Cashing in on culture: new $5 note honours Indigenous heritage
PHOTO: The monarchy have been given the flick and are not included on the new $5 note design The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has unveiled plans for a reimagined …
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$1.2 million to research Dunedoo water quality fixes
PHOTO: A concept design for a solution to Dunedoo’s declining water system is expected by the end of 2026. IMAGE: River McCrossen The NSW government and Warrumbungle Shire Council have …
Bogan Shire names Senior Citizen of the Year
PHOTO: 2025 Senior Citizen of the Year – Wendy Beetson with Mayor Glen Neill – Image courtesy Bogan Shire Council Wendy Beetson has been announced Nyngan Senior Citizen of the …
New SWAT vehicles to serve the west
PHOTO: Five new ‘BearCats’ have been unveiled for NSW. Most of them will service regional NSW. IMAGE: NSW Police. Police in western NSW will have extra backup for “high risk” …
RFS volunteers acknowledged for their value
PHOTO: The Sandstone Caves fire in the Pilliga Forest (Image; RFS). Relying on volunteers is not unique to Australia’s rural firefighting but dependence on them comes to the forefront when …
Body found in search for missing woman at Lightning Ridge
Police say they found the body believed to belong to a 78-year-old woman reported missing in Lightning Ridge over the weekend. Angela Kranz was last reported seen between 8.30am and …
Outback pub crawl offers a new adventure for tourism
PHOTO: Project Coordinator Andrew Hull and Chris Morrall from Bourke Shire Council. Photo: The Pub Route. Tourists are being encouraged to do an outback discovery tour in the new Pub …
Landholders urged to coordinate fox and wild dog control
PHOTO: Wild Dog Poison Sign on Barrier Highway, west of Nyngan. Image: Lucy Dedman As the cooler months approach, landholders in Western New South Wales are being urged to respond …
Coona Sky Run officially opens
PHOTO: Kodi Brady with his ‘Metal Art Screen’ along the Warrambul Warruwi Sky River Path. IMAGE: supplied Coonabarabran community leaders hope for greater cultural connections and tourism after they celebrated …