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Blocking Goulburn's pipeline 'disastrous'

August 20, 2008 14:01:00

The Mayor of Goulburn, Paul Stephenson, says three councillors are 'messing around' with the future of the area by stalling the development of a water pipeline.[MORE]

Tags: drought, environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-state-issues, local-government, states-and-territories, water, australia, nsw, goulburn-2580, orange-2800, wollongong-2500

Body identified as missing woman

August 20, 2008 09:05:00

A body found last week on the outskirts of Orange, in central western New South Wales, has been identified as that of a woman who had been missing for five months.[MORE]

Tags: death, murder-and-manslaughter, missing-person, orange-2800

Peak Hill waste plan angers locals

August 20, 2008 08:31:00

There is a growing anger about a mining company's plans to dump hundreds of tonnes of liquid waste in Peak Hill.[MORE]

Tags: mining, environmental-management, recycling-and-waste-management, dubbo-2830, orange-2800, peak-hill-2869

Green light sought for new school

August 20, 2008 08:23:00

The Orange Anglican Grammar School is seeking approval to build a new $15 million school.[MORE]

Tags: schools, orange-2800

Court to rule on Baldock building development

August 20, 2008 07:33:00

A land and environment court commissioner is expected to hand down her decision on the fate of a contentious development in Orange later this week.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, courts-and-trials, orange-2800

Gowan motorsport plans revealed

August 20, 2008 07:27:00

Plans have been unveiled for a five-track motorsport complex near Orange.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, orange-2800

Orange hospital cost may be $20m more

August 19, 2008 08:49:00

There are predictions Orange's new base hospital could cost $20 million more than original estimates.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, healthcare-facilities, orange-2800

Residents to be quizzed about ward system future

August 19, 2008 08:43:00

Cabonne residents will be asked whether the shire's ward system should be scrapped.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, healthcare-facilities, molong-2866, orange-2800

Zebra crossing causes 'traffic mayhem'

August 19, 2008 08:39:00

There are calls for a newly constructed zebra crossing in Orange to be removed because it is causing "traffic mayhem" in one of the city's busiest streets.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, orange-2800

Workshops reflect strong climate change interest: MP

August 18, 2008 09:46:00

The Member for Goulburn, Pru Goward, says two climate workshops in Goulburn and in the southern highlands over the weekend shows there is strong support for action on climate change in her electorate.[MORE]

Tags: climate-change, states-and-territories, goulburn-2580, orange-2800, wollongong-2500

Backing sought for solar power station plan

August 18, 2008 08:00:00

Mudgee could house the state's first solar thermal power station if a proposal by local environmentalists gets backing by a major energy company.[MORE]

Tags: solar-energy, dubbo-2830, mudgee-2850, orange-2800

Push on for SES building revamp

August 18, 2008 07:44:00

There is a call for Canowindra's termite-infested State Emergency Service (SES) headquarters to be urgently upgraded.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, work, canowindra-2804, orange-2800

Gunman robs Cowra family

August 18, 2008 07:05:00

A Cowra family has been robbed by a man armed with a gun.[MORE]

Tags: armed-robbery, cowra-2794, orange-2800

Rider dies in motorcycle crash

August 18, 2008 07:01:00

A 62-year-old man was killed in an overnight motorcycle accident near Rockley, south of Bathurst.[MORE]

Tags: death, road-accidents, orange-2800, rockley-2795

New fire truck heads to Bathurst

August 15, 2008 10:00:00

A campaign by local members of the firefighters' union has succeeded in securing a new fire truck for the Bathurst station.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, bathurst-2795, orange-2800

Plans revealed to fix Bathurst ICU

August 15, 2008 10:00:00

Detailed plans outlining the structural alterations needed to fix problems in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Bathurst Hospital have been finalised.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, healthcare-facilities, bathurst-2795, orange-2800

Murder suspect charged after five-month search

August 15, 2008 07:19:00

A man has been charged with murder after a woman's remains were found in a shallow grave on the outskirts of Orange, in central western New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, blackheath-2785, orange-2800

Rann welcomes water fast-track

August 14, 2008 18:21:00

The SA Government has welcomed the fast-tracking of a water buyback and water audit of the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]

Tags: dams-and-reservoirs, federal-government, federal-state-issues, rivers, water, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, orange-2800, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, toowoomba-4350, renmark-5341, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, wodonga-3690

Green light sought for $250m wind farm

August 14, 2008 12:00:00

The New South Wales Government has been asked to approve a $250 million wind farm between Crookwell and Goulburn in the state's south-east.[MORE]

Tags: wind-energy, crookwell-2583, goulburn-2580, orange-2800, wollongong-2500

$405m Moolarben mine on hold

August 14, 2008 11:50:00

Work will be delayed on the Moolarben coal mine near Mudgee until the Court of Appeal makes formal orders.[MORE]

Tags: mining, courts-and-trials, coal, dubbo-2830, mudgee-2850, orange-2800

Candidates finalised for September council poll

August 14, 2008 11:47:00

A lack of candidates means a general election will not be held in the Wellington, Warren or Bland shires next month.[MORE]

Tags: elections, local-government, bourke-2840, dubbo-2830, orange-2800

Five-month search digs up remains

August 14, 2008 11:16:00

Human remains have been found in a shallow grave on a property east of Orange, in central western New South Wales, in the search for a woman who has been missing for five months.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, missing-person, australia, nsw, orange-2800

Rees to hear lake expansion benefits

August 13, 2008 10:35:00

The benefits of a $44 million expansion of Lake Rowlands will be raised with the New South Wales Water Minister today.[MORE]

Tags: dams-and-reservoirs, states-and-territories, water, blayney-2799, orange-2800

Blayney logistics firm seek expansion approval

August 13, 2008 10:23:00

A Blayney warehousing and logistics company is seeking approval for a $7 million expansion.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, blayney-2799, orange-2800