The Latest Breaking News from Bungendore

Woman claims she was left with fractured rib after NSW police allegedly pushed her to ground during arrest

Police are investigating the alleged incident which took place outside a school in Bungendore in July

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2025

'I hope this is a process of healing': Apologies for school debacle

Fast-track build promise comes after years of controversy.

The Canberra Times · Sep 11, 2024

NSW town to ‘heal’ after it finally gets a high school eight years after John Barilaro promised it

The then deputy premier announced $71m Bungendore project in 2019 but it was found to breach crown land law. Now Labor is proceeding with its own

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2024

Who was this ghostly photobomber at The Royal Hotel?

He knew everyone at the pub - except the shadowy figure in the back.

The Canberra Times · Apr 12, 2024

'Inferior country' with nothing worth seeing? Actually, you'd be missing out

We aren't the only ones to readily dismiss this stretch of the road.

The Canberra Times · Mar 15, 2024

Years between drinks, Bungendore's historic 'top pub' to reopen its doors

We take a tour of Bungendore's newly renovated Royal Hotel.

The Canberra Times · Dec 15, 2023

Bet you didn't know there's a phantom pub on the road to the coast?

The Hibernian Inn was a bustling business - ever heard of it?

The Canberra Times · Nov 30, 2023

It's au revoir to Le Tres Bon

It's time for Christophe and Josephine Gregoire to start a new food adventure.

The Canberra Times · Jun 12, 2023

A growing NSW town, a $71m unbuilt high school and the ‘absolute epitome of short-term politics’

A new school was promised in the historic NSW town of Bungendore, but three years later plans face delays and legal challenges

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023

Bungendore landscaper Timothy Engstrom sentenced to 11 years in jail over plot to import cocaine in excavator arm

Timothy Engstrom is sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison over his part in a plot to import nearly 300 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the arm of an excavator from South Africa.

ABC News · May 26, 2023