Sport Shear success at Gular Show
PHOTO: Intermediate finalists at the Gulargambone Sport Shear - Blake Duff, Tess Woods, Claire Hanson, Cooper Boyd. THE switch from a Quick Shear competition to Sport Shear at the Gulargambone …
Slow zone coming soon
PHOTO: Mark Talle from Coonabarabran’s Mark Talle concreting mounts the final speed limit sign. SIGNS have been erected and 'blisters' installed at either end of the soon-to-be-activated 40 kilometre zone …
Bourke artist aglow with latest award
PHOTO: Merren with her family – husband Tim and daughters Jess and Sophie – Photo supplied Merren Turnbull Bourke Artist Merren Turnbull was recently selected as the “ABC Western Plains …
Trial to examine higher cancer death rate in Rural Australia
Image: Pixabay. The Big C is a bigger problem for regional residents than for our metro cousins. There are two big factors researchers are trying to get a handle on …
Enjoying life as a Police Officer in Warren
PHOTO: Rebecca on the far-right. Image: NSW Police. A Warren Police Officer spoke to the Western Plains App about the fulfillment she finds from her job as NSW Police try …
Rugby Rooster Ron remembered
PHOTO: Euabalong’s Ron Saddler was recently remembered by the Sydney Roosters as paving the way for Indigenous sports people. Rugby League team, Sydney Roosters recently remembered hugely successful defender, Ron …
Spray drift debate continues at Narromine
PHOTO: These spots on foliage on a property near Trangie are evidence of spray drift, according to the Community Overspray Group. Representatives from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) visited …
Lack of supply, AirBNB “creating regional Australia housing crisis” Real Institute claims
PHOTO: Image: Realestate.com.au The CEO of the Real Institute of Australia (REIA) has come out swinging at a National Press Club forum on Australia’s housing crisis. REIA CEO Anna Neelagama said supply, …
Bush bursaries for Bogan health placements
The Bogan shire could soon be welcoming medical, midwifery and nursing students to their Medical Centre as they explore every avenue to rebuild their local health workforce. A report to …