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Bendigo Bank Agency Open at Midway Centre

A Bendigo Bank Agency is now open at the Midway Centre in Buronga. The agency, operated by the Community Bank Wentworth and District and staffed by Wentworth Shire Council’s Customer Service Team, offers core day-to-day banking facilities to existing and new customers of Bendigo Bank. “We are super excited to be able to offer real […]

Puppet Show at Pooncarie a success

A little bit of the arts was brought to Pooncarie on Thursday 18 March when Jenny Ellis of Little Wing Puppets performed “A Little Bit of Blue” at Pooncarie Town Hall for students from Pooncarie Public School, Palinyewah, Pomona and the School Of The Air as well as some of their family members and staff. […]

MURRAY REGION OVERLOOKED IN FEDERAL TOURISM SUPPORT PACKAGE

Murray Region tourism businesses have been overlooked in the recently announced Federal Government Tourism Support Package. Murray Regional Tourism Chair Wendy Greiner was disappointed at the announcement Albury and Mildura’s airports would not be included in the $1.2 billion cut-price flights scheme. Prior to COVID-19 and border closures the region would welcome annually 6.5 million […]

Wentworth Shire Council meets with Crown Land Commissioner

Wentworth Shire Council met with the NSW Crown Land Commissioner Professor Richard Bush and his Senior Project Officer Clint Willoughby on Tuesday to discuss Council’s submission on the Evaluation Of The Crown Land Management (CLM) Act 2016. Professor Bush is currently reviewing the CLM Act, which incorporates the almost-complete first State Strategic Plan for Crown […]

Wentworth must keep registrar services

Wentworth Shire Council has urged the New South Wales Government to keep the Wentworth Local Court registrar service operating. In a letter to the Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections, which was then forwarded on to the Attorney General’s office, Mayor Susan Nichols sought assurance the Wentworth Local Court could continue to uphold the services […]

New pavilion a winner for the Wentworth Showgrounds

The new Wentworth Showgrounds Community Pavilion is ready to go for the return of the Wentworth Show in 2021. The new building, completed in December 2020, replaces the old Barrett Pavilion that served the community for 114 years. The pavilion will be used by the Wentworth Show Society, the Wentworth Racing Club and the broader […]

Dareton draft strategy captures community pride

Wentworth Shire Council’s draft ‘Our Town, Our Future – Dareton Revitalised’ strategy aims to revitalize the township of Dareton and the wider Coomealla district and ensure its future is secure and well planned now and in the future. The draft strategy will be placed on public exhibition from March 6 until April 9 after councillors […]

Wentworth Aerodrome Open to daytime traffic

The Wentworth Aerodrome is now open for daytime traffic. The main runway is operational, however the North-South runway is still closed for ongoing works. There is ample parking space for aircraft and there is access to fuel. Daytime traffic was able to use the main runway from Wednesday for the first time since April 2020 […]