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Barham Women's Group hosted another very successful Biggest Morning Tea on Monday 5th May. Over 100 guests enjoyed a delicious selection ... $3413.20 was sent to the Cancer Council ...

Sean Cunningham. The Gillenbah Rural Fire Service recently celebrated a major win as five new recruits officially joined the ranks after successfully completing their final Bush Fire Fighting assessments ... Training, which is conducted over a couple of months, covered all the basics from how to draught water from a dam or the town's reticulated supply (main water lines), to pump operation and crew protection under extreme fire conditions.

Michael McCormack looks to have another term secured ...The national swing towards Labor was not felt in the Riverina region ... On a two candidate preferred basis there was a 3.1 per cent swing towards Mr McCormack, who secured 62.81 per cent of the vote over Labor candidate Mark Jeffreson's 37.19 per cent.

Griffith milliner Elizabeth Paterson returned to dominate the 2025 CopRice Leeton Cup Fashions on the Field by taking out the Most Fashionable Lady in striking cobalt blue. Elizabeth had won the millinery category in last year's event but returned with a striking whimsical rose headpiece and dress ensemble ...

After watching her mother, Lisa, work on the frontline as an Ambulance Victoria Ambulance Community Officer in Corryong, Maisie Pilli was inspired to follow in her footsteps. Volunteering runs deep in the Pilli family with Maisie and her siblings already being members of the CFA.

Supporters of Independent Member for Indi, Helen Haines, celebrate with her after her record third victory in Saturday’s federal election. Dr Haines’ predecessor, Cathy McGowan, took the seat from the LNP Coalition in 2013 and held it for two terms before handing the reins to Dr Haines for the 2019 election.

Former cattle drafter Barry Coonan from Wellcamp reflects on his history with the Toowoomba Saleyards at Harristown following the announcement of their indefinite closure. "I worked at the Saleyards for 58 years and retired in 2015, at the age of 75.

Ten renewable energy projects have been given the green light to connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), through agreements that will deliver enough power to supply more than half of NSW homes. The NSW Government has awarded groundbreaking ‘access rights’ to renewable energy companies ...

The Minns Labor Government has today released a new guide to strengthen consultation practices with regional, rural and remote communities across the state. This is part of the Government’s ongoing work to build stronger regional communities by delivering solutions tailored to local communities and informed by local knowledge. 

Incumbent Liberal National candidate Garth Hamilton has survived a strong challenge from Climate 200 backed independent Suzie Holt in Groom on an otherwise downcast election night for his party ... As of Tuesday, Garth Hamilton was polling more than double the first preference count his next opponent.

Hodgson Vale's John Vinson added another major achievement to his Rugby CV when the Irish team he plays for, Clontarf, won a thrilling Grand Final in the All - Ireland Leagues Men's Division A. John was a Queensland Country Blue Heelers representative player who seems to have been born to play Rugby.

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The tiny town of Eromanga is preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day with a uniquely Australian twist - and a dinosaur named JoJo. In a touching tribute to two women with the same name, the Eromanga Natural History Museum in Outback Queensland is announcing an early Mother’s Day gift this week by naming a sauropod dinosaur that was unearthed during a dig last year JoJo.

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The Hon. Stephen Patterson, Shadow Minister for Energy and Net Zero (SA). The cost of keeping the lights on continues to rise under the Malinauskas Labor Government, with two reports released today confirming significant increases in the cost of wholesale electricity. Reports from the AER and the AEMO show wholesale electricity prices in South Australia in the first quarter of this year have reached $98 per MWh, a 17 per cent increase from Q1 2024.

The Hon. Susan Close, Deputy Premier of SA, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water (SA). Almost 725 hectares – the equivalent of 450 Adelaide Ovals – are being added to three popular SA’s parks, providing more access and better protection to our state’s natural attractions ... Murray River National Park and Maize Lagoon Conservation Park in the Riverland, as well as Sceale Bay Conservation Park on Eyre Peninsula, will be expanded.