Bombala's Farmer Joe from Farmer Wants a Wife reveals he has found love The couple have had to hide their relationship for the past six months. The Canberra Times · May 16, 2024
My 92-year-old father was allowed to die in his NSW home town, but many aren’t so lucky Jack Featherstone was facing Covid-19 and cancer in a Canberra hospital when he told his son, ‘I just want to go home to die in Braidwood’ in community aged care The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2023
Man charged over Bombala hotel fire The man is due to appear at Queanbeyan Local Court next month. The Canberra Times · Jan 6, 2023
While the NSW ski fields thrive, nearby rural towns in the Snowy Mountains see essential services close Small towns once considered contenders to become the new capital city of Australia are now struggling to keep essential services afloat, despite nearly $400 million being pumped into tourism in the NSW Snowy Mountains. ABC News · Aug 28, 2022
Bombala's only aged care home closes, residents relocated despite community backlash Despite 30 per cent of the population over the age of 60, Bombala's only aged care facility closes its doors. ABC News · Apr 13, 2022
COVID, staff shortages, sector in crisis force more aged care homes to close Residents in a small rural town feel abandoned and hopeless after the Snowy Mountains' only aged care provider announced it was closing their facility, one of many on a knife edge across NSW. ABC News · Mar 4, 2022
Aged care operator 'ambushed' by Greg Hunt's office Southern Cross Care CEO Helen Emmerson says a decision to close two aged care facilities was made "solely in the interests of our residents". The Canberra Times · Feb 17, 2022
COVID staffing crisis forces two Southern Cross Care nursing homes to close in NSW Pandemic-driven staff shortages are being blamed for the closure of two Southern Cross Care homes, but those involved say the sector was in dire trouble long before COVID hit. ABC News · Feb 16, 2022
Police focus on illegal camps as protesters attempt to regroup NSW police say small pockets of evicted protesters have set up camp as far away as Adaminaby, Bombala and Bungendore. The Canberra Times · Feb 15, 2022