The Coonamble Times
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Health professionals across the Western Plains and Far West are being better equipped to manage unintended pregnancies closer to home, following a regional training event held in Dubbo. Fifty-five GPs, …
Asbestos contaminated material remains stockpiled within metres of family homes in the Namoi and Gingie villages, in areas where children play and families walk every day. Walgett Shire Council says …
The state’s peak farming body says landholders in White Cliffs and Lightning Ridge would be undercompensated for proposed standard payments on opal mining claims under their land. The government announced …
Communities across the Western Plains are being warned that illegal high-powered e-bikes could soon be seized and crushed under new NSW laws. Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison made it clear …
For two years the small town of Tottenham has been trying to establish a gym and finally the dream was made real with the opening taking place this week to …
Bogan Shire community members gathered at Nyngan Airport this week to welcome Dr Nicholas Wood as he made his inaugural landing for the first of his monthly free-of-charge paediatric clinics, …
The NSW Government is introducing an age limit and power restrictions to e-bikes across the state but there are no regulation changes to cover electronic scooter use. With new e-bike …
Taxi services have effectively disappeared across much of Western NSW, with confirmation that – apart from Condobolin – there are now no taxis operating west of Dubbo. Narromine Shire Council …
Police are trialling a remote drone program they say could help reduce crime in the regions. The six-month pilot in Moree involves drones launched from the top of a building …
Central and Western NSW contribute approximately $26.4 billion annually to the state’s economy, yet the region continues to depend on a constrained east–west road connection to Sydney that carries local …
The National Vaccination Insights project has found that acceptance barriers to immunisation amongst all parents surveyed have increased, a factor that may influence future vaccination levels. While the study estimated …
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is predicting dry conditions to intensify around the Western Plains for the next few months, and local farmers say they have …
