Region Riverina

02/09/2026

Celebrating blooming Riverina paddocks with local produce, more than 1100 visitors doubled expected attendance figures at Junee's inaugural Canola Gateway Festival last weekend.

02/09/2026

: A 12-year-old girl was among three people assessed after a Wagga crash this morning at an intersection that's seen its fair share of accidents.

Two women and a 12-year-old girl have been assessed by paramedics after a two-car crash at an infamous Wagga Wagga…

02/09/2026

Kosciuszko’s tagged bogong moths vanished, but left researchers new clues.

In February, researchers marked about 14,700 bogong moths at Mount Kosciuszko with tiny paper tags or non-toxic white paint before…

02/09/2026

“If we don’t keep fighting, nothing will change.” Riverina irrigators react after losing a massive court battle over water management and the flooding of the Barmah-Millewa Forest.

Southern Riverina farmers have lost a $1.5 billion legal battle against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) over decisions to send…

02/09/2026

A Wagga nurse who had a sexual relationship with a former patient lost his registration. Now a tribunal has decided he can return to nursing - with some major restrictions.

CONTENT WARNING: This story contains details that might upset some readers. A former mental health nurse has been allowed to…

01/09/2026

The 22-year-old Griffith man was stopped on a purple mountain bike. Then, police say, he started calling his mum. What officers allegedly found next is even more remarkable.

A 22-year-old Griffith man allegedly called his mother as police moved in during a roadside drug bust — before officers…

01/09/2026

"I’d rather spend Sunday afternoon with my kids than paying a huge fee to sell a few coffees at the footy.” Coffee van operators say a proposed Griffith Council fee hike could see them pull out of local sporting events.

Mobile coffee vendors say a Griffith City Council plan to sharply increase trading fees could force operators to abandon local…

01/09/2026

Following fiery speeches at the Queensland Labor Conference from the Prime Minister and Treasurer, the One Nation leader warned such rhetoric could encourage political violence against elected officials.

01/09/2026

“The bar will offer a 5 per cent discount to anyone who subscribes to my podcast." Karl Stefanovic was in Griffith on the weekend singing Johnny Cash, cracking jokes and introducing a troupe from SDS Griffith- Shannon's Dance Studio, which dazzled the crowd.

Karl Stefanovic sang a Johnny Cash classic and Shannon’s Dance Studio (SDS) performed an Italian folk dance as part of…

31/08/2026

Boorowa holds plenty of memories for Juliet Crowe – feeding the sheep with her 'Poppy', shearing time, the races, show and Woolfest. Those experiences also set her on the path to becoming a rural generalist.

Some of Juliet Crowe’s strongest childhood memories of Boorowa paint a picture postcard of how growing up in a small…