Lightning Ridge students are some of NSW youngest Rangers
A group of Lightning Ridge and Trangie high school students are among the youngest to achieve a Junior Rangers qualification through a unique partnership being rolled out across the state. …
Murdi Paaki moves for Walgett return
Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA) is pushing to reestablish itself in Walgett after the local Community Working Party broke away from the body in June this year. The region’s long-standing Indigenous representative …
Lightning Ridge miners set to meet with State Minister
It’s been a long road for the region’s opal miners and they’re not quite there yet in the long running battle to gain certainty around the rules governing their operations …
New information gives some indications of Cobar Mine explosion
The heartbreak still is being felt in the Cobar community following the death of 2 locals and serious injury to another in Endeavour’s tragic mine explosion . On November 25 …
Stop sweeping fish problem under the ‘carp-et’
Carp numbers across northern NSW waterways are again raising alarm, with the invasive fish undermining river health, native species recovery and water quality across the Barwon, Namoi and Gwydir systems. …
Land values go gang-busters across the western plains
The NSW Valuer General Sally Dale says properties in Brewarrina, Warrumbungle and Warren have jumped in value bucking the trend of a statewide 0.7% increase which some property agents say …
Baradine grant success delivers upgrades
Ranging from technology improvements to shaded workspaces and new community seating, Baradine is set to benefit from a suite of projects made possible through grant success. Five local organisations have …
Police rugby league chasing local sponsorship
Photo: Matt Bootes and Lewis Overall practise their passing while modelling the shirts looking for local business brands. By KELSI DAVIS A couple of Coonamble Police officers are gearing up …
Bones not human
Police say that a set of bones discovered at a Coonamble property in mid-November are not human. A crime scene was established at a home on McCullough on 13 November …