Region’s biggest National Park created
PHOTO: Trees growing along inland waterway, Thurloo Downs, NSW. Image credit: Alex Pike/NSWDPE Not that long ago five massive properties spanning hundreds of thousands of hectares of bush and grazing …
News Showcase | Free
Car theft on the rise
PHOTO: Latest data shows car theft is an increasing problem across the region. Image: Pixabay Bourke, Walgett and Warren have more than one car theft each fortnight as new data …
Locals share concerns over popular Narromine park
PHOTO: Aerial view of Dundas Park. Source: Narromine Shire Council\/ The people have Narromine have spoken. They think some of the facilities at Dundas Park are in poor condition. Narromine locals say the toilets, …
Going far out to bring people in
PHOTO: Justin Kronk as featured on the gofarout website. Central West Queensland has quite a bit common with the western plains of New South Wales – except they are more …
Fears over gun crackdown
PHOTO: Image: NSC The National Shooting Council (NSC) says the NSW Gun Registry have begun a crackdown that is unfairly targeting people with mental illnesses. Peter Zabrdac, Vice President with the …
Coona showground upgrades to improve rider safety
PHOTO: An aerial shot of the main arena at the Coonabarabran Showground during last years North West Equestrian Expo. PHOTO: Coonabarabran Times. The Coonabarabran Showground will undergo huge surface upgrades …
Beating bullies with weightlifting
PHOTO: Nick Christian (centre) at his first competition in May 2022. Image: Rebecca Christian Warren council worker Rebecca Christian gave birth to her son Nick 11 weeks prematurely. “He was …
Twin soldiers to return to Walgett
Unveiled in 1922, the imposing lone soldier on the Walgett Memorial Monument stood proudly for a century in the centre of a well-used roundabout at the intersection of the Castlereagh …
Preparing for disaster in Warrumbungle shire
PHOTO: Flooding is just one natural disaster Warrumbungle Shire Council has experienced. Warrumbungle Shire Council is just one of many regional areas to suffer the ongoing implications of natural disasters. …
“Fix it” funding allocated to 11 local councils
PHOTO: New road projects can be planned for with eleven local shire councils receiving notification of LCRI funding. Funding details of Phase 4 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure …
Teenager bitten by a snake at Warren
PHOTO: The red-bellied black snake is not uncommon in this area. NSW Ambulance have advised that is responding to a patient bitten by what is suspected to be a red-bellied …
Women “let down” over unwanted pregnancies in the bush
PHOTO: Rural Health Commissioner Ruth Stewart. Image: Australian Government. The National Rural Health Commissioner has told a Senate Inquiry women in rural and remote areas are being let down by …