Narromine pets get health checks from AWL mobile vet
PHOTO: AWL staff Sandra Hartley and Shannon Hobday with John Glenn and his puppy, Bella. Several central west communities without local veterinary services received a visit this month from the …
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Drawing the lines on Hudson Pear
The notorious Hudson Pear continues to rear its ugly head in areas away from the primary zone in Walgett shire. Hopes are high that a NSW Government investment in its …
Why Collie CWA wants a playground
While it seems counter-intuitive for a CWA Association, traditionally formed by older women, to receive funding for shading a playground, Collie Branch secretary, Helen Murray said its exactly what the …
Nyngan hosts National Rural Health Alliance
On Friday 23 June Nyngan was host to the launch of the National Rural Health Alliance’s Independent Report on health spending for rural Australians. The Report provides startling new evidence …
Cobar Men’s Shed keeps its cool
PHOTO: Members of Cobar Men’s Shed have no excuse to slow down over summer after the donation of a large airconditioner. Copper City Men’s Shed in Cobar Men’s Shed is …
Chasing the dollars for cancer charity
PHOTO: Steve, Toby, Fergus, Amity, Paddy and Harry Chase The Chase Family of Tottenham will be needing some good warm beanies this winter after shaving their hair for Cancer last …
Trangie farmer wows audience at major Murray Darling Basin river conference
PHOTO: The Trangie-Never Irrigation Scheme. Image: Trangie-Nevertire Co-operative Limited. They so often exist in tension with each other, but a Trangie farmer has created a system which benefits both crops and the …
End of an era in Narromine as ag machinery removed from Rotary Park
PHOTO: John with the Allis Chalmers, McCormick Deering 15-30 and Hart Parr tractors on his Narromine property. Narromine’s Rotary Park looks and feels a little empty following the removal of several …
From Brewarrina Foster Care to OAM
Image: ABC. The older you get, the more you start to understand the way life can take some remarkable twists and turns. Sean Gordon’s journey to receiving his Order of …
Masculinity and men’s health
With Men’s Health Week just concluding for 2023, Charles Sturt Academic Dr. Ndungi wa Mungai, a senior lecturer in Social Work has penned his thoughts on what this may mean …
Lachlan Shire “setting sail” to Waste to Art
PHOTO: The unique “Setting Sail” by Eryn Mullins took out the Open 3D award and will be heading to Blayney Shire for the final exhibition of Waste 2 Art. While …
Bourke’s Michael Amos honoured for his life-saving work
Not all heroes wear capes – sometimes, they carry fire hoses. Michael Amos joined the Rural Fire Service after hearing an advertisement on his local community radio in 1995. Now …