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'It isn't good enough': roads riddled with sinkholes but solutions are lacking
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (591+ words) On Old Wagga Road and Rocky Bottom Road in Narrandera, there are two sinkholes on one side of the road and three on the other side of the road. I've sent the council emails with pictures of the holes on…...
Bidgee Blues and Roots Club to celebrate two decades of music | The Daily Advertiser | Wagga Wagga, NSW
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (452+ words) A Wagga club that celebrates music "from the Murrumbidgee to the Mississippi" is preparing for a major milestone. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Bidgee Blues and Roots Club. It was the brainchild of founding member Wayne Jenkins, who…...
Box-ticking or genuine help: advocates say homeless outreach has missed mark
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (959+ words) Outrage and frustration is building from concerned citizens and rough sleepers at Wilks Park about a lack of support services showing up at the site. Advocates for the homeless community say support services intended to help those at the park…...
Court rejects activists' bid to halt aerial brumby culling in Snowy Mountains
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) The NSW Land and Environment Court has rejected an application from pro-brumby activists to halt aerial culling in Kosciuszko National Park. Matthew Holland and Roxanne Phoenix took the government to court and argued horses recently found dead had been killed…...
Homes NSW fires back at claims of housing limits amid Wilks Park eviction
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (300+ words) Homes NSW says accommodation can be accessed by anyone experiencing homelessness for as long as they need it. The statement comes a day before homeless residents at North Wagga's Wilks Park are expected to move elsewhere. The homelessness issue in…...
Driver taken to hospital after ute ploughs through fence and into side of house
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (182+ words) A man in his 40s is in hospital after crashing his car into the side of a house in Wagga's southern suburbs. NSW Ambulance was called to the scene of a crash in Kooringal about 8am on Thursday, July 9. A Ford utility…...
Mechanic Jarrod Bell's painful recovery after Hume Highway incident | The Daily Advertiser | Wagga Wagga, NSW
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (732+ words) A Riverina mechanic has had four surgeries after being run over by a truck on the Hume Highway. Jarrod Bell owns Gundagai business Eureka Truck Repairs and suffered damage to his left leg after a truck driver drove over him…...
'Worried about the kids': department delivers decision on foster care program
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (582+ words) A long-time foster care provider in the Riverina has been stripped of its program. The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) decision has sent shockwaves through the region. Care South acknowledged the DCJ's decision and confirmed its foster care service…...
'Fed up': physio threatens to close health hub over planning frustrations
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (742+ words) A Henty physiotherapist says for her own wellbeing she may have to shut down her business, which also provides Pilates classes, speech pathology, hydrotherapy and laundromat services. Claire Lawson has been left frustrated at Greater Hume Shire over planning issues…...
B-double fire closes Riverina highway, measures in place to direct traffic
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (173+ words) A section of the Olympic Highway has been partially closed by a B-double truck fire. Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to the blaze on the Olympic Highway, north of Uranquinty, along with multiple NSW Rural Fire Service trucks just…...