s. The newspapers lining Coolamine Hut were glued onto the walls with a mixture of flour and water for premium insulation during the 1880s, while the newspapers on the walls of O'Keefe's Hut, now preserved behind perspex, tell of fascist Germany in the 1940s. The walls of O'Keefes Hut are lined with newspapers from the 1940s. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) Karen said the huts offered a little window into the past. "They're a big part of the culture of the place," she said. "They hold a lot of history. "You look at these huts and think, 'Wow, someone dragged all this stuff out here and built them." O'Keefes Hut in the Jagungal Wilderness. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) The caretakers The wooden door of Whites River Hut is off its hinges and on the workbench for a fresh coat of brown paint. All the huts are looked after by volunteer caretakers from either the Kosciuszko Huts Association or the Victorian High Country Huts Association. A Boobee Hut working party heads for home. ( Supplied: Klaus Hueneke Collection, National Alpine Museum Australia ) Today, Whites River Hut caretaker Angus Broad is hard at work cleaning up the hut he has been maintaining for more than 20 years. "A bit of a polish up, painting this or that, and just making sure it's clean," Angus said. In the 1940s, caretakers were surprised to find a cow trapped inside the hut after the door was left open. There are no surprises for Angus today. Angus Broad loves being able to care for Whites River Hut. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) He gives the small cattleman's hut a sweep and replaces the logbook signed by visitors with a new, fresh book. The old book has been filled since May 2022 with entries from hikers, school groups, snowboarders and mountain bikers. Visitors from as far as Townsville have left poems, drawings and stories of their adventures. The logbook in Whites River Hut is full of stories of adventure. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) There's a report of a hiker returning after 48 years and a ghost encounter with no further details provided. One entry reads: "Zeus decided to unleash his powerful thunder upon us. "We gathered at Whites River to wait out the storm. Zeus, we look forward to a rematch." The next day, according to the next entry, 17 people squished in during a thunderstorm. The table — one of the only furniture pieces in the room — is etched with a graffitied history of other visitors, too. Graffiti left by visitors on the table at Whites River Hut is a record of history. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) "It's a sense of history and there's importance in preserving and maintaining the hut," Angus said. His father skied Kosciuszko Main Range in the 30s, sheltering in huts across the mountains. Angus is, in a way, skiing in the tracks of his father. Reflecting on the personal significance of Whites River Hut brings him to tears. "I had that history of his involvement when I came out to ski," he said. "What is unique about Whites River Hut, as far as I'm concerned, is there is a history that makes it relevant to me." There's always odd jobs for Angus to do every time he visits Whites River Hut. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) It's a history he wants to pass on. "Last night we had two young women with babies — one 10 months, one five months — who had come out here with a pram and camped outside for two nights," he said. "That's special." Angus has driven more than six hours from Nowra to Whites River at least once every year for the past two decades to make sure the hut is in tip-top condition. There's no place Angus would rather be than in his tent next to Whites River Hut. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) "Most people don't know what is actually out here on the main range of Kosciuszko," he said. "They haven't been out here. They don't know the huts. Therefore, they don't understand the reason I'd want to do this. "What we are doing is giving people who are coming here, staying the night, a place which is welcoming — that looks like it's well maintained. "There's a level of pride leaving it in good condition." There's no place he'd rather be than in his tent on the grassy flat beside the hut, falling asleep to the trickle of the nearby stream knowing the hut is glistening again. "Kosciuszko is a unique area. It's one of those places you fall into and you form a bond with," he said. "With the huts, when people come out here they see the value of the huts. "They're a part of a vernacular history of the national park." Delanys Hut between Adaminaby and Tumut, under a clear, Milky Way. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Virtual tours Kosciuszko Huts Association huts maintenance officer Marion Plum revs a four-wheel-drive full of paint supplies, nails and equipment along a dirt road deep in the heart of the national park. Two weeks after helping Angus out at the Whites River working bee, she'll be out with her son and grandchildren caretaking at Valentine Hut. Marion Plum says the huts have their own personalities. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) She spends most weekends out in the mountains because she "just can't help it". "It's a wonderful feeling coming across a hut," she said. "They do have their own personalities. They are quite vastly different and have their own character. "It's a little home away from home." Some hut caretakers have been volunteering for more than 50 years. ( Supplied: Michael Milkovits ) She's spent many nights under the stars sharing stories about the huts and the mountains and remembers fondly her grandchildren's excitement when an antechinus (native marsupial mouse) would dart out across the floor. "Particularly around the campfire at night we sit back and think how lucky are we to be here. It's a privilege to volunteer," she said. A hiker enjoying the cosiness of Millers Hut with the fire on. ( Supplied: Tim Attwood ) Ms Plum, who oversees caretakers at 19 huts, said some had been volunteering more than 50 years. "They come from all over and they travel down here because of their love of the mountains and the huts," she said. Ms Plum is helping share the quirkiness of the huts with more people through a database of 3D renderings of the buildings. She has helped electronically record 30 huts in two years, with the same technology used by real estate agents. Ms Plum said it made doing repairs easier as volunteers could take measurements for materials before travelling to the hut. It also creates a permanent record of a hut's character and likeness. Because sadly, sometimes disaster strikes the huts. A burning legacy Whites River Hut is surrounded by the grey skeletons of gumtrees burnt during the 2003 fires. The hut itself wasn't damaged beyond some blistering of the paint. The chimney of Whites River Hut against the backdrop of trees burnt during the 2003 bushfire. ( ABC News: James Tugwell ) However, 10 huts needed to be rebuilt. Another 11 huts were burnt during the Black Summer bushfires. After the Black Summer bushfires, Ms Plum said the association received thousands of donations from across Australia and all around the world to support the rebuilding of the huts. "People just love the huts," she said. Sawyers Hut was destroyed during the Black Summer bushfires. ( ABC News: Matt Roberts ) Rebuilding is something Ms Plum said was important for the history of Kosciuszko National Park. "The story stops if the hut isn't rebuilt," she said. "But if the hut is rebuilt the story continues because people continue to visit that hut. The fact it was burnt and rebuilt becomes part of the story." NPWS builders Peter and Roger enjoy morning tea during the reconstruction of Four Mile Hut. