51+ min ago  (879+ words) DEPUTY mayor Ben Fry has praised Transport for NSW for expediting a solution and contractor to repair the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass, but he sees a "disappointing flaw" in the proposed fix. On June 26, more than three months…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago  (631+ words) Rescuers have worked through the night to save hundreds of Venezuelans trapped in rubble and find thousands more missing after two of the "biggest earthquakes in Latin America's modern history smashed areas in and around the capital Caracas. Interim President…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (567+ words) The NSW Government has confirmed the severed Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass will not reopen until mid-way through 2027, pairing the long-awaited timeline reveal with an immediate $20 million expansion of its small business relief fund. Major construction will officially kick…...

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4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (420+ words) Major upgrades to healthcare across the region are on the way, but the region is no closer to getting the Great Western Highway back open. NSW Treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, has delivered his fourth state budget, which posts a $2. 3 billion deficit,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (639+ words) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will resign, to be replaced by the time parliament returns in September, paving the way for Britain's seventh leader in "10 years." Less than two years after he won a landslide election victory that…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (653+ words) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out a timetable for his departure, ushering in an orderly transfer of power to rival Andy Burnham, who would become Britain's seventh leader in a decade. Less than two years after Starmer won…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (536+ words) BATHURST Regional Council has rejected a report from councillor Sophie Wright regarding a recent financial sustainability strategy session. Cr Wright, a council delegate to the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee, penned a notice of motion to the June ordinary meeting…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (606+ words) Israel and "Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon after an escalation in fighting there jeopardised the chances of an interim agreement on ending the war in Iran turning into a lasting Middle East peace deal." US-Iran talks in…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (350+ words) BATHURST councillors will receive boosts to their remuneration of more than $1000 for the 2026-27 financial year, while the mayor will receive an additional $3580. As part of its budget process, Bathurst Regional Council had the opportunity to increase remuneration for the elected…...