Tag: Cootamundra 2590
Mcdonald reveals aid for storm-affected farmers
The New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald has announced natural disaster aid for Cootamundra and Harden farmers.[MORE]
Towns to share in shire infrastructure funds
Villages around Young are expected to share some of the shire's recent infrastructure handout of almost $400,000.[MORE]
18yo dies after window fall
An 18-year-old man who fell through the window of a shop in the New South Wales Riverina region more than a week ago has died from his injuries.[MORE]
Man dies after falling through window
An 18-year-old man who fell through a window in Cootamundra a week ago has died from his injuries.[MORE]
Rail upgrade promises greater grain industry efficiency
GrainCorp says a multi-million dollar upgrade of the rail line between Cootamundra and Parkes will help the local grain industry operate more efficiently.[MORE]
Stabbing may prompt more police searches
Young people in Wagga Wagga could find themselves subject to a police search for weapons as a result of a knife attack on Sunday morning.[MORE]
Police chief wants prisoner transport duties rethink
The outgoing Cootamundra local area commander is calling for police to be relieved of prisoner transport duties in New South Wales.[MORE]
Fire crews battling Riverina grass fire
Fire crews are battling a large grass fire that has burned out about 30 hectares in the Riverina.[MORE]
Riverina pauses for Remembrance Day
Cenotaphs in small towns and major Riverina centres will be the focus of services at 11:00am AEDT today to mark Remembrance Day.[MORE]
Govt to close TAFE nursing courses: MP
The Member for Burrinjuck, Katrina Hodgkinson, says the New South Wales Government is going to close enrolled nurse training courses at the Cootamundra TAFE college.[MORE]
Bradman celebrated on 100th birthday anniversary
Celebrations will be held across Australia today to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Donald Bradman.[MORE]
Police urge road safety in wintry conditions
Police want motorists to slow down in the wintry conditions after numerous accidents across south-west New South Wales.[MORE]
Cootamundra warned of another quake
The earth has been shaking under Cootamundra and residents are being warned it may happen again within the next few weeks.[MORE]
Council urges vehicle inspection closure rethink
Harden Shire Council has written to the New South Wales Government asking it to reverse a decision to close local heavy vehicle inspection facilities.[MORE]
Councils may shirk election payments
Some Riverina councils in New South Wales may refuse to pay election costs in September because they are too high. [MORE]
Doctor wants proof of intervention follow-up
A Cootamundra doctor involved in the Northern Territory intervention a year ago says he wants to see evidence of follow-up treatment for the Indigenous children he saw.[MORE]
Meatworks says meat quality problems resolved
A director of the Cootamundra abattoir GM Scott says no further problems with meat quality are expected.[MORE]
Meatworks manager claims sacking after lamb recall
The manager of a Cootamundra abattoir at the centre of a national meat recall says he has been sacked and has not resigned as has been reported today.[MORE]
Woolworths not to blame for product recall: GM Scott
Woolworths not to blame for lamb products recall, NSW meat processing plant says.[MORE]
Police chase car through Young
Cootamundra police were kept busy with two separate incidents involving juveniles in stolen cars, as well as a chase through the streets of Young that ended in the driver rolling a Landcruiser on the river bank.[MORE]
Gundagai council laments stalled rail plan
Gundagai council says a dream to reopen the Cootamundra to Tumut rail line has stalled.[MORE]
Concerns aired over delayed Cootamundra-Parkes rail upgrade
Nationals' Senator Fiona Nash says the Federal Government has deferred the Cootamundra to Parkes rail line upgrade, which she says is essential to getting grain to export markets.[MORE]
Compliance campaign recovers $225k for workers
The New South Wales Government says it has recovered almost $225,000 for workers in the Riverina-Murray region in its most recent compliance campaign.[MORE]
Stolen Generations member wants 'sorry' to include compo
An Indigenous woman chosen to attend Federal Parliament for tomorrow's official apology to the Stolen Generations says compensation should be the next step.[MORE]
Police play down phone trial worries
Police have rejected concerns that a trial of a new phone system at Cootamundra, in southern New South Wales, to divert non-urgent calls, is a prelude to reducing police numbers in smaller regional centres.[MORE]
