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The brigade currently has six vacancies at the station and has to rely on firefighters coming from neighbouring towns to help staff the station and keep Wellington safe.
THE SOUNDS of laughter, music, and applause will fill the Mumbil Town Community Hall next Thursday evening, September 25, as students from Stuart Town and Mumbil Public Schools present their annual Stumbil Spectacular, a Broadway Show for family, friends, and community members.
NSW Farmers is calling for urgent protections for farmers who host renewables after the former Energy Infrastructure Commissioner warned farmers could be on the hook for millions in the future. In an interview published on Wednesday, former Energy Infrastructure Commissioner Andrew Dyer warned farmers could be left “on the hook” for the costs of decommissioning old renewable installations on their farms if contracts were unclear on “who pays what.” “It might cost you more to decommission the turbines left on your property than the revenue you earn over the next 25 years,” The Daily Telegraph reported.
PCYC NSW is an inclusive youth charity dedicated to ensuring every young person can access our life-changing programs and has every opportunity to participate in sport and recreation activities regardless of where they come from or their ability.
CONSUMERS ARE being reminded to take a moment to stop, check, and protect themselves when transacting or interacting online as Scams Awareness Week returns from 25-29 August.
RURAL RESIDENTS between Wongarbon and Dubbo say a renewable energy proposal has driven a wedge through their tight-knit community, as developers roll out more mental health support for affected landholders. The Hampton Park solar development, a part of Australia’s first declared renewable energy zone (REZ), has triggered an emotional response from affected landholders. “This development is driving a nail in our community out here,” Michael Edwards, who has lived in the area for 35 years, said. “The construction out here is going to turn our lives upside down.”
BY LUCY KEIRLE
LOCAL FIRST-TIME author Peta Wilson has recently self-published her debut title, A New Crown, a story inspired by her grandmother Joyce Abra. The picture-book featuring beautiful illustrations by Caroline Keys perfectly encapsulates rural life, growing up in a large family, and the power of resilience.
IT TOOK less than 24 hours to rally support from Geurie district residents and landholders to attend a protest against the proposed nearby Boree Solar Farm project and other projects in the local region. Rally organiser Renee Harrison said more than 40 concerned residents gathered at the Geurie general store on Monday morning for a WIN TV news interview highlighting growing frustration over poor communication and consultation by renewable energy proponents in the Central West.
DREAMTIME TUKA taste testing took a surprise turn for the creator of the popular product, Herb Smith, when nine of his former football team-mates from Mudgee arrived at Wellington Woolworths to sample his Plum Crumble and Macadamia Butterscotch cake last Thursday.
Capturing the morning at the Rabobank National Merino Show and the AWI NSW School Merino Wether Challenge held in collaboration with the Dubbo National Ram Sale Association.
Brand new changing rooms for female jockeys were officially opened by the state member for Dubbo (and Wellington), Dugald Saunders during the Wellington Race Club’s winter race meeting on Tuesday.
A total of 23 teams were involved in the tournament, with individuals receiving coaching from some of netball's most experienced such as Marion van. Munste
In a moving speech during Wellington’s annual ANZAC day remembrance memorial service Australian Army Reservist Sargent Brett Tolhurst
