12-year-old faces court in Bourke
A 12-year-old boy faced court today after being charged with breaching bail and aggravated break and enter. On Sunday (14 January 2024), five people forced entry into a home on …
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 …
Paraway Pastoral triumph in wheat competition
PHOTO: Jill Chapman, Dugald Saunders MP, Jack Brennan (Paraway Pastoral), Youseff Fares and Brendan Munn at the state final of the Dryland Field Wheat Competition. Kudos for the best wheat …
Anne Dennis to stand again in Land Council Elections
Image: Anne Dennis is seeking a fourth term. Image: Supplied. Veteran Land Council councillor Anne Dennis will be standing again in the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) elections …
More warmth and less rain ahead according to BOM
Image: Not much of Australia will be unscathed by the warmer than usual days ahead. (Supplied) While Australia was well warned about the El Niño period it’s in the middle …
Wilko visiting Nyngan for Australia Day
Image: Noted sports journalist Peter Wilkins is to be Nyngan’s special guest this year Peter Wilkins is to be Bogan Shire Council’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2024. Mr Wilkins, who …
Lighting Ridge to deliver one of Australia’s most anticipated buildings in 2024
Image: The footings have been poured for the underground building. (Facebook: Australian Opal Centre Stage 1 Construction) The wheels are well and truly turning on the construction of the Australian …
Poor water quality leads to water restrictions for Cobar
Image: The Bogan River suffered from fish kills and blue green algae in 2023. (Wikimedia Commons) Low water quality from the Bogan River has forced Cobar into Level one water …