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) The fight to rebuild National Parks and Wildlife Services ranger and hut rebuilding project manager Megan Bowden said it was heartbreaking to see the burnt remains of the huts after the fires. She oversaw the rebuilding of all 11 huts damaged during the Black Summer bushfires. "If we lose these huts, then 60 huts becomes 50, then 40, and we lose the whole cultural landscape of these huts dotted across the landscape," Ms Bowden said. NPWS study old records to ensure the rebuilds are as accurate as possible to the original. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) NPWS staff study old records to ensure the rebuilds are as accurate as possible to the original. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) The construction of the frame of Brooks Hut. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) The construction of the frame of Brooks Hut. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) The construction of Brooks Hut near the Eucumbene Dam. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) The construction of Brooks Hut near the Eucumbene Dam. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) The inside of the new Brooks Hut. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Inside the new Brooks Hut. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) Four Mile Hut was one of 11 rebuilt after being destroyed during Black Summer. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Workers were able to use modern technology but tried to replicate the original hut designs as much as possible. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) Huts throughout the mountains look different in each season depending on the plants around them. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Huts throughout the mountains look different each season depending on the plants around them. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) In the middle of the wilderness, the huts are popular with astrophotographers looking for a clear night sky. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) In the middle of the wilderness, the huts are popular with astrophotographers looking for a clear night sky. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) Brooks Hut is tucked into the side of a hill in a landscape that was badly burnt during Black Summer. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Brooks Hut is tucked into the side of a hill in a landscape that was badly burnt during Black Summer. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) "They're really good markers of previous land use of the area — from stockman, to graziers, to timber getters, to the construction of the Snowy Scheme. "They all tell a story of the different layers of what is now known as Kosciuszko National Park." The rebuilding process took almost five years to complete, but Ms Bowden said accuracy was important, with builders trawling through historical photos and archives. Vickerys Hut was constructed from timber logs. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Vickerys Hut was constructed from timber logs. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) The construction of Vickerys Hut in a warehouse in Tumut. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) The construction of Vickerys Hut in a warehouse in Tumut. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) Some things never change. A KHA work party at Vickerys Hut in 1987 and it's still being looked after today. ( Supplied: Kosciuszko Huts Association ) Some things never change. A KHA work party at Vickerys Hut in 1987 and it's still being looked after today. (Supplied: Kosciuszko Huts Association) The final touches are applied to the new Vickerys Hut. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) The final touches are applied to the new Vickerys Hut. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) Vickerys Hut was rebuilt after the Black Summer bushfires. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) Vickerys Hut was first built in 1938 and restored in 2024. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) Families and friends involved in Vickerys Hut at the official re-opening after being rebuilt. ( Supplied: Tom's Outdoors ) The official re-opening of Vickerys Hut. (Supplied: Tom's Outdoors) "When you visit these places you can feel the history, the beauty of the fabric and how they've been built," she said. "The skill that went into building these huts, making use of the materials around them and without modern technology always captivates me." The burnt Vickerys Hut was built in a workshop in Tumut, dismantled and transported in bundles and reassembled on site. Linesmans Hut being lifted into position helicopter in the Jagungal Wilderness. ( Supplied: NSW Parks and Wildlife Service ) So too, sections of Linesmans No.3 Hut were airlifted into location by helicopter. Ms Bowden said the effort was entirely worthwhile. "When it's all packed up and you look back on the hut and sit on the verandah and look down the valley, it's magical," she said. On the verandah at The Pines Cottage, Currango. ( Supplied: Klaus Hueneke Collection, National Alpine Museum Australia ) Each hut had a reopening ceremony, attended by caretakers, friends of the hut and, in some instances, people who used to live in the huts. Boyce Boots attended the reopening of Happy's Hut in 2024, 82 years after living there as a boy with his stockman father. Mr Boots had found his name pencilled on the wall of the hut in 2011, and told the crowd gathered at the official opening about his childhood at the hut milking the cows every morning — even in blizzards — and carting water up the hill in buckets. "Watching him recount his stories and life there was magical," Ms Bowden said. "They're all unique. They're all different. They're important individually — because of how they've been built. They also have that family connection. "They're living museums."
