Cobar welcomes 2023 quietly
PHOTO: A fresh morning and a fresh New Year for Cobar’s Park Run at the Newey Reservoir. New Year’s Eve was mainly a quiet affair in Cobar this year as …
Vehicle sought after attempted theft of ATM
PHOTO: CCTV footage showed vehicle on right suspected of being involved in the crime. IMAGE: Central North Police Police are appealing for information as investigations continue into an attempted theft …
Their ‘Vision’ for regional communities
PHOTO: NSW Government’s leaders announced a new ‘vision’ for regional communities in Dubbo on Friday 25th November. A ‘vision’ for regional NSW was announced by the Deputy Premier and Minister for …
‘Jaw-dropping’ mass carp spawning
PHOTO: An earlier carp explosion in the Macquarie in March 2011 was captured by Carinda resident Cheryl Yow. IMAGE: ABC Rural Irrigators have posted confronting footage on Twitter of mass …
Nyngan’s metal menagerie
PHOTO: This crew are on hand to welcome you at Nyngan Showground. Bogan Shire Council has gone wild in the best sense of the word as a walk around Nyngan …
Rainfall record-breaker for Lake Cargelligo
PHOTO: 2022 was wet, wet, wet for the Lachlan Shire Heavy rain and widespread flooding was the weather constant for NSW in 2022, with records broken in some areas for …
Pothole funding available from Wednesday
PHOTO: Councils have welcomed the injection of extra funds for pothole repair. Regional councils have welcomed the State Government’s commitment of a $500 million package as a fantastic start in …
Calls for Pandemic era fines to be scrapped
Community legal groups have made an impassioned call to have all remaining pandemic period fines for covid breaches withdrawn following a new report revealing how disadvantaged areas – including six …
Lachlan Shire celebrates safe “11 days of Christmas”
PHOTO: Using a mobile phone while driving is just one offence that attracts double demerit points over holiday periods. Across the Western Region, as everywhere in NSW, double demerit points …