2014 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 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 ArticlePlans afoot for big copper mine
Tritton Resources is starting construction on what will eventually be western New South Wales' largest copper mining operation.
View ArticleMiners plan new motel for Hermidale
Two miners from the Tritton Copper Mine are proposing to build a motel in Hermidale, near Nyngan.
View ArticlePolice 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.
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