Local students learn important safety message
More than 1,600 school students from across the state’s western region including Bourke, Cobar, Tottenham and Tullamore learned by about road safety awareness program in Dubbo this week. From Monday …
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Telecommunication uplift for Renewable Energy Zone
Telecommunication providers are being offered financial incentives to upgrade and expand network infrastructure in areas where major renewable projects are being built, in the hope this will vastly improve mobile …
Pedal back in time
A new heritage trail is encouraging travellers to linger longer in Burren Junction through a series of installations highlighting the town’s history. The Burren Junction Historic Bicycles Walk features 29 …
Feedlot operator fined after teenager seriously injured by unguarded auger
A Walgett farming company has been convicted and fined after the Industrial Court of NSW found a teenage employee was exposed to an obvious and preventable workplace risk when his …
What do you want to say to your Federal member?
Concerns from Parkes electorate locals are heading straight to parliament in the ’30-Second-Survey. Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey’s survey has now received over 200 responses, and he says he is …
Federal funding shift proposal ruffles state and local government feathers
The Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) is bracing for battle over the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) which would result in the Government …
Charges laid over trespass/theft from remote properties
Two men have been caught and charged following an investigation into reports of trespassing and attempts to steal from remote rural properties near Tilpa and Wanaaring earlier this month. On …
Push to get a bus service for Enngonia
At its meeting on Monday 27 July, Bourke Shire councillors discussed the ongoing concerns raised by the Enngonia community regarding access to community and school transport services. Bourke Shire Mayor …
Carp processing facility turns pest into profit for Lake Cargelligo
A new carp processing facility planned for Lake Cargelligo is set to turn one of NSW’s most destructive freshwater pests into a high quality aquaculture product. K and C Fisheries Global has …
Prac Payment expands to health students – a win for the future rural health workforce
The extension of the Commonwealth Prac Payment to ten additional health profession students undertaking mandatory practical placements has been widely welcomed by the National Rural Health Alliance and university students …
Alternative suppliers ease local concerns over Syngenta paraquat exit
While NSW Farmers has raised concerns over Syngenta’s exit from the Australian paraquat market, Walgett NSW Farmers chairperson Cameron Rowntree is downplaying the impact, saying growers still have access to …
Call to pause Walgett pig control pilot
Walgett Mayor Jasen Ramien has called for a time out on the recently announced feral pig control program pilot. At last week’s NSW Farmers Annual Conference, NSW Minister for Agriculture Tara …