Tag: Dubbo 2830
MP attacks health service's 'stupid' axing decisions
Independent MP Dawn Fardell, the member for Dubbo, is urging the Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS) to release the list of jobs that it has axed.[MORE]
Police release name of fatal hwy smash victim
Police have released the name of a 42-year-old Queensland man who died in a head-on collision at Tomingley, near Dubbo.[MORE]
Elvis Festival sleeper train cancelled
Plans to boost the number of people attending this year's Elvis Festival at Parkes in New South Wales have been dealt a blow by the cancellation of a train from Melbourne.[MORE]
Woman charged over Gilgandra stabbing
A 52-year-old woman has been charged in relation to a stabbing in Gilgandra on the New South Wales western plains.[MORE]
Mount Piper power station to expand
The water filtering plant at Mount Piper power station near Portland in New South Wales is being expanded to ensure there are no cutbacks in electricity production.[MORE]
Approval sought to improve water supply at Darby's Falls
Final approval is being sought from the New South Wales Government to improve the water supply at Darby's Falls in the Cowra Shire.[MORE]
NSW holiday road toll period ends, 15 dead
The holiday road toll period for New South Wales has officially ended after what has been a bad start to the New Year.[MORE]
New partnership set to tackle Forbes crime
The Forbes Business Chamber is set to partner with local police to drive down the number of break-ins at businesses in the central-west New South Wales region.[MORE]
First 2009 fatality on NSW roads
A man has died in a head-on car crash in central-western New South Wales, in the first fatality for the state in 2009.[MORE]
Condobolin woman awarded medical scholarship
A woman from Condobolin in New South Wales has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of a scholarship named in honour of the late Peter Andren.[MORE]
Harbour Bridge e-tag alternatives offered to country drivers
Driving to the south side of Sydney from the New South Wales north coast will become more complex, with the Harbour Bridge set to go cashless.[MORE]
Orange museum collections set to improve
The Heritage Adviser for the Orange City Council says there is a "worrying" number of gaps in information about the collections housed at museums in the Orange and Cabonne region.[MORE]
Uncertainty surrounds inmate family accommodation plans
Plans to set up a short-stay accommodation facility for families of inmates in Wellington jail are in limbo.[MORE]
Pair charged over bowling club robbery
Two men are due to front court today charged over an armed robbery at a Dubbo bowling club.[MORE]
Councillor's death to spark by-election
Another by-election will be held in the Wellington Shire after the death of councillor Bruce Huggett.[MORE]
High winds lash far western NSW
The strongest winds recorded in western New South Wales in three years have pummelled parts of the far west overnight.[MORE]
Shops reporting steady pre-Christmas sales
Retailers across the western region of New South Wales are reporting 'steady' sales in the lead-up to Christmas, despite the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Opposition wants school demountables replaced
The New South Wales Opposition wants the Government to replace what it calls "substandard" demountable school buildings in the central west, with permanent classrooms.[MORE]
Wake held for last flight out of Mudgee
A wake will be held at Mudgee Airport this afternoon to farewell the final Airlink flight between Mudgee and Sydney.[MORE]
Lithgow region mine to double production
A multi-million dollar expansion of a Lithgow-district mine will create 20 new jobs and almost double its annual production.[MORE]
Inquest scathing about police pursuits
A coronial inquest into the death of a 24-year-old woman in a car crash at Brewarrina has been scathing about police pursuits.[MORE]
No appeal in Dubbo smoking case
Clubs NSW has decided it will not appeal against a Supreme Court ruling against the Dubbo RSL's outdoor smoking areas.[MORE]
Fluoride on agenda for Coonabarabran
Fluoridating town water supplies is back on the agenda in the Warrumbungle Shire.[MORE]
Bourke council moves to curb alcohol abuse
The Bourke Shire Council has voted unanimously on a series of alternatives to tough alcohol restrictions being proposed for the central west New South Wales community.[MORE]
