Emergency Services Fatal crash on Canowindra road leaves two dead Fatal crash on Canowindra Road leaves two dead, road closed Dan Ryan > 13 hours ago
News Cuts come for Cowra By DAN RYANStatewide public service cuts have come for Cowra, as redundancies impact primary industries staff across our region. The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) announced the proposed slashing of 165... Dan Ryan > 24 Aug 2025
News Cuts come for Cowra By DAN RYANStatewide public service cuts have come for Cowra, as redundancies impact primary industries staff across our region. The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) announced the proposed slashing of 165... Dan Ryan > 24 Aug 2025
News Cuts come for Cowra By DAN RYANStatewide public service cuts have come for Cowra, as redundancies impact primary industries staff across our region. The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) announced the proposed slashing of 165... Dan Ryan > 24 Aug 2025
News Throwback Thursday: Wyangala Dam falls to 7 per cent Twenty years ago, Cowra faced one of the toughest droughts on record. In 2005, creeks ran dry and motorists were left driving an extra kilometre or two to access Wyangala Waters. At the time, two journalists from the Cowra Guardian, Janine Finlayson... Dan Ryan > 17 Aug 2025
News Students get an early look into Ag careers By DAN RYANYoung people from across the region packed into the sheds at Cowra Showground last Thursday, August 7, for the Central West Poll Dorset Youth Day - an event designed to give students a hands-on look at careers in agriculture. Schools from... Dan Ryan > 17 Aug 2025
News Low level bridge closure extended Cowra Council has announced the extension of repairs on the low level bridge at the Lachlan River-Bila Galari. In a statement shared to social media, Cowra Council warned the signifiant project would last until at least August 15.“The concrete... Dan Ryan > 17 Aug 2025
News Cowra reflects on 81 years since breakout. By DAN RYANCowra paused on Tuesday August 5th to mark the 81st anniversary of the Cowra Breakout, honouring those who lost their lives in one of the most extraordinary events in Australian wartime history, as well as reflecting on the legacy of... Dan Ryan > 17 Aug 2025
News New street library for Carinya A Street Library has been unveiled at Cowra’s Early Childhood Services Centre (Carinya), offering adults and children alike a place to exchange books and nurture their love of reading. Located on the Carinya fence line, the Street Library was... Dan Ryan > 10 Aug 2025
News Cowra reflects on 81 years since breakout. By DAN RYANCowra paused on Tuesday August 5th to mark the 81st anniversary of the Cowra Breakout, honouring those who lost their lives in one of the most extraordinary events in Australian wartime history, as well as reflecting on the legacy of... Dan Ryan > 17 Aug 2025
News New street library for Carinya A Street Library has been unveiled at Cowra’s Early Childhood Services Centre (Carinya), offering adults and children alike a place to exchange books and nurture their love of reading. Located on the Carinya fence line, the Street Library was... Dan Ryan > 10 Aug 2025
News Major upgrade for Blayney Police Station Blayney’s local police station has received a major facelift, with a $2.05 million upgrade officially completed and unveiled this week. The renovation brings the 1975-built facility up to modern standards, offering improved infrastructure to... Dan Ryan > 10 Aug 2025
News Bank changes reshape our region By DAN RYAN. Regional banks may be shuttering services, but for one branch in Cowra, the bank is set for an upgrade, rather than a closure. The news comes following a senate inquiry into bank branch closures, which heard from community organisations... Dan Ryan > 10 Aug 2025
News Home and Away stars head to Lachlan Valley Rail Cowra is a long way from the sunny shores of Summer Bay, but all the drama and delight of one of the country’s longest-running soap operas paid a very special visit to Cowra. Cast and crew descended on Cowra’s historic railway, rail station and... Dan Ryan > 10 Aug 2025
News Wiradjuri Elder and rights activist Paul Coe passes. The Cowra community is mourning the loss of one of its most influential sons, Paul Coe - a proud Wiradjuri man, born at Erambie Mission, who went on to become a nationally recognised Aboriginal land rights pioneer and fearless advocate for... Dan Ryan > 10 Aug 2025
News Cowra Dancer Kristy Bell Represents Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal Culture on International Stage By DAN RYAN From the heart of Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal Country to the shores of Vanuatu, Cowra’s Kristy Bell and her mother Janet recently joined an international cultural exchange, sharing Indigenous Australian traditions through dance and... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Hot market continues at Cowra Cowra’s saleyard record has once again been broken, as buyers flock to the yards to capitalise on a competitive market. Rojahnah Farming, Cowra, sold their pen of heavyweight meat lambs to a new high of $443.20, with agents MCC Howard... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Big trucks and new toys for RFS New trucks are on the way for rural firefighters, with 290 new and refurbished vehicles delivered across the state over the past year. And in a NSW-first, the RFS has taken possession of six ultra-large firefighting trucks from specialist vehicle... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Emily and Dom bring the music Two rising stars from Cowra’s music scene are set to showcase their songwriting talents at this year’s Regional Songwriting Contest in Bathurst on August 9, representing the heart of the Central West with original music that reflects both... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Magnitude 2.8 earthquake hits near Woodstock By DAN RYANThings go bump in the night, but the living room isn’t supposed to. That’s how some Woodstock residents described the light shaking they felt just after 7pm on Sunday July 20, following a small but noticeable earthquake near Reg... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Homegrown arts hit the road: $700K Boost for regional arts. Communities across regional NSW will soon enjoy a cultural boost, thanks to a $700,000 investment from the NSW Government to support the touring of local arts and cultural productions. 36 regional towns including Cowra will host performances, plays... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Cowra’s Bendigo Bank agreement to end October Bendigo Bank agency agreements at Kendal Street will end in October, as the rural bank ends a dozen agreements across the state. The Cowra and Grenfell service locations will end from 16 October, 2025, along with Bendigo Bank services in Crookwell... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Renewable fires, super tax take centre stage Energy developers need to fund emergency fire response teams, NSW Farmers have said at their conference, meeting in Sydney. The threat to life and property posed by massive lithium battery fires had the potential to be too great for rural... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Keen and green By DAN RYANAs Paul Kelly reminded us, from little things, big things grow: and Cowra residents turned up in great numbers to plant a seed for future generations on National Tree Day. Rod Hayes and Mark Tucker of Cowra Council were among council... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Charity shop break-ins highlight need for 24/7 Police. By DAN RYANA string of recent break-ins at charity stores in Cowra has prompted community outrage and renewed calls for greater police resources in the region. NSW Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, expressed deep concern over the incidents... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News From grapes to glory After a week of pouring, tasting, spitting, glass washing and polishing the CWS and the ASVWS completed the week with the successful Public Tasting on Saturday night. Close to three hundred people, both local and visiting, tasted over 650 wines and... Dan Ryan > 03 Aug 2025
News Speed limit reduced on Belubula Way Speed limits on two sections of Bulubula Way near Canowindra have been reduced after reviews by Transport for NSW. The speed limit on Belubula Way, Canowindra has been reduced to 70km/hr (from 80km/h) from 650m east of Rodd Street intersection to... Mid West Media > 03 Aug 2025
