Western Plains
Council green lights chopper expansion
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The Mid Western Regional Council has approved the expansion of a local helicopter company at the Mudgee airport.
Council bolsters efforts to keep doctor
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The Lachlan council is to spend a further $10,000 in a bid to retain one of the shire's doctors.
MPs may be recalled to debate power bill
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Central western New South Wales state MPs could be recalled from their winter break to debate the electricity privatisation legislation.
Forbes saleyards to beef up security
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There are plans to triple the number of closed-circuit television cameras at the Central West Livestock Exchange in Forbes.
Second rate rescue chopper service needs overhaul: Opposition
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The New South Wales Opposition says a 20-page dossier "highlighting deficiencies" with the rescue helicopter servicing the central west proves there needs to be a "major overhaul" of the ambulance service.
Call for Dubbo council ombudsman
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A Dubbo councillor is calling for the city council to appoint an internal ombudsman.
Council moratorium delays bores decision
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A moratorium placed on the state's councils because of next month's local government elections has stalled any decision on drilling additional water bores in Ivanhoe.
Grazier fears impact of Macquarie Marshes purchase
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There are claims communities in the Macquarie Marshes will suffer from the purchase of land to extend the nature reserve.
Peak Hill waste plan angers locals
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There is a growing anger about a mining company's plans to dump hundreds of tonnes of liquid waste in Peak Hill.
Western shires rank poorly in quality of life survey
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Four western New South Wales shires have been ranked as having the lowest quality of life in New South Wales.
Cancer Council airs mammogram concerns
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The Cancer Council says the large number of Dubbo women not having regular mammograms is concerning.
Dog mauling inquest set to resume
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A coronial inquest is expected to resume today into the death of a Warren preschooler, in north-west New South Wales, two years ago.
RSL liquidator says creditors may lose money
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The liquidator appointed to wind up Bourke's RSL says he is unsure if creditors will get all their money back.
Backing sought for solar power station plan
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Mudgee could house the state's first solar thermal power station if a proposal by local environmentalists gets backing by a major energy company.
Man charged over hotel glassing
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Police have charged a 31-year-old Wongarbon man in relation to an alleged glassing attack at a hotel east of Dubbo.
Barwon MP opens Cobar office
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The state Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries, will open an office in Cobar today.
Drought brings cotton industry to its knees
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The drought has brought Australia's cotton industry to the brink of collapse, with many growers now turning to other crops.
Bourke Indigenous festival underway
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A three-day celebration of Aboriginal culture begins in Bourke today.
US jazz man to thrill Dubbo
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A singer-songwriter from the United States will headline this year's Dubbo Jazz Festival starting today.
Murray-Darling outrage on Paroo water diversion
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Federal Govt urged to investigate big water diversions from the Murray-Darling Basin's last free-flowing river.
Paroo satellite snaps anger Murray-Darling farmers
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New satellite images show big storage dams along a Murray-Darling Basin river in apparent breach of a moratorium.
AES looks to expand further west
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An employment agency which helps get Indigenous job seekers into work wants to expand across western New South Wales.
$405m Moolarben mine on hold
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Work will be delayed on the Moolarben coal mine near Mudgee until the Court of Appeal makes formal orders.
Candidates finalised for September council poll
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A lack of candidates means a general election will not be held in the Wellington, Warren or Bland shires next month.
Farm group urges extended drought transport subsidies
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The New South Wales Farmers Association is calling for drought transport subsidies in the state to be extended.
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