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What country people are best at: Helping someone when there's a need. Our Parkes Spacemen, young and old, didn't hesitat...
15/06/2026

What country people are best at: Helping someone when there's a need. Our Parkes Spacemen, young and old, didn't hesitate to help when the Coachman was vandalised.

Parkes residents were well behaved over the long weekend but there was a report of graffiti at a local pub

A young man and woman have been charged for allegedly breaking into a home in Parkes and setting it on fire in the early...
15/06/2026

A young man and woman have been charged for allegedly breaking into a home in Parkes and setting it on fire in the early hours of Friday morning.

A man and a woman have been charged following a break and enter and fire in Parkes

Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey wants to hear about the issues that are most affecting you - he's inviting Parke...
15/06/2026

Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey wants to hear about the issues that are most affecting you - he's inviting Parkes Shire residents to take part in his 30 second survey.

Have your say by taking Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey’s 30 second survey

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes chief executive officer Anne-Marie Mioche said people who may not have previously required...
14/06/2026

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes chief executive officer Anne-Marie Mioche said people who may not have previously required support are now presenting for assistance, suggesting a broadening of vulnerability beyond traditionally high-risk groups.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes chief executive officer Anne-Marie Mioche says the organisation has already supported 534 clients this financial year.

Are you a fan of daylight saving or would you like to see an end to it? Judy O’Brien has been lobbying government to abo...
14/06/2026

Are you a fan of daylight saving or would you like to see an end to it? Judy O’Brien has been lobbying government to abolish daylight saving time for 24 years because she says it’s outdated and causes a raft of problems. What do you think?

Long-time advocate Judy O’Brien calls on the government to end daylight saving time for good

Here’s what we captured at this year’s Parkes Picnic Races party 👇
12/06/2026

Here’s what we captured at this year’s Parkes Picnic Races party 👇

The horses didn't race but the Parkes Picnic Races party still went ahead of course

Who remembers the days of the Parkes Diving Club and how it grew to become one of the largest in NSW?Get ready for a tri...
12/06/2026

Who remembers the days of the Parkes Diving Club and how it grew to become one of the largest in NSW?
Get ready for a trip down memory lane - a Clement has returned to the pool deck to rebuild the town’s diving club.

Richard Clement has returned to Parkes to rebuild town’s once-thriving diving club

'His best round in living memory,' as reported in this week's Parkes Golf Club report. So it was a very special win for ...
12/06/2026

'His best round in living memory,' as reported in this week's Parkes Golf Club report. So it was a very special win for Michael Dellaca on Saturday. Meanwhile there's a few Parkes teams off to the Lachlan Valley Pennants and Championship in West Wyalong this Sunday.

Michael Dellaca swooped in with a plus 4 to claim the spoils in Saturday's medley par event at the Parkes Golf Club

Looking for something to do over the next few weeks? Here's what's happening in Parkes and around the district.
11/06/2026

Looking for something to do over the next few weeks? Here's what's happening in Parkes and around the district.

Your local and regional events guide

You can't get much more local thank this: a Parkes-Forbes derby! While not the results they wanted, our Parkes Spacemen ...
11/06/2026

You can't get much more local thank this: a Parkes-Forbes derby! While not the results they wanted, our Parkes Spacemen went down fighting hard!

Parkes Spacemen went down fighting in Sunday's long weekend derby against Forbes, the scores not telling the whole story

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