Police probe Hermidale fatal road crash
A 38-year-old woman has been killed in a car accident at Hermidale near Nyngan.
View ArticleLocust plan of attack for Nyngan district
A locust band has been discovered near Nyngan that stretches for 10 kilometres.
View ArticleLocust focus moves west
Aerial locust surveillance is getting underway in the Far West following increasing reports of activity of the pest.
View ArticlePolice crackdown on illegal hunters
Recreational shooters from Sydney and Melbourne are being targeted by police during an Easter crackdown on illegal hunting in western New South Wales.
View ArticleResidents overcharged thousands on power bills
Dozens of people in western New South Wales have been overcharged thousands of dollars on their power bills in what appears to be a billing fault.
View ArticleEnergy firm addresses bill blunder
Senior managers from an energy company have met residents in Hermidale, who have been overcharged thousands of dollars on their bills.
View ArticleResidents refunded for power bill blunder
Residents in the Nyngan district overcharged thousands of dollars on their power bills will have their accounts credited.
View ArticleDoubt cast over energy white paper
A central western New South Wales MP says he is sceptical about recommendations made in a Federal Government white paper on energy.
View ArticleHera mine plans to reduce road travel
The Hera Gold mine owner is seeking to reduce travel to a rail link by more than 100 kilometres.
View Article2014 grain harvest underway in western New South Wales
The first deliveries of canola have started in western New South Wales, getting the state's harvest underway.
View ArticleHarvest gets a start in NSW
Gilgandra and Hermidale are reporting a kick-off for the 2014 harvest but it's still a few weeks off in many other farming communities, and this chequered start to harvest reflects the variability of...
View ArticlePolice to interview residents over suspicious deaths of three people in...
Residents of Hermidale and Nyngan will be interviewed by police today as authorities search for a fourth person in relation to the suspicious deaths of three people on a property in the area.
View ArticleMan charged over Nyngan deaths was in relationship with female victim
The 61-year-old man charged over the fatal shooting of two people in central New South Wales had been in a relationship with the woman who was killed, police say.
View ArticleMan fronts court over murder of ex-partner, two others in western NSW
A man is refused bail after appearing in court charged with murdering his ex-partner and two men in western New South Wales.
View ArticleBronze medallist Phillip Dutton on horses and Hermidale
Phillip Dutton still carries a lot of the western plains of New South Wales with him, even after years of high level competition in US equestrian eventing circles.
View ArticleFrom boyfriend to triple murderer: Could three people have been saved?
Handed three life sentences earlier this month for what a judge described as the "worst category of murder", what led Allan O'Connor to kill his ex-partner and two others?
View ArticleShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party takes aim at the NSW Lower House
Dissatisfaction with the major parties and the Murray-Darling fish kill could tip the scales in favour of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party at the state election.
View ArticleDrought, dust, now locusts: Biosecurity experts say farmers must act now to...
After a year of battling drought, fire, dust, flood and disease, farmers in far western New South Wales now face a plague locust infestation.
View Article'This means surviving': Outback pubs getting back to business
Country pubs in NSW are raring to go after surviving drought, bushfires and now COVID-19.
View ArticleRecord-breaking day for GrainCorp as silos burst at seams during bumper harvest
More than 360,000 tonnes of grain are delivered to GrainCorp sites across Australia in one day, taking the total haul to more than 5 million tonnes since the winter harvest began.
View ArticleSchool inspires next generation of farmers
Farming is a challenging business but a school in western New South Wales believes in a bright and prosperous future for the next generation of farmers.
View ArticleTiny school's wheat crop harvest 'better than a cake sale', set to raise $50k
Hermidale Public's motto is "reach for the stars", but at the moment these youngsters are just waiting for a break in the rain so their wheat crop can be harvested.
View ArticleCrop School: The tiny school with its own grain business
Students at a tiny primary school in western New South Wales are swapping their uniforms for boots and work shirts to spend time in the paddock tending their wheat crop.
View ArticleA tiny school in western NSW has made a small fortune from its first wheat crop
A crop planted by Hermidale students has yielded enough wheat to make 290,000 loaves of bread, and raise $50,000 for school excursions.
View ArticleBush kids hit the beach as $50k wheat crop funds ultimate excursion
A tiny school of just 11 kids in northwest New South Wales has made a 900-kilometre journey to meet their small school pen pals.
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