Poverty persists in Coonamble shire
TOO many local residents are living poor, with a new report showing that Coonamble and surrounding shires have rates of poverty higher than the state average - but more many …
Warren Chamber Music Festival
ALEXANDRA Partridge is a world class cellist joining the Warren Chamber Music Festival from 12 to 14 May.If you're ever going to get a taste of world class chamber music …
The Nyngan coming back to life
PHOTO: The Nyngan Hotel today ONE of Nyngan’s oldest buildings, the 140-year-old Nyngan Hotel, is being brought back to life as boutique accommodation by an entrepreneurial local couple who have discovered …
Five star welcome for new Warren newspaper
PHOTO: Journalist Harriet Gilmore is loving her new position. After a ten month period of having no print media, Warren has a new newspaper, the Warren Star, with the second …
Poker machine profits rise in the Western Plains
PHOTO: Image: Pixabay. Government data for the last six months of 2022 reveals that poker machine (pokies) profits in the region are up and have increased markedly on three-year levels. While the …
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 …