Back on wombat watch
Ash Saunders did not know what to expect when she heard her dogs go off at 2:30 in the morning on Tuesday 18 June. “My Labrador Daisy usually doesn’t bark …
Not-for-profits rejoice about council donations
PHOTO: Annette Chapman and Judy Baker from Meals on Wheels, who received a surprise donation from Coonamble Shire Council. Several local organisations and charities can now go the extra mile, …
Scores on doors coming soon?
PHOTO: Local businesses can choose to join the food safety rating program. If you are going out to a local restaurant, hotel bistro or café, or picking up your favourite …
Coonamble scores poorly for economic wellbeing
PHOTO: The seven sub-indexes used to measure Coonamble’s economic wellbeing. SOURCE: SGS Planning and Economics Coonamble Shire is among the poorest scoring areas in the country according to an economic …
Alert but not alarmed: bird flu lands in NSW
PHOTO: High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza, or HPAI, is deadly for chooks Chook lovers are urged to be vigilant after the NSW government announced yesterday that Avian Influenza had been detected …
Local leaders talk tough topics in Cobar
PHOTO: The half-year conference was a chance for local leaders to debate the issues facing western NSW Representatives from Western Plains shires had the chance to voice the issues facing …
Walgett Races are a winner once again
PHOTO: The Walgett races attracted a huge crowd with fun happening on and off the track. The annual Walgett Races were a stampeding success last weekend, with a crowd of …
Beryl flies into national honours
PHOTO: Narromine’s Beryl Hartley, pictured with Dugald Saunders, Member for Dubbo, has been awarded the prestigious Nancy-Bird Walton Memorial Trophy from the Australian Women’s Pilot’s Association. Over her lifetime, Beryl …
CatholicCare welcomes new bail laws amidst “unacceptable” levels of DV in Western Plains
Image: ABC. CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes had told the Western Plains App it welcomes new laws making it harder for alleged domestic violence offenders to get bail in NSW. The NSW Government has just …