Lightning Ridge Rotary give country kids a leg up
PHOTO: Joan Treweeke, a member of Lightning Ridge Rotary Club, says the the group’s donation to Royal Far West can changes lives. Lightning Ridge Rotary Club recently donated money to …
Poverty in Western Plains revealed in shock new report
PHOTO: The wealth of our region is not reflected in all household incomes. Most Western Plains towns have above NSW average rates of poverty a new report shows. Research by …
Stage 3 tax cuts: No benefit for half of Parkes Taxpayers
New analysis reveals rural and regional communities will get the least from the Stage 3 income tax cuts which overwhelming flow to inner-city high-income earners, while metropolitan capital city seats …
Talking boarding with Amanda Ferrari
PHOTO: Macquarie Anglican Grammar School in Dubbo is one of the many boarding schools that will be on display at the expo. NARROMINE's Amanda Ferrari is the owner/manager of the …
Celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2023
Catholic Schools Week is being celebrated across the Bathurst diocese between 1-7 May. The theme for 2023 is Experience the Spirit of Community.Our Catholic schools are welcoming communities which seek …
Baradine Central School Show Team aim high
• PHOTO: Baradine Central School’s show team came away with the Champion Interbreed Group ribbon at the Binnaway Show Junior Judging Day. THE start of 2023 saw an ambitious plan …
Solving DV at the source
By LIAM MULHALL COONAMBLE'S battle with domestic violence is well known, however, the work being done to help reduce the impacts it has on the community often gets lost in …
Aerodrome lands grant for solar windsock
PHOTO: Royal Flying Doctor Service pilot and staff during a patient transfer at Baradine aerodrome with the new windsock in the background. by LIZ CUTTS The installation of a solar …
Harmony comes to Walgett’s walls
PHOTO: A long awaited artistic collaboration has brightened up Fox Street in Walgett. Walgett residents now have new scenery to look at while strolling around town with a much anticipated …