29/08/2008 | Shire residents wishing to attend tomorrow night’s charity fundraiser in aid of Police Constable Shelly Walsh can still secure tickets.
29/08/2008 | Local Independent State MP Dawn Fardell has welcomed the official opening of the upgraded McGirr-Renshaw Way (Wellington Road), which took place at Baldry Monday.
29/08/2008 | The Parkes version of Dancing with the Stars has been hailed as a phenomenal success.
29/08/2008 | A Memorandum of Understanding established between Northparkes Mines and landholders in the Forbes district will ensure water supply to the mine.
29/08/2008 | Karen James of Parkes received the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award at the Regional NSW Training Award presentations in Dubbo.
29/08/2008 | A weekly chat with the editor.
29/08/2008 | $80,000 gross likely result
27/08/2008 | Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, celebrated its 63rd birthday during the week beginning 16 August.
27/08/2008 | The Newell Highway is safer this week according to NSW Minister for Roads, Eric Roozendaal, who officially opened upgrades to a heavy vehicle inspection site at Daroobalgie on Monday.
27/08/2008 | The 2008 Fatherhood Festival will be held at the Forbes Showground on Sunday, August 31, from 10am to 3pm.
This is a day of free entertainment with a special emphasis on dads enjoying the day with their families.
27/08/2008 | There was no sign yesterday of the shabby, wild-haired grandfather who first appeared in court last month charged with the murders of his grandchildren and wife and the attempted murder of his daughter in Cowra.
27/08/2008 | Peg Lynch and Colette Genet-Marks job-share the position of teacher in the Bananas In Pyjamas room.
The Bananas In Pyjamas pre-school room is for children aged between three to five years and operates from 9am to 3pm each day.
27/08/2008 | The Federal Government has committed to rolling out fibre to the node to dramatically improve broadband coverage around the country.
27/08/2008 | Retired Mayor of Parkes Cr Robert Wilson yesterday heaped praise on the committee of the Parkes PA and H Association for their resilience in preparing for the 128th Annual Show.
25/08/2008 | Independent State MP Dawn Fardell has criticised the State Government’s response to a review by the Auditor-General into plans to privatise the electricity sector.
Mrs Fardell said with the sale supposed to generate multi-billions of dollars, the 22-page review released today was hardly comprehensive.
25/08/2008 | Forbes High School was host to more than 30 school principals lastweek for the Lachlan Principals Meeting.
Held each term, the meeting sees principals from all government schools in the Lachlan area including primary, central and secondary schools, converge to discuss a variety of topics, updates on new policies and current trends.
25/08/2008 | Parkes Quotarians are seeking your help.
We are collecting old behind the ear type hearing aids to be serviced and used to restore the gift of hearing to poor people in the village of Ba, Fiji.
25/08/2008 | Local Independent State MP Dawn Fardell has urged members of the heavy vehicle industry to attend the second round of information sessions - including one in Parkes - into the new national heavy vehicle legislation due to come into effect later this year.
25/08/2008 | Local Independent Dubbo MP Dawn Fardell last week officially opened the enhanced Dubbo BreastScreen Unit - which services the Parkes shire - following the installation of new, life-saving digital screening technology.
25/08/2008 | Members of the Singapore Armed Forces are in Parkes for the next three weeks to carry out parachute training.
Some 75 personnel are involved in the exercise programme that also involves local emergency services including ambulance, SES, police, firebrigade and hospital staff.