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Central Darling Shire on alert as floodwaters approach
Residents in Wilcannia, Tilpa, and Menindee are being urged to prepare for potential flooding as floodwaters from upstream Queensland make their way downstream.
Mario bags the blue ribbon for his leafy leather creation at Royal Easter Show
Mario Sanchez Huertas wasn’t able to get to the Sydney Royal Easter Show this year but the bag he made did. At his leather studio in Kyogle, Mario didn’t know his bag was a winner until he was sent a message.
Music, trucks, fish, beef – Six big events coming to Richmond Valley
The busy time for events in Richmond Valley is May–August. Mark these events in your calendar because you won’t want to miss them.
High time to end the war on weed
MardiGrass Organising Committee. For 33 years, MardiGrass has given voice to the Oz weed resistance, tirelessly educating and agitating for an end to the war on weed. As usual, MardiGrass offers mind-blowing ideas and education all weekend at the 2025 Hemposium, and is an extraordinary chance to share and learn about our favourite plant ally and healing herb. The Hemposium will showcase an impressive line-up of speakers ...
Big plans for rodeo grounds
Grong Grong Horse Sports Pty Ltd has put a proposal to the Narrandera Shire Council for a five year lease of the old Grong Grong Rodeo Grounds. The committee considers it a great space with so much room for growth and opportunity for the town of Grong Grong.
Police seek information to help locate historic rodeo award
Riverina Police District is appealing for information to locate a stolen historic rodeo award from a 94-year-old competitor in Cootamundra. Police are investigating the theft of a historic solid silver and gold belt buckle, won 65 years ago at a rodeo in the United States by a Cootamundra man described as the world's oldest rodeo competitor.
Haystacks Solar Garden wins top honour at National Awards
Australia's first large-scale solar garden, Haystacks Solar Garden at Grong Grong, was awarded a top honour at the National Banksia Sustainability Awards in Melbourne last Thursday following its earlier success at the NSW Sustainability Awards. The project won the Marketing and Communications for Impact Award…
Country Mayors call out failure to address funding shortfalls
Mayor Rick Firman OAM, Chairman of the NSW Country Mayors Association (CMA) has bemoaned the major parties’ lack of commitment to Local Government and their failure to address funding shortfalls that were clearly identified in the Interim Report into Local Government Sustainability.
Walking 1000 kilometres
Mandy McConnell is a well-known figure in the Barham community, in part for the many years she has taught at Barham High School. Now, the semi-retired teacher is taking on a mammoth task to raise money and awareness for endometriosis by walking 1000 kilometres in 52 days.
Edwards at home on the Edwards
A world away from Sydney, Moulamein’s latest police officer Matt Edwards is feeling at home in the country ... dreamed of an AFL career ... “I wanted to be a footy player first; if that didn’t work out, my backup was always to become a cop.”
The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 10 April 2025
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Cane Harvest Festival reignites
The hottest place in the Clarence Valley on Saturday will be Maclean as the community comes together to celebrate the reignited Cane Harvest Festival. Harking back to yesteryear, the streets of Maclean will come alive on April 12 with activities, exhibitions, music, and people for the first time in more than 25 years.
Safety concerns secured at GBH
With placards in their hands, smiles on their faces, and their fists triumphantly raised high in the air, staff and members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) Clarence Valley Branch at Grafton Base Hospital (GBH) had cause for celebration on April 3 after they finally received the news they had been fighting hard for throughout the past couple of years.
Health district review after cancer patient dies
The Northern NSW Local Health District has apologised to the family of a Grafton cancer patient who died last month just hours after leaving Grafton Base Hospital. Terminal cancer patient, 55-year-old Sandra Shipley died within hours of visiting Grafton Base Hospital on Saturday, March 22.
Rosarian visits Hay
Rosarian, Kylie Dunn from the Orange Botanical Gardens Heritage Rose Garden visited Bishop's Lodge Heritage Garden last week as part of a wider garden tour. Travelling from Orange to Adelaide, Ms Dunn stopped in to visit with Anne Longworth and Coleen Houston...
Life with Parkinson’s disease in Australia
An estimated 200,000 people live with Parkinson’s disease in Australia. One in five people are diagnosed before 50, and the disease is the second most common neurological condition after dementia.
Laura’s strong – on more than one
Laura Zambon is a happy friendly face, and School Learning Support Officer at Hay Public School. She has recently competed in her second amateur lifting competition.
Braidwood turns to tiny homes amid housing crisis: Adapt Homes
Agritourism and tiny home stays could be key to securing the future of Braidwood, a heritage-listed rural town near Canberra, which is grappling with housing shortages and the growing impact of climate change on farming. Home to 1,700 people, Braidwood became NSW’s first heritage-listed town in 2006, a status that locals say brings charm and challenges.
