Do you have “Range anxiety”?
Can electric cars cope with the distances in the Western Plains? These days 3.8 per cent of cars on the Australian roads are electric – good for the environment, yes, …
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Vote today! Lightning Ridge 2023 NSW Top Tourism Town Finalist
PHOTO: Fossicking at Lightning Ridge is just one attraction for tourists and locals Lightning Ridge is no longer Walgett Shire’s best kept secret, – it has been named a worthy …
Considering the cost of coffee
Keep an eye on the cost of your takeaway coffee. A very close eye. That’s the message from Mirandah Shields, a financial counsellor for CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes who will be at Coonabarabran Library on May …
New ‘mobile’ defibrillators coming
Access to potentially life-saving defibrillators looks set to be on the increase in the region and beyond. A defibrillator is a device that uses electricity to re-start the heart or …
Corroboree opens Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival
PHOTO: Local performers at the corroboree to mark the opening of Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival 2023 Brewarrina hosted its 8th Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival from 14 to 16 April, beside the oldest man-made structure in …
Proposed PBS changes will be “heartbreaking” for Western Plains
PHOTO: Narromine pharmacist, Sara McCarthy says proposed changes to the PBS scheme would be disastrous for small communities. Trangie pharmacist, Colin Best says job losses are just the tip of …
Is this budget for regional and remote Australia?
There are mixed reactions to whether the Federal Budget sufficiently meets regional and rural long-term needs – particularly when it comes to infrastructure and natural disaster repair. Let’s take a …
Temporary tourists spend big in Narromine
PHOTO: “Quakkies” Trish Kilpatrick and Roz Lomas enjoying an outing in Narromine A visiting caravan club injected more than $55,000 into the Narromine economy earlier this month and donated over …
Operation Persistance nabs outstanding offenders
PHOTO: Operations Persistence yields multiple arrests Police across the western region have executed 33 warrants during a week-long operation targeting a listed of ‘wanted individuals’ in relation to a range …
Is the Western Plains uninsurable?
PHOTO: Flooding has had a huge impact on insurance premiums for Western Plains residents. While homes in Coonamble, Bourke and Nyngan have mostly stayed high and dry in the recent …
Alliance wants budget to fix rural health “market failure”
PHOTO: Budget is a chance to rehabilitate rural health The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is awaiting a Federal Budget that it hopes “corrects market failure of healthcare access” …
Managing a prickly situation
“Disappointing.” That’s the response from Michael Urquhart, General Manager of the Castlereagh Macquarie Council (CMCC), around the lack of take-up by 32 identified Lightning Ridge landholders to access free services …