Tag: Narrandera 2700
Locust threat low-risk as harvest nears
The New South Wales Government is playing down the risk posed to crops by swarms of locusts that have begun taking flight across parts of the state's south-west. [MORE]
Narrandera council joins campaign against water buyback
Narrandera Shire Council is contributing to a campaign against the Federal Government's water buybacks.[MORE]
More locust sightings reported
The Wagga area has recorded the biggest increase of locust reports, with 204 verified sightings.[MORE]
Riverina farmers urged to report locust sightings
The New South Wales Government says there could be a severe locust plague if Riverina farmers do not cooperate with efforts to control the insect.[MORE]
Farmers not reporting locusts
It seems many Riverina farmers are failing to report locusts, despite their legal obligation to do so.[MORE]
Wife pleads guilty to Plumbe manslaughter
The family of former Narrandera Shire councillor Patrick Plumbe is planning his funeral now that his wife's murder trial is over.[MORE]
Court hears murder accused was to inherit estate
A Supreme Court trial has heard a woman charged with murdering her husband in north-east Victoria was to inherit his estate.[MORE]
Rex says Riverina services to be maintained
The airline Regional Express (Rex) is axing its Mildura to Sydney service, saying it is unprofitable.[MORE]
Narrandera school welcomes Governor
The Governor of New South Wales created quite a stir yesterday on a visit to her former school Narrandera Public School.[MORE]
Police 'seize $175,000 cash' during breath testing
Police say they have seized heroin and $175,000 in cash after pulling over a car to breath test its driver in south western New South Wales yesterday.[MORE]
Early voting begins in council elections
Thousands of people across the Riverina have already cast their vote for tomorrow's local government elections.[MORE]
$5m boost for Narrandera power
The New South Wales Government says the Narrandera region's power supply is more secure after a $5 million upgrade.[MORE]
RTA depot reopened after tanker fire
An RTA depot has been reopened after a bitumen tanker caught fire at Narrandera, in the New South Wales Riverina, this morning. [MORE]
Toxic fumes: Burning tanker forces evacuation
An RTA depot has been evacuated after a bitumen tank caught fire at Narrandera, in the New South Wales Riverina, this morning. [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]
Regional airports meeting anti-terrorism requirements
A police counter-terrorism force has found regional airports in New South Wales are not a weak link in security measures.[MORE]
Two convicted in ATSIC fraud case
Two of three people charged with defrauding the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) office in Wagga Wagga have been convicted after a lengthy trial in the district court.[MORE]
Fruit fly suspension zone lifted
A suspension zone implemented at Narrandera last year after an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly in the area has been lifted. [MORE]
Two killed in highway head-on
Two people are dead after a head-on collision on the Sturt Highway near Narrandera, in southern New South Wales, this morning.[MORE]
Airport rules put brakes on drag racing plans
New conditions governing the use of Narrandera Airport have stopped Riverina Drag Racers holding its November meet in the southern New South Wales town.[MORE]
Leave ethanol off trade deal, PM urged
The New South Wales Government says Australia cannot afford to open up its ethanol market to increased competition from the US through a trade deal.[MORE]
Temperature heats up in Narrandera, Griffith
Record maximum temperatures for August were recorded yesterday in Narrandera and Griffith in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Riverina Water users don't have to follow level four bans
Riverina Water users in southern New South Wales do not have to comply with level four water restrictions from this week, despite being told to do so by the Minister for Water, Phil Koperberg.[MORE]
Council to cull Lake Talbot willows
Narrandera Shire Council, in southern New South Wales, is in the final throws of finalising a million dollar project to cull some of the willows at Lake Talbot and rehabilitate the area.[MORE]
Murder committal hears blood found in accused's home
A court has been told blood was found in the home of a woman accused of killing her husband, former Narrandera Shire councillor Patrick Plumbe.[MORE]
