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PHOTO: An artist’s drawing of what the completed Iron Ring in Cobar will look like [Image: Peter Rogers] According to the Macquarie Dictionary an ‘iron ringer’ is a person born …

PHOTO: Expanding the scope of primary care nurses is an important objective of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce to help relieve pressure from hospitals and improve access to care in rural …

PHOTO: Australia Day was held at the Walgett PCYC in 2022. PHOTO: Walgett Shire Council. The third largest shire in the state, the Walgett Shire is gearing up to celebrate …

PHOTO: Coonabarabran based Gomeroi woman Suellyn Tighe has been protesting against Santos for over a decade. PHOTO: Kodi Brady. The 350 members of the Coonabarabran community who gathered in solidarity …

PHOTO: The search for solutions to the regional workforce shortage is ratcheting up. Our employers are facing a growing struggle to find workers as new analysis shows there are more …

PHOTO: Public assist in locating wanted man. A man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant has been arrested and charged in Coonabarabran today (Thursday 26 January). Officers from Orana …

PHOTO: Sophie with Marcia Ella-Duncan Sophie Johnson of Nyngan loves Netball. From the time she first put on her bib at Nyngan Public School to proudly wearing her Nyngan Tiger …

PHOTO: Western Plains locals are encouraged to get involved in the project to bring back the Glossy Black-Cockatoo. Glossy Black-Cockatoos are being encouraged back into the local region, thanks to …

PHOTO: Double demerit points will remain in place until Sunday 29 January 2023. NSW Police are urging motorists to drive safe this Australia Day period, as a high visibility road …

PHOTO: Inside the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool, the site of Cobar’s Australia Day celebration’s this year [Image: E. Datson] Australia Day in Cobar this year has a water theme, with …

PHOTO: Royal Life Saving Australia have said that this summer, six people drowned on Christmas Day and Boxing Day alone, and more than three-quarters of those who have died over …

PHOTO: 2022 Sportsperson and Community Person of the Year Ritchie Milgate with Australia Day Ambassador Yiannis Johns. PHOTO: Baradine Progress Facebook. THE indoor soccer challenge and yabby races are just …