Santos puts Narrabri Gas Project on the back burner
A series of crumbling dominoes have led to the reported delay of Santos’ Narrabri Gas Project, potentially pushing the 2024 project back another year. The local Western Slopes Pipeline project …
Donations collected and funding delivered for Narran Lake Fire
It’s one week since the Hudson Fire tore through over 22,000 hectares across the Narran Lakes area, destroying houses and mining camps in its wake, and taking the life of …
Nyngan represents in RAS Finals
PHOTO: Rebecca George from Nyngan has been chosen as a finalist in the RAS Rural Achiever Awards. A love of agriculture and community has led to one of Nyngan’s active, …
Exclusion fencing ticks the boxes
PHOTO: Local landholder, Mark Thompson, who is one of the 9 landholders delivering a project through the Fencing Biosecure Production Zones and Pest Knockout Grant Program, standing next to an …
Lightning Ridge to get a new playground despite councillor objections
Despite opposition from within the council, construction on an “all abilities” playground will commence in Lightning Ridge within the next few weeks. Councillors have approved the partnership with the NSW …
The ‘23 tree’ – mystery solved
PHOTO: Dennis Firth shows the tree with the surveyor’s mark – which begged the question ‘what does the 23 refer to?’ By LIAM MULHALL Living in a town formed in …
Catley shakes off calls for Inquiry into Regional Crime
Police Minister Yasmin Catley has defended the Government’s decision not to hold a Parliamentary Inquiry into Regional Crime. In October the Country Mayors Association, NSW Farmers and the Police Association …
Bungle Rumbles on despite weather
The rain of last week was welcome relief across the Western Plains, and despite fears of a cancellation, organisers didn’t let it dampen Saturday night’s Bungle Rumble. “It was a …