Back Country Bulletin

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News from Hay, Balranald, Central Darling and
Carrathool shires.

Launched September 2024.

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Rare native lilies spotted flowering on stock reserve north of Deniliquin

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin
Flora
A striking patch of native Garland lilies has been found flowering on a Travelling Stock Reserve north of Deniliquin, discovered by a NSW Government Murray Local Land Services staff member during routine work in the area. The lilies, known scientifically as Calostemma purpureum and also referred to as Wilcannia lilies, are a native species...

Gun buyback hits wall as majority of states refuse to sign up

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin
Federal politics
A national gun buyback scheme introduced in the wake of a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach has stalled, with a majority of Australian states and territories declining to join the program by the March 2026 deadline set by the federal government. The buyback was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in December 2025, days after a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach...

Will the grey nomads come this winter? The fuel crisis puts outback tourism on the line

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin
Business
Winter is normally the season that outback NSW towns look forward to most. The tourists arrive, the caravan parks fill up ... This year, the question being asked by operators from Broken Hill to White Cliffs to Menindee is whether that migration is actually going to happen.

Broken Hill council wins millions in Supreme Court battle over impossible legal bill

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin
Council
Broken Hill City Council has been awarded several million dollars following a successful NSW Supreme Court action against a former lawyer whose billing records claimed up to 36 hours of work in a single day. The court found that Keith Redenbach, principal of Redenbach Legal, charged the council $10 million to litigate a building dispute over renovations to the Broken Hill Civic Centre...

Nursing body demands urgent Medicare overhaul for remote Australia

Krista Schade, Back Country Bulletin -
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has formally called on the federal government to overhaul Medicare structures, claiming current policies are restricting equitable access to primary care for millions of residents in rural and remote Australia.

“A tough operator”: Bob Katter heads south to back Michelle Milthorpe in Farrer by-election

Krista Schade, Back Country Bulletin
Federal politics
The Hon Bob Katter MP, the Member for Kennedy, has endorsed independent MP Michelle Milthorpe for the upcoming Farrer By-Election ... Of Mrs Milthorpe, Mr Katter said: “Michelle’s taken some hard hits and she’s a tough operator, and she’s very knowledgeable.”

Articles

Rare native lilies spotted flowering on stock reserve north of Deniliquin

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Gun buyback hits wall as majority of states refuse to sign up

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Will the grey nomads come this winter? The fuel crisis puts outback tourism on the line

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Broken Hill council wins millions in Supreme Court battle over impossible legal bill

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Nursing body demands urgent Medicare overhaul for remote Australia

Krista Schade, Back Country Bulletin -

“A tough operator”: Bob Katter heads south to back Michelle Milthorpe in Farrer by-election

Krista Schade, Back Country Bulletin -

Irrigators face tighter rules as NSW lifts Menindee threshold for floodplain harvesting

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Farrer’s 25-year Liberal stronghold up for grabs: Meet the candidates fighting for the electorate

Krista Schade, Back Country Bulletin -

Fuel for thought: Roy Butler MP calls out federal failure on regional diesel security

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Fuel, food and your family: What the Middle East war could mean for rural NSW right now

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

Forty-two million dollars in the bank and a four million dollar operating surplus — How Carrathool Shire is managing its money

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -

A one-metre error that has locked residents out of insurance and off their own land for years

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin -
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About Back Country Bulletin

The Back Country Bulletin (BCB News app) covers the local government areas of Hay, Balranald, Central Darling and Carrathool shires.

We are committed to covering the news, sport, events and people who make up these incredible back country towns and regions.

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The Back Country Bulletin (BCB News app) is owned and managed by The Riverine Grazier Pty Ltd, 95 Lachlan St Hay NSW 2711.

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Reporters: Tertia Butcher, Kimberly Grabham, Krista Schade and Cheyenne Hurst.

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