The “Sound of Students” at Cobar
PHOTO: Cobar High School students delved into local memories involving the Silver Tank. A one hundred and twenty year old local landmark has recently been celebrated by children born over a …
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When art is a load of rubbish
PHOTO: “Plastic doesn’t grow on trees” – the overall winner of 2022 Waste2Art competition. Did you know that only four per cent of Australians reuse plastic shopping bags and that …
ESL increases “catastrophic” for local councils
Local shire councils are up in arms about the State Government’s proposed increase to the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) which some say would be “catastrophic” to council’s ability to operate …
Darling River run re-opens
PHOTO: The famous outback driving route has re-opened. IMAGE: www.thedarlingriverrun.com.au/ Iconic travel route Darling River run is now fully open again across the full length from Brewarrina to Wentworth, after …
Final resting place of central west soldiers confirmed
PHOTO: The MV Montevideo Maru, which sank on July 1, 1942, after being torpedoed by the USS Sturgeon. More than 1,000 people went down with the ship. Photo: Wikipedia. A …
Recording the big dry
PHOTO: Drought fueled dust storms across the Narromine area were recorded by Katrina Curtis. While the past couple of wet years have seen drought become a memory – for the …
Cobar Men’s Shed and Kubby House Childcare collaborate for kids
PHOTO: Tee pees made by the local Men’s Shed have added to the fun at Kubby House Childcare Centre in Cobar Children are loving the new tee pees at Kubby …
Sealing the road to Tilpa
PHOTO: Tilpa residents will have to wait a bit longer for a sealed road. Recent plans by the Cobar Shire Council to seal the 52 Mile Road to Tilpa were …
Mixed news for crop production
Total summer crop production in NSW is forecast to fall 19% in 2022–23 to 2.4 million tonnes, but this is still 28% above the 10-year average for 2021–22, according to the …
Regional NSW doing the “heavy lifting” for renewable energy
PHOTO: Renewable energy facilities can cause divisions within the community claims CMA. Renewable energy should not come at the cost of harmony in regional areas, a prominent political group claims. The …
Man wanted on outstanding arrest warrant
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man wanted on an outstanding warrant, as part of Western Region’s Operation Persistence. Stroud Hooper, aged 31, is wanted by virtue …
Rural crime investigation leads to Carinda arrest
PHOTO: A Narromine man has been arrested in relation to a spate of rural property crimes around the west. A man has been charged as part of an ongoing investigation …