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Emily McInerney

NSW biosecurity gets cash boost

BIOSECURITY in New South Wales is set to receive an increase of $140 million in funding. This year’s state budget the Government has announced a focus on strengthening NSW’s biosecurity program with and primary industries research...

20 Jun 2025

News

Report calls to return Darling flows

HEALTHY rivers are essential to the long-term sustainability of inland New South Wales according to recently released report. Titled The Lifeblood of Inland NSW: The Socio-Economic and Cultural Importance of Healthy Rivers, the report paints...

19 Jun 2025

News

Tiny towns big cities according to visa scheme

AN outback rural council is set to push for a solution to an anomaly in a Federal Government foreign worker scheme that limiting tiny towns ability to attract temporary workers. As towns like Pooncarie, along with places like Tiboorurra, Milparink...

06 Jun 2025

News

Grant applications open

APPLICATIONS for Australia’s largest grant program are now open. Known as ClubGRANTS, the applications run until midnight Saturday, May 31. Providing more than $100 million in cash each year to a variety of worthy causes across New South Wales...

09 Apr 2025

Farming and Environment

RIC locks in farm interest rates

A FEDERAL Government-run agricultural business lender has announced the variable interest rate on concessional farm business loans will remain at 5.18 per cent for the foreseeable future. Australian Government farm business lender...

17 Jan 2025

News

Quakes shake region

THREE earthquakes in three days in the Far West were seemingly unrelated, according to GeoScience Australia. Senior seismologist Phil Cummins said the earthquakes that slightly rocked Broken Hill from last Friday to Sunday were due to tectonic stress...

09 Jan 2025

News

Capital works grants open for apps

ROUND two of funding from the New South Wales Government’s $400 million Regional Development Trust is now open. Businesses, consortiums, local governments, associations, Aboriginal corporations, not-for-profits, and other eligible groups can now...

28 Dec 2024

News

Roads oversite set for overhaul

A NEW system for the management and maintenance of roads in New South Wales is being developed by the State Government. As part of the push councils are being asked to have their say on the proposed new system developed by Transport for NSW which...

28 Dec 2024

News

Regional Oz the new hot spot

TWO out of five city dwellers are considering a move to regional Australia. New research commissioned by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) shows the number of city-dwellers looking to relocate to the regions has doubled over the past 18 months...

14 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

More input sought on water plans

THE New South Wales Government has extended the public exhibition period for draft water sharing plans across regional areas of the state until early 2025 with the aim of giving communities even more time to have their say. The time extension...

13 Dec 2024

News

Funding offered for local journalism

PUBLIC interest journalism will receive a bolster with over $15 million in grant funding being allocated. Applications are now open for the $15 million News Media Relief Program, or NMRP. The NMRP will aim to provide eligible...

08 Dec 2024