User Profile

What’s On in Cowra, Canowindra and Surrounds

COWRA LIBRARY HOSTS ANA SCARF: LAST OF THE CAVALRYMENCowra Library 6 June, 10:00amDiscover the memoirs of Major-General Robert Harley Wordsworth, born in CowraMeet author Ana Scarf when she launches her book Last of the Cavalrymen: Memoirs of Major...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

Community

Woodstock Soldier’s Memorial Hall celebrates 100 years

The Woodstock Soldier’s Memorial Hall celebrated its centenary with a black tie ball this past weekend, marking both 100 years and the significant effort that has gone in to keeping the Memorial Hall open. The venue was opened by state MP for...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

News

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

By AAP/Keira JenkinsStolen generations survivors are being honoured on National Sorry Day, which offers a chance for further healing despite the lingering impact of past policies. Aunty Lorraine Peeters was taken from her family at the age of...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

News

Electricity prices to rise by up to 9.7 per cent

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) today released its final determination for the Default Market Offer (DMO) for electricity prices in 2025–26, known as DMO 7. The DMO is a safety-net price for household and small business customers on standing...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

News

More than 40 years on, the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act speaks to an enduring desire for a strong future

BY LAWRENCE BAMBLETT FOR THE CONVERSATIONAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this story contains the names and images of people who have died. Land Back, a collection of essays edited by Gomeroi professor Heidi Norman...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

News

Would you join the Cyber Reserves?

Research funded by the Australian Department of Defence has found the country may need a new type of weekend warrior for cyber conflict. “One way to rapidly increase our defensive capabilities in the cyber domain is to learn from international...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

News

NSW:’Your Pippa is still alive’: parents fight for change

By AAP/Miklos BolzaAlmost three years after their toddler’s “preventable” death in hospital, her family wants to light a fire of change. Pippa Mae White died in June, 2022, weeks before her third birthday, after being transferred to Orange Hospital...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

Community

What’s On in the Shed

Welcome to what we hope will be a regular addition to The Cowra Guardian. Every month, the Shed will share with readers particular events and activities of note, as well as monthly specials. As we’re cooling down, the Shed Shop has a special price on...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

Police and Courts

Incarceration spikes across NSW

BY DAN RYANThe latest quarterly custody statistics has revealed an upward trend of those finding themselves behind bars. According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, numbers have continued to rise, following trends after a crackdown on...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025

Rural

Australian beef production volumes balanced with global demand

By RabobankAustralian beef production in 2025 is expected to come close to equalling production records set in 2024, Rabobank says in its newly-released Australian Beef Seasonal Outlook 2025. The annual report, by the agribusiness banking...

Dan Ryan >

29 Jun 2025