Mateship, bravery and tragedy unearthed in the outback Drovers, soldiers, Indigenous trackers, scientists, artists and pioneering women are buried in outback cemeteries, their stories feared lost to time until now. AAP · Apr 4, 2025
Hottest Melbourne day since January 2023 forecast as heat spikes across central and eastern Australia Temperatures in areas such as Wilcannia and Ivanhoe in NSW unlikely to drop below 30C overnight, BoM warns The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2024
Transgrid under pressure as NSW inquiry examines how failed backup generators left Broken Hill in the dark NSW premier Chris Minns says state’s far west let down by privatisation after region’s only working large-scale emergency generator failed The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
An emu footprint giving hope to a town doing it tough At a riverside north western NSW town, Indigenous elders hope a cultural centre will keep the community alive. AAP · Feb 17, 2024
Outback Rugby League returns to remote NSW communities After a near-death last year and months of hard work behind the scenes, the Wilcannia Boomerangs and Menindee Yabbies have rejoined a four-team competition. ABC News · May 11, 2023
Elders' new homes to help address systemic overcrowding in Wilcannia For decades, the problem of overcrowding has plagued the outback NSW town, but some relief is in sight with five elder housing units completed and more to come. ABC News · Apr 13, 2023
How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain? Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Native bony herring and introduced young carp, as well as a few mature Murray cod and golden perch. History is repeating on the Darling River at Menindee. This new fish kill is even worse than the enormous 2018–2019 fish… The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023
Remote NSW council clarifies that King Charles does not own Wilcannia block with $15k in unpaid rates A legal technicality has left people across far west NSW scratching their heads and wondering if His Majesty owns a small block of land in Wilcannia. ABC News · Feb 3, 2023
Wilcannia Mob marks 20 years since Down River paved way for Indigenous hip-hop artists It has been 20 years since The Wilcannia Mob released their groundbreaking single about jumping off the bridge and playing some didge. Now, their community wants to see more support for its young people, like the program that helped make the band famous. ABC News · Jan 25, 2023
Water gauges to be installed upstream from Menindee Lakes after Darling River flooding Installation begins at five sites in the northern Murray-Darling Basin, with authorities believing unmeasured water is in part responsible for a failure to predict the large flows into Menindee Lakes this summer. ABC News · Jan 17, 2023
Tilpa, Wilcannia brace for more flooding as water moves down Darling River As flooding continues to ravage large parts of New South Wales, communities in the far west of the state are bracing for the impact of downstream flows from the Darling River. ABC News · Nov 25, 2022