More tenants fighting rent increases
Image: NSW Government. The Western Plains has had a dramatic rise in the number of people trying to find ways to stop rent increases by landlords. Data collated by the …
Coonamble welcomes new GP-in-training
• PHOTO: Dr Justine Thomson at her post as a GP with Ochre Health in Coonamble. COONAMBLE has welcomed a brand new doctor to town, Justine Thomson, who started at …
Rising vandalism costs the community
• PHOTO: The artwork on the public toilets in the carpark behind the main street has been torn off in multiple places. AROUND the district, vandals have been busy creating …
Crowds brave the heat at Country Championships
PHOTO: Rachael Buckley is off to Royal Randwick after winning the Miss Country Championships fashion prize. IT was the fourth time a Country Championships Qualifier had been held at Coonamble …
Calls for action on child poverty
PHOTO: It is estimated that between 700,000 and 1.3 million children live in poverty in Australia. Image: Pixabay The head of Anti-Poverty Week has told a Senate Inquiry that the …
Far West has worst life expectancy
PHOTO: Kate McBride – The Australia Institute The Australia Institute has recently released the results of a new study into average life expectancy for people living in the Far West …
Broadband boost from Baradine to Binnaway
PHOTO: Coonabarabran technical expert, Rob Deans, says the proposed NBN broadband upgrades are good news. The NBN Co and the NSW Government have announced a co-investment deal that will rollout …
Leprechauns and a travelling minstrel at Nevertire
PHOTO: Katie Riley, Dylan Page and James Riley all prepared for St Patrick’s Day at the Nevertire Hotel. With a population of less than 100 people the village of Nevertire, …
Are you at risk of the ‘Celtic Curse?’
PHOTO: Haemochromatosis is a condition in which the body absorbs too much iron from someone’s diet which can lead to an iron overload. It is the most common genetic disorder …