Theresa’s family wants closure, with $1 million reward announced

ALL the family want is closure, and a reward increase to $1 million dollars for information relating to the murder of Theresa Binge in 2003 near Goondiwindi will help that closure become a reality. Theresa’s body was located in a culvert beneath the Mungindi-Goondiwindi Bridge in New South Wales, about 12kms south of Goondiwindi. Theresa [...]

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Gunnedah: Man charged with multiple alleged offences following party

A man has been charged following an alleged assault in Gunnedah. Just after 1:45am Sunday, emergency services were called to a rural property in Kelvin Road, Gunnedah, following reports of an assault. On arrival, officers attached to Oxley Police District were told a 19-year-old man allegedly attended the location earlier in the evening where an [...]

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Inverell to farewell Paul Ehsman on Melbourne Cup day

ON Oaks day in Melbourne five years ago, well-known Inverell grazier Eugene Ehsman – known widely as Paul – was at Flemington racecourse cheering home a horse he part-owned in the 1400m Subzero All-Greys Handicap. Berdibek, trained by John O’Shea at Randwick and ridden perfectly by Hugh Bowman, came from strictly nowhere at the 600-metre [...]

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BoM responds to stormy feedback with website update

IN response to stormy community feedback, the Bureau of Meteorology has changed the default rain view in the new rain radar and weather map so that colours appear as they did in the previous website. Technically speaking, it will display rain reflectivity. The change went live on Friday, October 31. Other ongoing changes and improvements [...]

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NSW Country Mayors oppose federal speed limit lowering proposal

RURAL, regional and remote Councils in NSW are unilaterally opposed to the Federal Government’s proposal for a blanketed 30 kilometre per hour reduction of default speed limits outside built-up areas, according to Country Mayors Association of NSW chairman, Rick Firman. Submissions are currently being received and will inform a final Regulatory Impact Analysis about proposed [...]

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Queensland delivers historic Daniel’s Law

THE Queensland Government has established the state’s first public child sex offender register, with the historic passing of Daniel’s Law in parliament on Thursday. The three-tiered disclosure scheme is one of the most significant reforms to child safety in Queensland’s history and gives parents access to vital information to keep their children safe. The Community [...]

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Minns condemned for considering compulsory land acquisition in Narrabri district

THE NSW Farmers’ Association has strongly condemned the NSW Government’s threats of compulsory land acquisition to support a multi-billion-dollar mining corporation. In a speech last week at a National Energy Forum, NSW Premier Chris Minns said “we will be considering compulsory acquisition” to progress the Narrabri Gas Project. NSW Farmers’ say this is despite enormous [...]

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NSW Shearer Carol Mudford named AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner

NEW South Wales shearer, registered nurse and mental health advocate, Carol Mudford, has been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner. Ms Mudford, founder of sHedway, a national not‑for‑profit tackling suicide prevention and mental health in the shearing industry, has officially been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her leadership [...]

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