Emma Johnston and Daniel Green win NSW Scout of the Year Awards.

Hay’s Rainbow on the Plains Festival now holds the national record for the biggest human rainbow, after snatching the record from the Victorian town of Daylesford. Image: Brett Naseby

The Murrumbidgee River peaked at Hay last Wednesday November 16 at a height of 9.11 metres. The height was just below the expected peak of 9.20 metres, and at the time of writing (Monday November 21) the recorded height was 8.73 metres and falling.

Sam Harrison’s floral spring outfit (above left) caught the eyes of the judges in the 2022 Fashions on the Field on race day. Sam was sashed Hay Jockey Club Lady of the Day with Greta Stonier runner-up. Greta wore a smart outfit in white and gold.

Familiar names head up an innovative push to incorporate biofertiliser, biocontrol and biostimulant products for agricultural purposes.

Ben Barlow, former owner of “Ulonga”, on the One Tree plain, is now the Managing Director of New Edge Microbials, and with a 20-year history of success behind the business, NEM now holds a 45 per cent market share across Australia.

The river at Hay is expected to peak today at 9.2m with further peaks anticipated in coming weeks.

The peak in 2012 was 8.99m.

Hay’s Halloween fun - photo gallery

La Nina is set to end in February, according to the senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), after a record-breaking October in many parts of the eastern states.

The Riverine Grazier has partnered with Hay RSL Sub Branch to bring the community together in an ANZAC project.

The Murrumbidgee River at Hay peaked at 8.68 metres on Friday and is currently falling, while the Lachlan River reached 3.22 last Thursday. Both rivers failed to meet the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) revised predictions.

A visit to the village of Booligal last week is a lesson in calm resilience, as townspeople and landholders alike resolutely go about their business, as the Lachlan River continues to rise around them.

Our town is surrounded by floods and road closures as wet weather and rising rivers across the region dominate the news, but Hay is well prepared, according to Hay Shire Council General Manager David Webb.

According to a recently released study by the Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Association (APDHA), recreational hunters could be removing more than 11,000 feral pigs weekly from the agricultural and natural environment across NSW.

Deputy Mayor Lionel Garner received little support when he mentioned there was an “easier” way to solve Hay’s problem with abandoned dogs.

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Her Excellency, Mrs Linda Hurley officially unveiled the centenary plaque at Hay’s Riverina Women’s Club on Saturday.

Locally bred Avenpart Wildfire, at 12 weeks old, is jet setting across the globe, landing in Los Angeles, USA to meet her devoted new owners, and then off to Virginia.

The sun was shining and Hay Skatepark was pumping over the school holidays when local youth were treated to free skate workshops; just before the wet weather set in.

A population of rare native yam daisies has been discovered on a travelling stock reserve (TSR) near Hay, with work underway from Riverina Local Land Services to protect the native plant.

Dating app Tinder has announced that the Big Rainbow Project winner is the community of Daylesford, home of the ChillOut Festival.

Hay was reported runner-up in the competition, which saw more than 16,000 votes cast from across Australia to decide the location of the colourful arc.

Funding has been secured to stage a highland dancing gathering in Hay next year.

The inaugural Hayland Gathering will be held on Saturday, March 11 on No 1 Oval.