More than 1200 sheep were shorn in a day as part of a fundraiser by the region's shearing fraternity

Works to repair substantial damage to the east west rail line will mean buses replace trains for sections of the trip between Sydney and Dubbo.

Products from Woolworths, Coles and Aldi have been recalled as the number of people seeking medical attention increases.

Residents in levee-protected towns are asking why flood risk is making their homes too expensive to insure.

The crazy Christmas council t-shirt competition is growing gradually each year.

If you're passing through Bugaldie you can pause and pose with Santa before he becomes mulch.

Dates have been set for the rollout of the eID scheme aimed at improving livestock traceability.

Warning issued for 'Riviera Farms' brand of pre-packaged baby spinach.

Local councils and community groups across the west have welcomed the latest round of Community Building Partnership Program funding.

Anyone in Cobar who might have information relating to a non-fatal stabbing is being urged to contact police.

A man is facing charges after the death of 86 goats along a closed section of the Kamilaroi Highway

Members of the Bourke community say they are tired of their children being used as a 'political football'

Residents of Coonamble shire currently have to travel to other centres or wait indefinitely to get a COVID vaccination

The tragic events involving the former Walgett school principal have left the local community shocked

Many types of crimes across the western plains are in decline according to new data released this week.

Tourists flock for a pile of dirt and a beer at the Pub in the Scrub

An invitation to a special reception at the Sydney Opera House was the last thing local SES volunteers expected

Former Walgett school principal, Nathaniel Train and his brother Gareth have been identified as the gunmen responsible for a fatal shootout at a property in Queensland's Darling Downs.

The 'future farmers' of Hermidale have reaped more than they expected from growing wheat

An extensive five-day search of the area around Federal Falls near Orange has resulted in a tragic find.