More batteries please
Over twenty tonnes of batteries have already been relocated out of the district raising more than $8000 for local projects, thanks to the Coonamble Rotary Club's first battery drive. The …
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From clean energy conflict to collaboration
A new initiative launched this week is being touted as a potential significant change for regional communities grappling with what some have described as the “reckless” rollout of renewable energy …
Bogan Shire Residents await zoning decision
Residents in the Bogan Shire are curious to see what the local council is going to do with a large spare block in the centre of Nyngan that formerly housed …
Man airlifted from Weilmoringle after motorbike accident
A man injured in a motorcycle accident was airlifted from Weilmoringle yesterday. A Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a motorbike accident near Weilmoringle, north of Brewarrina, …
Stronger child safety laws welcomed in the Western Plains
Children’s services in the Western Plains have welcomed new laws set to strengthen Working with Children Checks (WWCC) in New South Wales. General Manager for Bourke and District Children’s Services, …
Ag drone offer to improve farm safety
Agricultural drones for spraying weeds and crops is seen as critical to improving safety on our farms with both croppers and pastoralists being encouraged to take up financial assistance under the …
Glow wild at Warrumbungle’s Bloomfest in September
Dalgarno Street in Coonabarabran will burst into life on Saturday 20 September,when Warrumbungle Bloomfest returns with an evening of colour, creativity, food and music under the region’s world-famous dark skies. …
Tributes flow as a treasured Brewarrina council staff member steps aside
Tributes are flowing on the official retirement of Brewarrina Shire Council’s long-serving staff members, colleague and friend Hilary Hertslet. She retires on 31 August 2025 after an extraordinary 35 years of …
Locals invited to comment on transforming the Narromine Saleyards
The long-idle Narromine Saleyards could soon take on a new lease of life, with Narromine Shire Council placing a draft Saleyards Master Plan and Strategy on public exhibition. The plan, …
Rail trail will open access to Castlereagh in Coonabarabran
Warrumbungle Shire Councillor Kodi Brady has praised staff on what he calls an exciting project to create a community rail trail to enhance the Castlereagh Riverbank Rehabilitation project. ‘’I’m so …
“Disgusting” mobile service triggers Cobar campaign
Cobar Shire councillors have backed a call from Cr Wayne Phillips who says mobile phone reception is a disaster near his town. A motion was unanimous at yesterday’s meeting (Thursday 28 …
Subsidy extension flies into the west
Community leaders in four local towns have welcomed the extension of subsidies for key regional air routes, but they say long-term certainty is still needed to secure services they describe …