The Warrumbungle Shire Council has been told if it does not sign off on a Voluntary Planning Agreement with a local mine, the matter will be referred to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure.

The Warrumbungle Shire Council announced Coonabarabran would move to level two water restrictions at 12am on Friday. Timor Dam, which is Coonabarabran’s main water catchment, has fallen to below ...

The Warrumbungle Shire Council says there'll be a loss of about $1m in productivity and $20,000 in rates from land that's been bought by a mine.

The shire council is also pitching a state-wide payment-in-lieu-of-rates (PILoR) system, as Victoria has done, for windfarms in particular to give councils another non-community-tied source of ...

Warrumbungle Shire Council mayor Ambrose Doolan said council resolved to make entry to the public pools free this season while a pool attendant was on duty.

The demolition of a former council headquarters has received support from councillors, but concerns remain over traffic safety. The Shire Hall office complex at Shinfield Park served as the ...