Caring about childcare at Gilgandra
PHOTO: Like many Western Plains Shires, Gilgandra needs more childcare options to help retain workers within the region. (Picture: Aussie Kindies) A Childcare Forum took place in Gilgandra recently to …
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Major banks pause on branch closure, no guarantee of future
PHOTO: The closure of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia branch in Gilgandra came without warning. That shouldn’t happen again for the next three years. After seeing 200 Commonwealth Bank of …
Another two years for Trangie doctor
PHOTO: Cr Craig Davies, Mayor, Narromine Shire, with Dr Ashraf Labib at Trangie Multipurpose Service. Photo: Cr C Davies. Trangie residents can breathe a bit easier with the news that …
Migration missteps could fuel higher food prices
PHOTO: Local farmers and businesses say the latest tweaks to migration policy ‘don’t make sense’. IMAGE: bil.downunder.lk In a vexing trend, Farmers across the country appear to be continually fighting …
Busting the myth of bad bush broadband
PHOTO: According to BIRRR, if connection in the country isn’t possible, you might be doing it wrong. A new agreement between Telstra and satellite internet brand Starlink has been hailed …
Tanya Plibersek says Murray Darling Basin off track
Tanya Plibersek has questioned whether Murray Darling Basin Authority can deliver the crucial Murray-Darling Basin Plan on time and may look at extending the deadline. The Federal Water Minister has …
Baradine farmers want action on rural crime
A spike in rural theft in the Baradine district is testing the patience of farmers. Local property owners have voiced their anger and frustration over an apparent increase in machinery …
NSW farmers tip fierce financial headwinds, but it’s not all bad news
Industry group, NSW Farmers, have set off alarm bells stating almost two thirds of food producers say they are going backwards financially. According to a NSW Farmers report, a farmers …
Rabbit control program starts in Coonabarabran
Coonabarabran Landcare Inc will be conducting an intensive rabbit control program at the Nandi East Reserve after it found that rabbits were killing the trees it had planted as part of …
Consultation to honour contemporary veterans
PHOTO: Anzac Day Parade Warren 2023 NSW Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Veterans David Harris recently announced that the NSW Government are consulting the veteran community about establishing a …
Region’s job service providers call for system overhaul
“Simply put, each individual jobseeker and caseload is different. In regional areas, some locations may have higher concentrations of disadvantaged participants in their caseloads. For example, at VERTO’s Walgett site, the current …
Progress on safe place for women and children leaving violence in Lachlan Shire
PHOTO: Builder John Adams, CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes business development manager Mark Noonan, Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green, Condobolin parish representative Helen Atkinson, Condobolin parish priest Father Getulio Gonclaves, and …