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A local Voice has transformed Bourke, but the No camp won’t talk about that

The results in Bourke show that achieving change is much more difficult than just saying No – but that the rewards are real for those who try.

  • David Crowe

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Suffering from extreme staff shortages: Bourke Hospital.

‘Dire’: Staffing crisis an ‘internal emergency’ at NSW hospital

The crisis in regional NSW hospitals has worsened after a senior health official declared an “internal emergency” at one hospital, warning it faces closure.

  • Lucy Carroll and Carrie Fellner
Several dogs were shot by a rural pound due to COVID-19 restrictions.

NSW council’s shooting of rescue dogs legal, RSPCA finds

Bourke Shire Council shot 15 dogs, including 10 puppies, due to COVID-19 restrictions last month.

  • Angus Thompson
An animal rescue volunteer says her organisation still wants to work with Bourke Shire to keep rehoming dogs.

‘Blatant lie’: Animal rescue says it was ready to pick up dogs killed over COVID-19

An animal shelter volunteer who was due to pick up several dogs before they were killed over COVID-19 restrictions says a rural NSW council lied about trying to arrange rehoming them multiple times.

  • Angus Thompson
Bourke Shire Council said its pound’s holding pens were at capacity and had to kill the dogs.

Puppies among 15 dogs shot by NSW council over COVID-19 rules

Bourke Shire Council said its pound’s holding pens were at capacity, two dogs were aggressive and the regular rehomer was twice unavailable before it destroyed the dogs.

  • Angus Thompson
Several dogs have been shot by a rural pound to due to social distancing.

Rescue dogs shot dead by NSW council due to COVID-19 restrictions

Several impounded dogs have been shot by a rural council under its interpretation of COVID-19 restrictions.

  • Angus Thompson
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Cars queue for COVID-19 testing at the Dubbo showground on Friday.

‘Scary time’: Aboriginal children make up large number of cases in western NSW

Dubbo has recorded 17 new cases and a further two in Walgett, bringing the cluster to a total of 25 which authorities say is expected to grow.

  • Cameron Gooley
Dawn Trevitt, 66, died last month while being treated by teleconference in a NSW emergency department.

'We couldn't believe it': Woman bleeds to death in NSW hospital with no doctors on site

Patients have been warned to have their heart attacks "between nine and five" as emergency departments move to treat patients via videolink outside business hours.

  • Carrie Fellner
A 17-year-old boy holds a fish he has just caught by hand at the Brewarrina Weir on Monday.

'Whole town has come back to life' as big wet flows across NSW

The water from the rains in early February is bringing pleasure across the state as it winds through the river system, including at Brewarrina.

  • Harriet Alexander
The main street of Oxley back in 2013.

How NSW town labelled 'most dangerous in world' changed its destiny

In 2013 the residents of Bourke realised they needed to take drastic action, and six years later the town has been transformed.

  • Harriet Alexander

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