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The $45,000 golden prescription to heal rural health

The country town of Mudgee is offering $45,000 and a “concierge” service to lure city doctors to the bush, as strategies to train rural GPs show early signs of success.

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4 hours ago

In Brief

Three more teenagers charged over Walgett break-in and vehicle theft

Three more teenagers have been charged following an alleged break-in at a doctor’s home connected to a medical facility in Walgett last week. Central North Police District officers responded to reports around 11.15pm on Thursday, June 19, of an SUV...

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9 hours ago

In Brief

Teenager charged with manslaughter following fatal crash near Bourke

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter following a police pursuit earlier this year near Bourke that left another teenager dead. Police say that at about 11.15pm on Thursday, February 27, officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District...

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9 hours ago

Regional News

A chilly, snowy June as temps drop as low as minus-8

June has delivered some wintery weather so far with residents across the Central West Slopes and Plains and Central Tablelands of NSW sleeping through or waking up to four consecutive nights of frequent frost and bitter cold. The Bureau of...

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26 Jun 2025

Regional News

Budget to include $3.4b for training to tackle state’s housing crisis

The 2025-26 state budget will include $3.4 billion for TAFE and vocational skills training, aiming to significantly bolster the workforce needed to tackle the state’s housing crisis. The funding package includes $40.2 million over two years for...

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22 Jun 2025

Letters & Opinion

Thumbs Up: June 19, 2025

Thumbs Up and congratulations to Emily in the photo department at Officeworks. Top-class profes

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19 Jun 2025

News Extra

‘Wake up call’: more Aussie kids missing milestones

Australian kids are increasingly developmentally vulnerable when they start school, with rural and First Nations kids worse off than their city peers.

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16 Jun 2025

Regional News

State budget includes $23m to cut NSW surgery waitlist: Lawrence

The State Government says it will spend $23 million to reduce overdue surgeries as part of the 2025-26 Budget, with Labor’s MLC for Western NSW Stephen Lawrence saying his government has made “significant progress in reducing the overdue surgeries...

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14 Jun 2025

Regional News

King’s Birthday honours for dedicated community members, past and present

The King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List includes community and business leaders from the Central

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09 Jun 2025

Regional News

Flying doctor receives vital $15m funding boost

Helping specialist medical teams get to places in rural NSW where others cannot, the Royal Flyi

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07 Jun 2025

Regional News

Visitors from Inland NSW helping boost Vivid Sydney 2025 to record crowds

More than 1.2 million people have flocked to the opening week of Vivid Sydney 2025, marking a 10 per cent increase on last year’s attendance – and thanks to a major regional marketing campaign, this trend is expected to continue as more regional...

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07 Jun 2025

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Dubbo to host Belvoir’s world premiere of climate-themed theatre production

One of Australia’s leading theatre companies will debut its climate-themed production at Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC). The world premiere of Belvoir’s highly anticipated production, Scenes from the Climate Era, will be on...

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04 Jun 2025

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Local textiles make the centrepiece of artist’s debut exhibition at WPCC

Gilgandra artist Clementine Belle McIntosh will debut her exhibition, Sowing and Sewing, at the Western Plains Cultural Centre from Saturday, June 7, to Sunday, September 7, 2025. In her first exhibition, McIntosh combines textile art with...

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04 Jun 2025