Unregistered vehicles allowed to help farmers fight fires
Farmers will be able to take an unregistered vehicle for use in firefighting responses, as part of a new trial from the NSW Rural Fire Service and Transport for NSW. …
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Locals suffer as Gilgandra phone reception faces dramatic decline
Frustration is growing in Gilgandra as residents experience a decline in their Telstra service, forcing connection to a crawl. When Gilgandra local Geoff Kiehne raised with the community that he …
Local stars shine with Golden Guitar wins
Local talent is shining far beyond the borders of the Western Plains, with two local talents taking home coveted Golden Guitar awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Coonamble’s Max …
Bourke’s Victor Bartley receives OAM
PHOTO: Victor Bartley is a well known personality around the Bourke community. (Facebook: Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service) This year Bourke’s Victor Bartley received the prestigious honour of an Order …
Awards pour for Warren music amid hunger for art
Warren’s Citizen of the Year is helping create the community she wants her children to grow up in, and for Frances Evans, it’s about bringing more music to town. When …
Food for the needy in Nyngan
More and more people are struggling with the costs of day-to-day life in the Western Region and to local organisations such as St Vincent De Paul, the Salvo’s and other …
Summit will open doors to regional opportunity
If you have an eye to the future of your local community and want to connect with like-minded people then this year’s Inland Growth Summit could be the chance you’re …
Nyngan’s citizen scientists asked to “come into bat”
PHOTO: The Eastern false pipistrelle is one bat that could be recorded during echolocation research. (Credit: Linda Broome DPE) Did you know the natural pest control services provided by insectivorous bats …
Lightning Ridge rainfall unsettles locals as town is split in two
Lightning Ridge inundated with water today, 29 January, from a rainstorm that has blocked streets and flooded houses, prompting an SES response. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, 86.4 mm …
“Second to none”: Rodney Coombes wins Australia Day Medal
Coonabarabran’s Rodney Coombes has been awarded a National Emergency medal this Australia Day. Mr. Coombes, captain of Coonabarabran Volunteer Rescue Association, told the Western Plains App he was “proud and …
Harvest Cut Out Ball raises $5000 for Narromine Hospital
PHOTO: Revellers at the inaugural NYE Harvest Cut Out Ball also raised money for a worthy community cause. Two community organisations collaborating for a good cause will always make for …
Trangie League star to “coach the coaches”
PHOTO: Rugby League star, Jessica Skinner will lend her expertise to the Castlereagh League at Gilgandra on Sunday Trangie based Rugby League star, Jessica Skinner, is lending her coaching expertise …