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A 'David and Goliath battle' ends in Nationals upset

The National Party has suffered a symbolic defeat in a key rural seat, with a party defector claiming victory after a hard-fought grassroots campaign.

AAP · May 5, 2025

'Happy voting': country bake sales warm up rural voters

Country voters have been rewarded with bake sale classics like sponge cakes with lashings of fresh whipped cream, caramel fudge and piping hot pumpkin soup.

AAP · May 3, 2025

'You can't park there': independents take on the bush

The election contest is heating up in the bush, with Nationals leader David Littleproud making a return trip to a regional seat the party can't afford to lose.

AAP · Apr 22, 2025

Call for brakes to be put on Great Western Highway upgrade from Sydney to NSW Central West

Taxpayers say the state government is wasting their money by starting construction on the Great Western Highway upgrade without a guarantee it will be completed.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

Broken Hill Pistol Club's ambitious accessibility upgrades to support ageing members

A Broken Hill sporting club plans to make over $280,000 worth of upgrades to its facilities this year to ensure its ageing membership base is supported.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

NSW government pledges half a billion dollars to fix potholes on flood-damaged on roads

Councils will soon get access to a $500 million pool to repair hundreds of thousands of potholes on NSW roads.

ABC News · Jan 2, 2023

Push to climate-proof road maintenance as flooding causes billions of dollars in damage

Potholes, washouts and other road damage costing billions of dollars to repair could be reduced, according to a researcher who says maintenance methods must be revised in the face of more extreme weather events.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Country NSW mayors call for urgent road funding after devastating floods and heavy rain

Mayors in country NSW are calling on the state and federal governments to fund urgent works after floods and heavy rain cause $2.5 billion in road damage.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

Live Traffic NSW app under fire for failing to include local flooded roads

New South Wales drivers are calling for flooded local roads to be added to the Live Traffic app amid road safety concerns and confusion.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Blame game after UN drops NSW jail visits

The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.

AAP · Oct 23, 2022