1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (532+ words) Logan Higneth, George Pratt, Werther Esposito, Jeremy Jones, Bill Jayet and Jason Gao visited the completed Quorn Park Solar Hybrid to see the completed facility. The first large-scale solar-battery hybrid on Australia’s main grid Quorn Park Solar Hybrid has officially…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (958+ words) Parkes Shire Council is now holding two ordinary meetings a month after new legislation prohibits councillors from meeting with senior staff to discuss agenda items. Parkes Shire Council has revised its ordinary meeting schedule that now sees councillors and senior…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (524+ words) MP Philip Donato says the gun buyback scheme primarily targets people who are already licensed, registered and operating within the law. The NSW gun buyback is another major burden being placed on people who have done nothing wrong, says Member…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (392+ words) The 2026 Parkes Tractor Trek begins in eight days, taking a smaller route than previous years but all through our backyard of Bogan Gate, Trundle, Tullamore, Albert and Peak Hill. Our champions for prostate cancer awareness, the Parkes Tractor Trekkers, are…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (409+ words) An additional eastbound climbing lane will be added at Victoria Pass as part of the Great Western Highway rebuild. The upgrade has been made possible after the Federal Government committed $100 million to the project, matching the $100 million allocated in the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (103+ words) Parkes police officers arrested two people on Thursday and seized two trailer-loads of property. Two people are in police custody with more arrests expected following a spate of break and enters in Parkes this week. A number of residential and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (930+ words) Mike De La Hunty overseeing the arrival of the Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter at the Parkes HARS Aviation Museum at the Parkes Airport. Vietnam War veteran Mike De La Hunty sat on the floor of a stationary Bell UH-1H Iroquois…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) Earthbound and Beyond, a collaborative exhibition by the Parkes Painters and Parkes Potters, is on at the Parkes Library and Cultural Centre in the Coventry Room. See 120 paintings and ceramic works created by more than 35 local artists. The exhibition runs…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (501+ words) The Sunrise mine at Fifield and just outside the Parkes Shire has caught the attention of US President Donald Trump, who has agreed upon a half a billion dollar loan to develop its scandium operations. In a statement, the US…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Forbes, led by a resurgent Alf Davies, were too strong for an under-manned Parkes at last week's twin-towns golf competition played at Forbes. Alf, making steady progress following his comeback from a medical condition, was back to his old self…...