Last week we published a letter to the editor calling on Hay Shire Council to tidy up the lawn cemetery and remove faded plastic flowers and toys from graves, saying the area was starting to look like the tip.

This week we received two separate complaints about the ‘sterile’ appearance of the lawn cemetery.

The region shared in two NSW Landcare Awards, when Nari Nari Tribal Council and Ivanhoe Central School were both announced as winners at an online award ceremony held last week.

Instead of receiving her insurance renewal, Tocumwal resident Ms Clarke was shocked to receive a blunt email from the insurer, dumping her as a customer.

The population of one of Australia’s most critically endangered bird species has been boosted with the first ever release of captive bred Plains-Wanderers at Hay.

Mad Max arrives: An influx of visitors like we have never experienced before will be arriving in Hay in the next few weeks.

Victorious grazing family - Marcus, Cassandra, Diane, Bill, Tom and Sarah Hooke of East Loddon Merinos are officially Australia’s best sheep farmers after taking out the The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year award in the sheep section.

Member for Murray, Helen Dalton will continue to represent her electorate as an independent, following her resignation from the Shooters Fishers and Farmers (SFF) Party.

On Friday night Hay Children’s Services were announced Hay’s inaugural Business of the Year from some strong competition.

District stud breeders, Tom and Marcus Hooke are finalists in the 2021 Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year title.

Centenary celebrations for Hay’s Riverina Women’s Club kicked off with a 1920s-inspired cocktail party on Friday night, with other special events planned throughout the year.

Local young people Ben Caughey and Gemma Tassell shine a light on Hay.

Job satisfaction and commitment to her career have kept Jane Griffiths (Symons) in the same job for forty-five years and one month.

Up to 1GW of wind power will be produced on the Hay Plains if a proposal for the Keri Keri Renewable Energy Project goes ahead.

Forty years at our service - Dr Wayne Gardham

Hay Hospital staff rallied for better working conditions as part of state-wide action last week.

Work is under way on Witcombe Place Phase 2 on the western side of Lachlan Street.

There is no more iconic Australian movie than Mad Max and there is no more iconic landscape than the Hay Plains.

Jason Gee has attended every Riverina Redneck Rally since the inaugural event in 2017.

Monte Barnes is off to Sydney Royal Easter Show following success at the Group 9 Young Judges competition held last week in Cootamundra.

Mark Brettschneider, Richard Dixon and Ian Woods joined Black Deaths Australia Motorcycle Club and travelled to Canberra on January 26, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.