Art versus Waste: ready to recycle in 2024
PHOTO: Annabelle & Jackie Harris with 2022 Theme winning work “Totem Pole” It’s time to turn that trash into treasure! NetWaste, Coonamble Shire Council and Outback Arts are collaborating once …
Pressure for telcos to look out for vulnerable
Any customer who has had an issue with their telco could benefit from upcoming changes. The outcomes of an ongoing review could be the difference between a positive and negative …
Replacement for 40 year old XPT on its way… maybe
PHOTO: The new trains will be a well earned retirement for the 40 year old XPTs that have services the regions. (Transport for NSW) The first of the new fleet …
The rise of the inland beach
Wagga Wagga’s beach on the edge of the Murrumbidgee River has long made top 10 lists for best beaches across Australia. Now, it looks like towns in the Western Plains …
Local councils team up to prepare for the “D word”
As part of a country renowned for “drought and flooding rains”, the Western Plains has certainly experienced both in recent times. Regional Drought Resilience Planning has just been launched by …
Walgett chosen as Aboriginal languages hub
PHOTO: Walgett is the latest location to be serviced by a remote Aboriginal languages hub which will received resources coordinated by the Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre.(Image: Winanga-Li Aboriginal …
Evidence emerges for age of criminal responsibility debate
PHOTO: Some organisations argue that youth incarceration only creates a larger pattern. Child advocates are at loggerheads with communities pushing to do more about youth crime, as both push the …
Rugby Rules! Holiday camps come to the Western Plains
PHOTO: Keen young rugby players brushed up on their skills at the Coonabarabran holiday camp run by Rugby NSW with more sessions to come across the Western Plains. NSW Rugby …