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John Conroy

Cactus crisis on the move: peak body

A DESTRUCTIVE cactus is marching south from Queensland and farmers need government help to stop its spread, a senior New South Wales Farmers figure says. Richard Doyle, branch chair of Croppa Creek and North Star for the peak industry group, said...

23 Feb 2025

Health

Screening to combat cancer threats

THE most common cancers forecast to be diagnosed in western New South Wales this year have been revealed with prostate, breast, lung and bowel cancers as well as skin melanoma the main threats. The data from the NSW Cancer Institute...

16 Feb 2025

Education

Activity test a barrier, says group

A SPECIALIST child development service has weighed into the childcare policy debate ahead of the Federal Election, saying Labor’s three-day-a-week guarantee will help rural families. Royal Far West, which provides developmental support for children...

10 Feb 2025

News

City to share in $5.1m for health worker housing

BROKEN Hill and Tibooburra are expected to host a portion of 120 new dwellings for health workers in Far West New South Wales. The NSW Government has committed $5.1 million for the homes which are designed to help attract, recruit and retain more...

07 Feb 2025

News

Plea for more funding for chronic pain telehealth service

A TELEHEALTH service for patients with chronic pain in Far West NSW could take on more patients if additional state government funding became available, a spokesperson for an independent Christian charity has said. HammondCare health and palliative...

27 Jan 2025

News

CWA backs universal childcare

THE Country Women’s Association of New South Wales has thrown its political support behind a call for universal access to early learning and care in this Federal Election year. A CWA media release said the cost of early years childcare was...

25 Jan 2025

Travel

‘Milestone’ for regional routes

MILDURA air passengers are set to benefit with QantasLink debuting the first of 14 recently purchased mid-life Q400s DeHavilland Dash 8 turboprops last week. The Q400s are already used out of Mildura and their frequency will be boosted after the...

03 Jan 2025