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05 May 2025

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New ‘Story Kits’ to encourage a love of reading in our littlies

Encouraging a love of reading is one of the greatest legacies parents can instil in their children, with a new Central West promotion designed to achieve just that. This involves more than 50 “Story Kits” being made available through Macquarie...

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02 May 2025

Fire ant ‘rafts’ in flooded rivers, as NSW increases Qld restrictions

With reports of “rafts” of fire ants being swept down swollen rivers on the NSW border following Cyclone Alfred, the state’s peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls with the Sunshine State. Following the freak...

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01 May 2025

Pavement improvement and repair on Gwydir Highway west of Moree

Construction has started to improve safety on a stretch of the Gwydir Highway, about 51 kilometres west of Moree. Work at Browns Creek will involve widening the road, and improvements to two kilometres of pavement, as well as repairs to five...

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30 Apr 2025

Share Orana REZ benefits with the local community: Saunders

With the NSW Government announcing that construction will begin on the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in a matter of months, serious questions still remain, State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders believes. He said that now that...

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29 Apr 2025

New guide for renewables knowledge to help navigate the energy transition

A new guide to help farmers and rural communities navigate the renewable energy transition has recently been launched by NSW Farmers. Developed with the support of the NSW Government, EnergyCo, and the Queensland Farmers Federation, the Renewable...

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27 Apr 2025

New tap-and-go fare options for some of region’s buses

Dubbo to Narromine and Dubbo to Gilgandra are two regional bus routes that have been included in new “tap-and-go” payment options to be available on more than 400 town services throughout regional NSW. After successful trials in Bathurst and...

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26 Apr 2025

Narromine High students invited to join ‘All Roads to the Royal’ Show promo

Australia’s biggest and brightest Annual Show, the Sydney Royal, invited some special guests this year to enjoy a four-day trip to Homebush, where the show is based. Narromine High School was fortunate enough to have 35 students and five teachers...

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25 Apr 2025

Work starts on improving Kamilaroi Highway stopping areas

Major work has started on a western NSW rest area upgrade project which will boost road safety and provide improved amenities for motorists and heavy vehicle drivers. The $1.75 million work is jointly funded with the Australian Government...

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Hot under the collar, funding fight over Indoor Sports Hub revealed

Political shock waves from the aborted Dubbo Indoor Sports Hub funding fiasco are continuing to reverberate, following the release of correspondence over the issue. The promised $50 million funding offer for the project was abruptly cancelled late...

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Total re-build announced for Willyama High

Shut for more than a full school year, master plans have now been released for the full rebuild of Willyama High School on the outskirts of Broken Hill. The school was closed in January 2024 due to a severe mould outbreak, and is now being...

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Housing, healthcare, safety: CWA releases first women’s survey on issues having greatest impact

Access to healthcare and housing, threats to safety, and financial challenges, were among the issues NSW women commented on as part of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW inaugural Annual Women’s Survey. More than 60 per cent of...

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Gaming compliance checks underway across regional NSW

With gambling a major social problem in many country towns across NSW, Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) is conducting a compliance operation in regional areas to ensure venues adhere to gaming regulations that promote responsible gambling and...

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