Coonamble dog trainer lashes out
Coonamble trainer and president of its race club – which no longer holds races – has lambasted Greyhound Racing officials who remain silent over the dropping of his track while spending …
Crown Lands consultation extended after Aboriginal Land Rights Network’s campaign
Aboriginal Land Councils across north-west New South Wales have been given more time to scrutinise controversial changes to Crown Lands legislation with the NSW Government agreeing to extend consultation on …
Greenlink takes a tilt at reviving Inland Rail
Just when you thought the local stretch of the Inland Rail project was dead and buried, the ‘founder and father’ of the concept steps back in to fight for what …
Brewarrina’s emerging leaders meet the PM at Kirribilli
A group of Indigenous youth from Brewarrina and Taree spent NAIDOC Week in Sydney as part of the Winmarra Foundation’s Emerging Leaders Program. A highlight of the week of cultural, …
Proposed disaster threshold ‘disastrous’
A Federal proposal to massively increase the trigger for the declaration of a natural disaster that unlocks federal and state funding would be a financial disaster for local councils, according …
Call is out for young artists to show their stuff
Entries are now open for the Outback Arts' Next Gen Creative art competition for career-driven artistic First Nations youths, and organiser Mim McKeown is keen to see the exciting creations. …
National test for AusAlert warning system
AusAlert is a new national warning system that uses the latest technology to send emergency messages to compatible mobile devices during local and national disasters. The warning messages are sent …
Leonie set to run marathon for local charity
Before the sun rises over the paddocks, before the stars go to bed, and even before the first rooster crows, local Leonie Goldmith is already awake and chasing the day, …
NASCA girls gift an arty welcome to Hospital for NAIDOC
On 14 July girls from Coonamble Highschool in the NASCA (National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy) program painted windows in the entry way of the Coonamble hospital with colourful Indigenous artworks …