Shooters play their part in biosecurity and feral pig control
The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) and Grain Producers Australia (GPA) may not seem likely partners at first glance, but the two organisations have partnered to protect biosecurity on farms.
Venue for Hay’s hydro pool to be decided soon
The venue of the proposed Hay Hydro Therapy Pool is expected to be determined soon, and the committee is hoping for a slice of the John Houston Memorial Pool complex.
New restaurant a step closer to fruition
A first-class restaurant facility, The Drunken Ram, has been approved for Lachlan Street, and demolition of the adjacent former ANZ Bank building will enable the developer to increase the footprint.
New vehicle for Haydays
Haydays Retirement Hostel Board Chair, Wayne Mitchell was presented with a cheque for $43,000 from Hay Community Bank Branch Manager Sandra Dolan and Customer Relationship Officer Maddison Aylett for the purchase of a new Nissan X trail SUV from local dealership Arandt Nissan Hay.
Housing squeeze - Hay needs eight houses a year
The regional housing squeeze is holding back the economy, and in Hay, NSW an average eight dwellings will need to be constructed every year to cope with the town’s expected annual growth rate of 0.60 per cent.
Frustration boils over as Ivanhoe shuts shop
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Wine bottles set to boost yields
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Eleven trees get the chop
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Vapes go up in smoke
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100 heritage signs
As a visitor to the town, it is hard to describe how interesting and informative the signs that adorn the streets of Balranald are. Recently, a milestone was achieved for the area and its signs. A sign celebrating the Port of Balranald that operated between 1860 and 1930 marked the one hundredth sign.
HWMHS 100th anniversary commemorated with plaque
A centenary plaque was unveiled at Hay War Memorial High School last week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the school.
Production in the rangelands
More than 100 people attended a Rangelands Forum held in Hay last Wednesday, hosted and organised by Sally Ware, Senior Land Services Officer from the Hay office of Riverina Local Land Services.