
West Wyalong will become the first yard dog club in Australia to hold puppy trials.
It's usually only the big well-trained kelpies that compete in yard trials.
But West Wyalong will have their best pups on show to promote breeding and help future sales

Your old bicycle could make a world of difference to a third-world country.
Some noble minded scouts are looking for old bikes.
They're in Wagga on a 1100km long search, between Sydney and Melbourne.

Their training facilities aren't nearly as good as those in the city,
but three of our local track cyclists aren't letting that hold them back.
They're ready to carve up at the state titles in Sydney.

Some of our most disadvantaged families got a special treat today - a chartered cruise on Sydney Harbour, thanks to country charity, Royal Far West.
For some of the children, it was their first look at a boat, and their first taste of salt water.

The owners of West Wyalong's gold mine say there's plenty of local support for them to stick around.
Barrick has another seven years to dig up as much gold as they can out at Lake Cowal.
But the mine's owners say 97 percent of locals want them to stay and grow.

Two former mayors of Narrandera Shire Council in southern NSW have claimed that its general manager was the subject of racist attacks in the lead up to his resignation.
January 18, 6:23 pm
A marathon six-hour meeting has saved the indigenous all-stars Group 9 match.
The match was cancelled until crisis talks on Wednesday night.
But there's another hurdle they may not have allowed for.

Wagga's African community hope a music and dance program will help their young people keep their culture strong.
African kids living here in Wagga are filling their summer by taking part in hands-on workshops and learning new skills.

There are doubts over whether the Gocup Road will ever get the overhaul it so desperately needs.
Tumut Shire Council's lost their bid for $5 million from the Federal Government that would have gone a long way to fixing it.

A Wagga boy has died while skateboarding behind a moving car.
Lachlan Burgess, 17, lost his grip on his mate's ute, and died on the roadside.
Police have charged the driver with manslaughter.

Frustrated thieves have set fire to Wagga's Jim Elphick Tennis Centre.
It's the fifth time the club's been targeted these school holidays.
The most recent break-in overnight has caused the greatest amount of damage yet.

Car thieves have caused a six hectare fire at a nature reserve west of Wagga. High winds made the fire much tougher than normal to put out.
January 17, 6:11 pm
Our Riverina players have toughed out some tricky weather conditions at the state AFL trials in Coffs Harbour.
And our boys have kicked off the trials with a win first up.

Prime7 News has been given a rare look underneath the city of Wagga.
Gurwood Street is about to get two blocks of new footpath.
And what lies beneath the pavement is being replaced too.

Critics at West Wyalong may have changed their minds about the sale of the local aged care centre.
Over 200 people turned up to a meeting to see what the new owners of their retirement facility had to say.
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