New policy opens farm gates to agritourism
PHOTO: Farm tours, stays and workshops will all be viable revenue streams for landholders. A new policy is targeted at keeping farms in farmers’ hands, with agritourism posed as a …
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Bourke supermarket rebuild
Tragedy struck on the 27th December, 2021 for Chandra Kollipara and Ramya Peddi when their Bourke SPAR Supermarket burnt to the ground, caused by an unidentified electrical issue. An excited …
Goin’the full Condo
PHOTO: Condobolin connections get the Beerfest feeling without leaving Australia. The Condo Oktoberfest is now well-and-truly built into the blood of the small town, surviving through drought and flooding rain …
Vinnies celebrates 100 years of thrift shops in NSW
PHOTO: Mary Brain and Frank Walsh cut the 100 year anniversary cake at the Nyngan Vinnies store this week JUST like Chinese restaurants and Greek cafes, there was a time …
Within-Without sculpture unveiled
PHOTO: Within – Without (Of Land and Spirit) by Greg Johns, located on Marsden Road within the Lachlan Shire ‘Nature’s Geometry’ was the conceptual framework used by sculptor Greg Johns …
Government grants help regional publishers
PHOTO: Regional newspaper publishers visited one of the last remaining print sites in Sydney recently. PHOTO: Coonamble Times A number of local newspapers in the Western Plains district have received …
Unlocking a web of answers
PHOTO: Cyrtophora moluccensis, also known as the dome tent spider, is about the width of a man’s hand and is part of the orb-weaver family. (Photo: UNSW/Sean Blamires) One of …
Cutting the gas in methane pledge
PHOTO: Cattle are notorious producers of methane, making farmers wonder if upcoming policies could sting. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Controversy has risen out of the Federal Government’s consideration of joining an …
Nyngan boxer selected for Indigenous All Star bout
PHOTO: Local boxer Sonny Knight will soon take on the world as part of the Indigenous All Stars. NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Nyngan boxer Sonny Knight has been invited to take part in …
Preparing for Mozzies
PHOTO: Food drops were one of the tools used in the prevention program that became Brewarrina’s top priority during the covid pandemic. In the wake of all this water the …
Inland Rail put under the microscope in independent review
PHOTO: The report is due just as the Narromine to Narrabri section is set to start, early 2023. (Image: ARTC) The announcement from the Federal Government to conduct a review …
On the road to repair
PHOTO: A landslip on the Castlereagh Highway that has occurred in ongoing rain is just the tip of the iceberg for damage across the state. (Image: Sam Farraway) More than …