Traditionally an organisation linked with craft mornings and trading tables, the modern day Country Women's Association (CWA) is not afraid to show some political clout.

As reported previously by Western Plains App, there has been public outcry against NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley who has refuted widespread calls for a parliamentary inquiry into crime, law and order in rural and regional NSW.

This has enraged stakeholder groups including NSW Farmers, the Country Mayors Association of NSW and Police Association of NSW and the CWA is now adding their voice to the call for action.

CWA state President Joy Beames, who resides in the Central West region and began her CWA journey as a member of the Dunedoo branch told Western Plains App that politicians need to "start listening".

"Crime is happening in all NSW rural areas," she said. "Everyone is affected by it and the facts are we have higher crime rates and less police resources in regional areas. We don’t want to wait and see what happens, we want to see this inquiry proceed."

The Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) has expressed its extreme disappointment in moves by the NSW Premier and Police Minister to rule out the crime inquiry.

CMA Chairperson, Jamie Chaffey, said the NSW Government was refusing to listen to the united front of the CMA (representing more than three million residents across the state), the Police Association of NSW, NSW Farmers, and most recently the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW in their call for action.

Ms Beames agreed.

"It is like we are being treated as second class citizens, purely because of our location," she said.

The decision for the CWA to become involved was unanimously made by the state executive.

"We have 29 groups across the state and each are represented on the executive committee," Ms Beames said. "Every person has a story to relate about being affected by local crime. For government to sit back and do nothing is not good enough. It's an insult to the regions."

Mayor Chaffey welcomed the support of the CWA NSW, the largest women’s organisation in the state and the country.

“The fact that four major organisations that represent so many of our regional residents have publicly joined this call shows just how critical it is,” he said. “We thank the CWA of NSW and their members for standing up for their communities in their time of need.”