Wagga council to consider piggery plan
An 11,000 head piggery is proposed on a farm near Matong, north of Wagga Wagga.
View ArticleInvestigation begins into train derailment
The clean-up continues after a goods train derailed near Grong Grong, central New South Wales last night.
View ArticlePolice investigate general store robbery
Police are investigating a home invasion and robbery at Grong Grong.
View ArticleGrong Grong robbery prompts warning to be alert
A robbery in the village of Grong Grong a week ago has sparked a warning for vigilance, with concern that thieves are targeting small vulnerable towns.
View ArticleDriver dies after head-on truck crash
A 58-year-old man from Grong Grong has died in a head-on collision between his ute and a truck at the weekend.
View ArticlePolice name farmer killed in highway crash
Police have named a 58-year-old Grong Grong farmer who died when his vehicle was hit by a truck on Sunday morning on the Newell Highway.
View ArticleMore locust sightings reported
The Wagga area has recorded the biggest increase of locust reports, with 204 verified sightings.
View ArticleNarrandera councillor questions school closure
A Narrandera Shire councillor says figures supporting the possible closure of the Grong Grong Public School are out of date.
View ArticleMinister calls for comments on Newell strategy
Roads Minister, Duncan Gay, admits the state government has not got accurate statistics about freight movements along the Newell Highway.
View ArticlePrince Philip's knighthood 'out of touch with normal everyday people'
National Party frontbencher Michael McCormack urges the Prime Minister to spend more time in regional Australia with "normal everyday people", saying the decision to knight Prince Philip "obviously...
View ArticleMP reports alleged campaign poster thefts
The Nationals candidate for Cootamundra, Katrina Hodgkinson, says she has reported alleged thefts of her campaign posters to police.
View ArticleGrong Grong residents continue school sale fight
The Grong Grong Progress Association is calling for a moratorium on the sale of the local public school.
View ArticleGrong Grong Public School sale called off
The Grong Grong Public School has received an 11th-hour reprieve and will now stay in community hands, for local use.
View ArticleNSW Government releases Newell Highway strategy
Spending priorities for the Newell Highway include improving intersections in the south and road surfaces in the north.
View ArticleNSW Upper House investigates small school closures
The Greens have accused the New South Wales Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, of presiding over a series of small school closures that are damaging rural communities.
View ArticleBusiness Chamber calls for small school subsidies
The Griffith Business Chamber has called for small schools to be subsidised, before being considered for closure.
View ArticlePrince Philip's knighthood 'out of touch with normal everyday people'
National Party frontbencher Michael McCormack urges the Prime Minister to spend more time in regional Australia with "normal everyday people", saying the decision to knight Prince Philip "obviously...
View ArticleWhy nearly every town has a Royal Hotel
The Royal is the most commonly used name for hotels in Australia, but the story behind the popularity of this pub name is a curious mix of colonial communications and aspirational marketing.
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