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Photos to capture 'Face of Brewarrina'
A photographic project to create the Face of Brewarrina will begin taking portraits of the local community today.[MORE]
Govt urged to fund infrastructure spending over water buybacks
Mayors from towns along the Murray-Darling River system have called on the Federal Government to spend money on infrastructure rather than buying up water licences.[MORE]
Jail breakers chased 100km
Two prison escapees have been caught when they ran out of fuel after a lengthy chase across north-west New South Wales.[MORE]
Church plans Indigenous boarding school
The Seventh Day Adventist Church has lodged a development application to establish a boarding school for young Aboriginal people in western New South Wales.[MORE]
PCYC being floated for Brewarrina
The Brewarrina Shire Council is seeking to have a Police Community Youth Club (PCYC) established in the town.[MORE]
Fire bug guts 2 more Brewarrina homes
Two more homes have been destroyed by fire in Brewarrina, in what police are treating as a spate of deliberately lit blazes.[MORE]
Insects to help control weed outbreak
Special insects have been released to help control a newly found weed outbreak in the Brewarrina area.[MORE]
Western shires rank poorly in quality of life survey
Four western New South Wales shires have been ranked as having the lowest quality of life in New South Wales.[MORE]
Brewarrina RLPB wants merger exemption
The Brewarrina Rural Lands Protection Board (RLPB) is seeking exemption from state-wide reforms.[MORE]
Brewarrina council cancels security cameras
The Brewarrina Shire Council has decided not to go ahead with installing a street camera system.[MORE]
MPs want remote councils included in crime stats
Two western New South Wales MPs are lobbying for the inclusion of small, remote council areas in official crime statistics recording.[MORE]
Brewarrina calls for renewed federal drought aid
Brewarrina farmers are calling on the Federal Government to reinstate Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance that expired last weekend.[MORE]
Funds secured for Brewarrina dental training scheme
A dental training project will begin in Brewarrina next year now that negotiations with the Federal Government have been finalised.[MORE]
Indigenous health clinics well received
A team of medical specialists is planning on visiting far west New South Wales up to five times a year, after the success of this week's first Indigenous health clinics.[MORE]
Govt may rethink cancelled drought funding
The decision to scrap Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought funding in the Bourke-Brewarrina area could be reviewed.[MORE]
Burke may reconsider drought funding decision
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke may be reconsidering a decision to end Exceptional Circumstances (EC) funding assistance to some farmers in Bourke-Brewarrina area in north-west New South Wales.[MORE]
Indigenous health centre to include outreach clinics
Teams of medical specialists will visit Bourke and Brewarrina next month, in what will be the first outreach clinics as part of a new centre of Indigenous health.[MORE]
Anglers asked to report red spot disease
Recreational anglers are being urged to report any sightings of an ulcerating syndrome in fish, after it was found for the first time in an inland New South Wales waterway. [MORE]
MP attacks second inquiry into Brewarrina council
Barwon MP Kevin Humphries says a second public inquiry into the Brewarrina Shire Council was a waste of ratepayers' money.[MORE]
Brewarrina council won't be sacked after second inquiry
The Brewarrina Shire Council will not be sacked as the result of a second public inquiry by the New South Wales Government.[MORE]
Calls for Brewarrina Motel sale investigation
An Indigenous business group in Brewarrina is calling for the sale of a local motel to be investigated by a federal agency.[MORE]
Call to stop Brewarrina Motel sale
One of the most disadvantaged communities in New South Wales is trying to stop the sale of local motel at the centre of a proposal to revitalise the town.[MORE]
Figures reveal cool April in western NSW
The Bureau of Meteorology says figures for the month of April show it was one of the coolest on record.[MORE]
Church plans Indigenous boarding school near Brewarrina
The Seventh Day Adventist Church is proposing to open a boarding school for young Aborigines in western New South Wales in 2010.[MORE]
Contract wrangling delays dental training scheme
Contractual negotiations with the Federal Government have delayed the start of a dental training project in Brewarrina.[MORE]
