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Portland Ironfest to Celebrate Creativity and Costumes This Weekend

This year’s Ironfest will get underway tomorrow in Portland, with costumes, crafts and creativity. Organisers say people interested in historical periods and creative fiction will converge at the Foundations for displays and performances. Also on today’s Podcast A new financial director at Bathurst Council has plenty of work ahead to bring Council out of the…

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Landcare Group on a Mission to Reduce Salinity in Local Waterways with Environmental Planting

Locals in Cumnock and surrounds are being invited to a paddock walk and site assessment to demonstrate the benefits of a small scale environmental planting. The local Landcare group wants to reduce salinity in waterways and support biodiversity. Also on today’s Podcast The NSW Police Rural Crime Prevention Team is encouraging Central West farmers to…

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Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council

Local Aboriginal Land Councils Warn Powers Could be Eroded Under a new Bill

The Crown Land Management Amendment (Statutory Review) bill has been shelved for consultation after Councils came together for protests at State Parliament. The Government argues the changes stop Councils from evicting valuable community services, but Land Councils say that’s not true. The new bill gives the Government powers to overturn existing land claims and expands…

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