How many bogong moths have you had at your place this week? It’s so exciting to see them return to the south east during their migration to the Snowy Mountains. Keeping them out of the house and away from the cat has been a challenge though! We’re being urged to log moth sightings online in a citizen science project – see our story below.

Also this week, you can read about the agreement between farmers and the government over backpacker visa delays and read how scientists are measuring the flammability of eucalypt forests from space.

Are you ready for the footy this weekend?

NRL Grand Final radio coverage is live on ABC South East from midday on Sunday.

On Sunday 4 October, ABC Sport will bring listeners every moment of the NRL, NRLW and State Championship deciders, with commentary teams delivering live calls, expert analysis and insight from some of the game's best.

Join Andrew Moore and the team on ABC South East and ABC listen from midday AEDT as they cover three Grand Finals, building to the big one as the Newcastle Knights take on the Sydney Roosters in the NRL decider, the Knights' first grand final appearance in 25 years.

State Championship, 1.20pm AEDT: Penrith Panthers v Redcliffe Dolphins

Andrew Moore leads the call, joined by former NRL coach Matthew Elliott and leading rugby league journalist Michael Carayannis.

NRLW Grand Final, 4.00pm AEDT: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos

Will feature the south east’s own Millie Elliot playing her last NRLW game for the Roosters, after clocking up 50 NRLW games last weekend.  Cronulla NRLW star Jada Taylor and NRLW premiership winner Kiana Takairangi providing expert insight with Brett Sprigg on commentary.

NRL Grand Final, 7.30pm AEDT: Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights

Andrew Moore calls the NRL decider alongside two-time premiership winner and Clive Churchill medallist Luke Lewis and leading rugby league journalist Michael Carayannis.

Don't miss a moment of Grand Final Sunday, live on ABC South East and ABC listen.

Have a great long weekend and don’t forget to change your clocks for Daylight Saving on Saturday night.

And if you have a story for the ABC South East team, please drop an email to southeastnsw@your.abc.net.au

Lisa Markham

Editor

ABC South East NSW

Officers are asking for the public's help to find a female driver allegedly behind a hit-and-run in Bega.

Homegrown technology to monitor the flammability of eucalypt forests could be Australia's first satellite mission for Earth observation, if scientists can raise the funds.

An old payphone outside a shopping centre in Narooma, on the New South Wales South Coast, has been added to a state heritage register.

The phone became a lifeline when the Black Summer bushfires cut power and phone lines on New Year's Day 2020, with residents patiently queuing to call loved ones and arrange help.

Historian Naomi Parry Duncan led the nomination to the National Trust of Australia's New South Wales register, and says the listing honours the role payphones have played in Australian life for almost 140 years.

Bogong moths might be endangered, but there have been hundreds of sightings reported across NSW in recent days as they migrate to the Snowy Mountains.

A Labor MP vows to press her own government for reform, as a union leader calls the University of Wollongong (UOW) the "poster child" for the sector's failures.

A horror weekend of suspected domestic violence-related deaths in NSW has exposed a huge gap in the response to the issue plaguing Australia, after police revealed they didn't know the alleged offenders.