Now with a population of around 40, Wanaaring has produced its second Order of Australia Medal recipient, this time for services to the local community.
Raymond Hughston, known as Bruce, moved to the village 200 kilometres west of Bourke with his family as a twenty-one year old.
Originally from near Taree, he had been working with his father as a commercial migratory beekeeper, following the honey flow over parts of NSW and Queensland…