More strike action this coming week will see teachers from across the Western Plains walk off the job to gather in Dubbo or Cobar.

Another round of health contract changes will see health services rearranged in Lightning Ridge and Walgett and the departure of RARMS from those communities.

Three government ministers visited the Bourke township last week, looking to hear about local issues, however, the meetings were not made public to the wider community.

Breelong locals have seen one of their crucial freight routes restored following the completion of a long-awaited upgrade to Lucas Bridge.

The Western Plains had an impressive showing in the Pony Club NSW State Championships for Sporting Campdraft and Team Penning earlier this month.

Lachlan Shire Council has welcomed a recent multi-million dollar government investment in local infrastructure projects while acknowledging there's still a lot more to be done.

The announcement of a proposal by the Labor Party to focus on a Pacific Island worker scheme if elected has not been well received in the ag sector.

Major works are currently underway to ensure one of the oldest still-standing buildings in the Bourke shire is preserved well into the future.

A new report has shown a large spike in NSW rural land clearing approvals in recent years. However, a regional farmers representative says the report doesn't reflect the full picture.

The NSW Government has set new and ambitious targets for deaths and injuries on our roads.

This World Immunisation Week, advocates are raising awareness of most important health interventions.

The school rules for Term 2 have changed when it comes to household contacts for students and teachers.

The Christie & Hood Castlereagh League competition kicked off this weekend - but without the Coonabarabran Unicorns.

Across the western plains, communities of all sizes are set to commemorate the fallen and celebrate the service of our armed forces.

RSL NSW is calling for younger veterans to join their ranks but in many regional communities other options are emerging.

New ways of providing primary health care will be trialled in three western plains communities.

Eight people from Cobar, Hillston and Mt Hope have been arrested and charged with a range of drug, firearm and rural crime offences.

Eight candidates have put their names forward to run for the federal electorate of Parkes in next month's Federal Election.

The 19-year-old was pinned under the heavy machine on a property north of Walgett.

The driver of a utility has been killed in a crash east of Walgett last night.