For the past 10 winters the Kennedy and Berry family have made it a tradition to jump into an ice cold swimming pool. Not for fun but for something far more meaningful. The annual plunge is their way ...

Weekly Parkes Bowling and Sports Club newsWinners Men's Major Fours. Name from left to right Mick Went, Mark Dwyer, Greg Townsend and Col Miller.

Parkes Energy Recovery has released a comprehensive Q&A to the Parkes community in an effort to address questions and concerns regarding an Energy from Waste facility it proposes to build. The 22-page ...

After eight weeks of rehearsals Frozen Junior officially opens this Friday and their first show is a sell-out. With 46 of the most talented juniors in our district the show is set to be one to ...

Sherrie Williams from Tullamore has broken the Guinness World Record for the most weight lifted in an hour by a one arm deadlift. At 23,950kg, Sherrie surpassed the record by 3950kg on Sunday at ...

Cowra has played host of the 39th NSW Dorset Championships held on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June at Cowra Showgrounds. Both sheep and handlers alike braved cooler conditions to witness some of ...

In a meaningful tribute to those veterans, the NSW government has announced that all Commonwealth veteran card holders will soon enjoy free vehicle access to national parks in New South Wales. As part ...

The Grenfell RSL Sub-Branch will be conducting the 2025 Victory in the Pacific and Long Tan (Vietnam Veterans Day) Commemorative Service for the Weddin Community on Monday, 18 August.

2025 NAPLAN is just in, and St Raphael’s Catholic School is delighted with the results, which show substantial achievement across all assessed areas and year levels. The data highlights the school’s ...

Our Homegrown Parkes Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Stallholders and Food Vendors is open! We have already received nearly 40 EOI for our 11 October event, which is going to be a wonderful Spring ...

With so much happening our next Muster has come very quickly. Featured artist Anthea Basher comes from Orange and is an all-round performer. Anthea could tell you stories of performing in Parkes many ...

We had the semi final of the Minor Pairs played on Sunday between Jock Townsend and Greg Townsend against Mick Simpson and Warrick Parker. The Parker team got of to a flying start taking the lead 10 ...