The first hearing for the state’s regional crime inquiry will start on 1 October in Bourke at their information and exhibition centre.
The inquiry was announced in March of this year after a back-and-forth about whether it would happen or not.
Dozens of councils across regional and rural NSW joined forces with the Country Women’s Association (CWA), the Country Mayor’s Association, NSW police association, and NSW farmers to rally for inquiry that would address the rising rates of crime across regional and rural NSW.
Submissions to the inquiry closed on 31 May.
Bourke and Lachlan Shire Councils were among 195 groups and individuals who made written submissions, along with Walgett’s Dhariwa Elders Group and the Safer Coonamble Group.