Pothole funding available from Wednesday
PHOTO: Councils have welcomed the injection of extra funds for pothole repair. Regional councils have welcomed the State Government’s commitment of a $500 million package as a fantastic start in …
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Two fatal crashes and over 1000 speeding charges in Western NSW over holiday period
Last year found the region as far as it has been from the grips of the pandemic since 2020, yet recent figures showing the 2022 road toll show that getting …
New national park north of Bourke
PHOTO: Brindingabba is the state’s newest national park. IMAGE: Joshua J Smith Photography, DPE The creation of Brindingabba National Park, formerly Brindingabba Station, has been hailed a significant win for …
Working to restore Bogan shire’s road network
PHOTO: Bogan Shire Council will carry out repairs to Merryanbone Road north of Nyngan this week. FLOODING and storm damage between September and December last year has impacted much of …
Holiday activities in hot demand in Cobar
PHOTO: Art workshops by the Pink Galah have been providing increasingly popular in Cobar. Cobar Shire may only have a population of just under 3,800 people in the 2021 Census …
Calls for Pandemic era fines to be scrapped
Community legal groups have made an impassioned call to have all remaining pandemic period fines for covid breaches withdrawn following a new report revealing how disadvantaged areas – including six …
Lachlan Shire celebrates safe “11 days of Christmas”
PHOTO: Using a mobile phone while driving is just one offence that attracts double demerit points over holiday periods. Across the Western Region, as everywhere in NSW, double demerit points …
Help available for battle against pest plants and animals
PHOTO: Exclusion fencing is one of the activities eligible for funding for western lands leaseholders. IMAGE: AWI A $3.7 million Government grant initiative has been introduced to help landholders in …
Volunteers love what they do – but more needed
(This is a 2012 news story) photo: sourced Volunteering Australia has released the full report of the National Survey on Volunteering. The report is the largest survey of volunteering issues …
R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Lightning Ridge student
PHOTO: Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell and Premier Dominic Perrottet with Lightning Ridge student, Arly Seaton. Recently, all 3165 schools across NSW were invited to nominate one …
Walgett man arrested following motorcycle crash
A Walgett man has been charged after a motorcycle crash on Boxing Day that saw a woman receive serious injuries. At around 12:20 am on Monday 26 December, police and …
2022 cotton season “frustrating”
PHOTO: Noa inspects the cotton crop at Waverleigh near Narromine One of the wettest years on record in NSW has literally dampened hopes of exceeding last year’s record cotton crop …