Tag: Yanco 2703
Praise for river rescue drowning victim
There is praise for a Leeton man who drowned after rescuing a girl in the Murrumbidgee River at Yanco, north-east of Wagga Wagga, on Sunday.[MORE]
Searchers find body of man who saved girl
New South Wales search crews have found the body of a man who drowned in the Murrumbidgee River at Yanco, west of Sydney, after saving a girl's life.[MORE]
Search on for suspected drowning victim
State Emergency Services and volunteer rescue crews are searching the Murrumbidgee River at Yanco for a suspected drowning victim.[MORE]
Meatworks fined over injured worker
The New South Wales Industrial Relations Court has fined Rockdale Beef $100,000 after an accident in the abattoir at Yanco left a contract worker with serious arm injuries in late 2001.[MORE]
Report shows growing Riverina bankruptcies
Research commissioned by the New South Wales Opposition shows an increase in the number of bankruptcies in the Riverina.[MORE]
Racial slur may have sparked women's OZTAG brawl
Allegations that a racial slur sparked a fight in a women's OZTAG match on Sunday between a Yanco-Wamoon team and Griffith team are yet to be proven.[MORE]
Nationals want more selective school opportunities for regions
The New South Wales Nationals say country families are missing out on the opportunity to send their children to selective schools. [MORE]
Police retrieve body from river
Police have found the body of a man who disappeared on Saturday while swimming near Griffith in the south-west of New South Wales.[MORE]
Cattle feedlot to host ethanol plant
International investment firm Babcock and Brown is planning to build a $120 million ethanol plant at a cattle feedlot in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Funds to help turn feedlot manure into energy
A feedlot at Yanco, southern New South Wales, has received more than $2 million to turn manure from its cattle into energy.[MORE]
Council seeks rethink on suspended grain branch lines
Leeton Shire Council says it will push for the reopening of suspended grain branch rail lines at the Shires Association of NSW conference in Sydney today and tomorrow.[MORE]
Visiting Aussie says Gallipoli roadworks not disrespectful
A man from Yanco, north-west of Wagga Wagga, has spoken with pride about the bond between Australians and Turks after visiting the battlefields of Anzac Cove.[MORE]
Union to challenge meatworks closure
The meat industry union is planning action in the Industrial Commission over the closure of the Yanco abattoir and the loss of 70 jobs.[MORE]
Hope remains for meatworks reopening
Despite the closure of Yanco's abattoir as of today, there is hope the plant may reopen when conditions improve.[MORE]
Low stock numbers force meatworks closure
It has been confirmed the A J Bush and Sons abattoir in Yanco will close, meaning 70 jobs will be lost.[MORE]
