Tag: Wagga Wagga 2650
Swan Hill, Griffith, part of Pacific seasonal worker trial
Swan Hill in north-west Victoria will be part of an early trial of a Pacific seasonal worker program.[MORE]
Macdonald defends research station closures
The New South Wales Primary Industries Minister has defended his decision to close eight research stations and shed 200 jobs from the department.[MORE]
Council joins push to save fish hatchery
Tumut Shire Council has joined the fight to save the Gaden fish hatchery in the Snowy Mountains.[MORE]
Costa refuses to waive water charges
The State Water Minister says he is open to irrigators' suggestions about dealing with fixed water charges, but he still will not be waiving them.[MORE]
Fears Griffith may lose guest worker trial
There is concern Griffith, in southern New South Wales, will miss out on taking part in the Federal Government's seasonal guest workers trial.[MORE]
Riverina teachers threaten 48hr strike
Teachers at Riverina public schools and TAFE colleges are threatening to strike for the first two days of the 2009 school year.[MORE]
Councils await utilities report
Riverina councils are expected to know next week about proposed changes to how water and sewerage utilities are managed.[MORE]
Pro-mulesing board elected to peak wool group
Wool growers have voted in a new board of pro-mulesing directors to the peak industry group, Australian Wool Innovations. [MORE]
Riverina councils take share of $300m federal funds
Riverina councils have welcomed their share of the Federal Government's $300 million spending package for infrastructure.[MORE]
Dairy Farmers takeover set to boost shareholder capital
The takeover of the Dairy Farmers Co-operative is expected to deliver much needed capital to Riverina shareholders.[MORE]
Public urged to fight for research stations
The Member for Murrumbidgee is calling on residents to lobby for the southern New South Wales region's agricultural research stations to stay open.[MORE]
Anger aired over police communications centre closure
Staff at the Wagga Wagga Police Communications Centre say they are angry at not being consulted over the planned closure of their facility.[MORE]
Murray growers 'can't take much more'
Farmers on the Murray River in southern New South Wales have suffered another dismal growing season. [MORE]
Riverina looks to share in federal grants
Riverina councils are tipped to share in a handout today of about $300 million to councils from the Commonwealth.[MORE]
Council hears Kapooka expansion plans
A proposal for an expansion of the Kapooka Army Base near Wagga Wagga has been outlined to Wagga City Council.[MORE]
Locust threat low-risk as harvest nears
The New South Wales Government is playing down the risk posed to crops by swarms of locusts that have begun taking flight across parts of the state's south-west. [MORE]
Police Assistant Commissioner confirms job losses
About 60 staff at Wagga Wagga's Police Communications Centre have been told they are out of a job, or will have to move, as the centre is closing.[MORE]
Police say speed involved in fatal Wagga crash
Police say speed was a factor in the death of a young man who rolled his car six times in Wagga Wagga.[MORE]
Meeting to shed light on police communications jobs
The fate of almost 60 jobs in the police communications centre in Wagga Wagga should be a bit clearer today, with a visit to the city by a senior police officer.[MORE]
December court date for mine legal challenge
Several days have been set aside in December in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court for a legal challenge to the gold mine near West Wyalong.[MORE]
Locust swarms move west
Locusts appear to be heading west in the Wagga Wagga Rural Lands Protection Board area after weekend inspections were conducted in an attempt to map the activity of the pests in New South Wales.[MORE]
Locust swarms threaten NSW harvest
Locusts are beginning to swarm in southern New South Wales at the worst possible time for farmers, who still have a crop to harvest.[MORE]
Govt can't walk away from hospital revamp: doctor
A Wagga Wagga doctor says the Riverina community should not accept that the Wagga Base Hospital redevelopment has been put on the backburner.[MORE]
Mayor attacks Budget's water funding deferral
There is anger about the deferral of funding for country water and sewerage projects in this week's New South Wales mini-Budget.[MORE]
Liberals prepare for Wagga conference
The Liberal Party in New South Wales says there is no shortage of material to discuss at its annual conference in Wagga Wagga this weekend. [MORE]
