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Riverina police disappointed with driver behaviour
Police are disappointed with the behaviour of Riverina drivers after an operation targeting speed, fatigue and alcohol.[MORE]
Ambulance crashes into 4WD
Seven people have been hurt in an accident involving an ambulance in the New South Wales Riverina. [MORE]
70kph over limit: Top officer applauds being nabbed
A police commander has applauded his own officers who caught him driving 76 kilometres per hour above the speed limit in southern New South Wales earlier this month.[MORE]
Jail tackles complaints with staffing changes
Junee Correctional Centre has been trialling new staffing arrangements in a bid to address ongoing high complaint rates.[MORE]
Police chief named as speeding accused
A police commander has owned up to being caught driving 176 kilometres an hour in a 100 zone in southern New South Wales earlier this month.[MORE]
Policeman caught 70kph over limit
A senior policeman has lost his driver's licence after being caught speeding at more than 70 kilometres over the limit in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Police use Taser on Junee woman
A Taser gun was fired on a woman in Junee on Tuesday night in the first use of the stun guns locally.[MORE]
Ethanol development uncertain
A proposed $200 million ethanol development in the Junee Shire looks like being delayed if it goes ahead at all.[MORE]
Heffernan off northern water task force
Junee Liberal Party Senator Bill Heffernan has been dropped form the Northern Australia Land and Water Task Force.[MORE]
Heffernan says fight to change fatigue laws pays off
Junee Liberal Party Senator Bill Heffernan says he has convinced the New South Wales Government to fix its controversial driver fatigue laws.[MORE]
Last minute rush of council candidates
There has been a last minute boost to candidate numbers for next month's council elections in the Riverina.[MORE]
Funding boost for child health services
The Kurrajong Waratah Early Intervention Service has welcomed a Commonwealth Government funding boost, saying it will remove the uncertainty for families of young children with disabilities.[MORE]
Junee Athenaeum Theatre to be restored
Work is expected to start early next year on the $750,000 restoration of Junee's Athenaeum Theatre for public use.[MORE]
Prison puppies graduate
Prisoners at the Junee Correctional Centre will today farewell the first graduates of the jail's assistance dog program.[MORE]
Country Energy plays down water takeover worries
Country Energy says a takeover of smaller water utilities in New South Wales would not necessarily hurt the affected communities.[MORE]
Telstra issues CDMA shutdown reminder
There is a reminder to Riverina people that the CDMA mobile phone network will be switched off at midnight AEST on Monday.[MORE]
Hull joins wheat desk chorus of concern
Riverina farmers' concerns have been raised at a Senate committee hearing into the future of Australia's wheat export market in Canberra.[MORE]
Smooth transition expected to new Junee health facility
The Greater Southern Area Health Service says no major flaws have been found in Junee's new health facility.[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]
Watkins responds to rail crash report
New South Wales Transport Minister John Watkins says the findings of a report into a Riverina train crash are concerning, but he says NSW has Australia's safest rail regime.[MORE]
Call for overpass at level crossing crash site
A Bethungra transport company says a crash between one of its trucks and a freight train near Junee could have been far worse.[MORE]
Crash warning 'went to wrong train engine'
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a warning about the use of train radios after its inquiry into a level crossing crash in the Riverina region, in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Elders hail prison cultural centre
Aboriginal elders have hailed a cultural program at the Junee Correctional Centre, in south-west New South Wales, as a new source of hope for inmates.[MORE]
Junee jail says PSA action won't affect Christmas visits
Junee Correctional Centre will not be affected by Public Service Association (PSA) action that will see some prisoners missing out on Christmas Day visits so prison officers can be with their families.[MORE]
Toddler's father visits pond
The father of a toddler found floating in a western Sydney pond has visited the site where his son was found dead.[MORE]