News.com.au
21-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
NSW brumby population plummets to 1500 in ‘turning point' for famed Snowy Mountains
The number of feral horses roaming NSW's Kosciuszko National Park could be as low as just 1500 as wildlife activists herald the success of controversial aerial culling. An October 2024 report found that between 1500 and 6000 brumbies likely remained in the park, down from a whopping 13,000 to 22,000 reported the previous year. The survey puts the state government well ahead of its legally mandated goal of reducing the population to 3000 by June 30, 2027. Invasive Species Council chief executive Jack Gough said the report was a 'turning point' and 'nature is responding' to the dramatic reduction in feral horses. 'Fewer hard-hoofed feral animals trampling the fragile alpine environment means more native species returning,' Mr Gough said. 'More delicate wetlands recovering and more hope for one of Australia's most vulnerable national parks. 'Now we need all sides of politics to come together to keep up this momentum for a wildlife revival by overturning the law which requires 3000 feral horses to remain trashing and trampling one third of the iconic Kosciuszko National Park.' Introduced by former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro, the so-called Brumby Bill – known properly as the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act – recognised the 'heritage value' of wild horse populations within parts of the park and mandated numbers be reduced to just 3000. The Invasive Species Council, at the time, said the Bill 'turned Australia into a global laughing stock', and it was heavily criticised by academics and environmental activists groups who have long decried the harmful impacts of the invasive horses on the delicate alpine ecosystem. Independent Wagga Wagga MP Joe McGirr introduced a petition to repeal the Bill, which was signed by more than 11,000 people, to parliament earlier this month, with no MPs from Labor, Liberals or the Greens speaking against the petition, including Monaro MP Steve Wahn. 'Barilaro's brumby law has no friends in parliament, other than a few fringe voices in the upper house, and the next step must be for parliament to repeal this bad law once and for all,' Dr Gough said, having previously called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to repeal the Brumby Bill. The state government survey also comes after new photos were released by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service of recovery in the Kosciuszko National Park. Reclaim Kosci founder and Invasive Species Council Indigenous ambassador Richard Swain said feral horses 'trample our fragile landscapes, pollute our streams, and damage sacred Country'. 'Finally, the health of the soil, water and our native species in the Snowy Mountains is healing, but we need to fix the ridiculous law that still protects a feral animal over our native plants and animals,' she said. 'It's a national park, not a horse paddock. 'For the sake of the high country, it is past time that we put to bed the senseless arguments and accept the evidence that removing feral horses is the only way of protecting Country from this destruction.' ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society professor Jamie Pittock said the new images 'should be the catalyst – let's stop debating numbers and get on with the job of protecting the park'. 'Kosciuszko is home to threatened species like the northern corroboree frog, broad-toothed rat and critically endangered alpine she-oak skink – all of which suffer when feral horses degrade their habitat,' he said. 'Every delay puts this more at risk.' The state government survey used two independent scientific methods – both showing a significant drop off in numbers compared with previous years, albeit it with some variation between estimates. The Australian Brumby Alliance, which has have been vocally opposed to aerial culling of feral horses, are yet to respond to the report, which was released on Wednesday, but has been critical of population control. The organisation is supporting a parallel petition by NSW Animal Justice Party MP Emma Hurst that is calling on the state government to implement 'nonlethal solutions', namely rescue and rehoming of wild horses. An attempt to stop aerial culling of wild horses was dismissed by the NSW Supreme Court last year.
