Dubbo, Australia News

Finally! A break in the weather with good rain across much of the region - this morning we speak to a district agronomist about what it will mean, Dunedoo farmer Todd Ferguson is grazing chooks and cattle side by side with some eggsellent results, and climatologists say we're facing drier winters and bigger summers courtesy of the 'sub-tropical ... (more)

A Dubbo mushroom grower was one of the leaders in developing vitamin D enriched mushrooms in response to the worldwide human deficiency, New technology for spraying is available in the form of a remote controlled helicopter but it has a big price tag, We rely heavily on groundwater and research being done at the Wellington Groundwater Research ... (more)

The Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross has been a lifeline to a generation of Sydneysiders that have hit upon hard times.

Senior vet at Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo, Benn Bryant says the potentially deadly horse virus kunjin was amongst the first possible causes considered in the deaths of four white rhinos at the zoo.

SPECULATION is growing in southern Australia about the reduced presence of Coles and Woolworths buyers at lamb and sheep sales markets in recent months.

The Dubbo Hospital, in the state's central west, has missed out on extra federal funding for the next stage of its redevelopment.

During the summer take a weekend and travel to the Metro Richmond Zoo where you and your kids can interact with lions, tigers and bears, O my.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell will address the mourners, who have begun gathering beside Sydney Harbour for the 9.30am service.

A WOMAN who has volunteered for more than 60 years is among six "extraordinary" females to be nominated for this year's NSW Community Hero.