AI to help attract Indigenous workers across all sectors
PHOTO: Indigenous staff at CSIRO: Andrew Goodman, Louisa Warren, Dr Ray Mahoney and former employee Jed-Fraser In 2021, 52 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 …
Geography no barrier to career success
PHOTO: Diane Darcy is now a qualified Certified Practising Accountant and Manager at Forsyths. PHOTO SUPPLIED IN THE realm of regional communities, geography plays no barrier to the remarkable success …
Homelessness an issue here too
PHOTO: The Homelessness Week display could be seen in the Coonamble main street next door to the Mission Australia office last week BY LIAM MULHALL ON any given night in …
Cost of living crisis? The solution lies hidden in our forests, say advocacy group
The cost of living, if you haven’t already noticed, is one of the biggest problems we’re facing right now. Inflation is up, and so too are interest rates, rents are …
Bore Baths site shifts – but brings project closer
PHOTO: The map shows the block to be purchased to create an artesian bathing experience for Coonamble. COONAMBLE Shire Council have again opted to take a new direction with their …
A violent streak last week
Coonamble man charged after vicious assaultA 33-year-old man has been charged and remains in custody after a violent incident on Saturday 5 August which left a 53-year-old man with swelling …
Weilwan LALC welcomes new CEO
PHOTO: Weilwan Local Aboriginal Lands Council’s new Chief Executive Officer, Karen Mackay. BY LIAM MULHALL AS we enter a new financial year, Gulargambone’s Weilwan Local Aboriginal Lands Council have recruited …
Empowerment on the agenda for Bourke’s Aboriginal Women’s Gathering
“All good women do great things,” according to Patricia Canty, Western NSW Local Health District’s (WNSWLHD) Senior Aboriginal Health Leader. “And we want to provide these women an opportunity for …