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Jenni Hudson Takes Home Accolade For Commitment To Service in Health
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (539+ words) Jenni Hudson with her Child and Adolescent Mental Health team. In honour of the hard work and dedication shown by those working within the Southern NSW Local Health District, the 2026 Excellence Awards were presented to staff who exceeded in safety,…...
Six Truck Crash Closes Hume Highway In Both Directions
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (461+ words) At approximately 5. 00am on Tuesday, 30 June, two truck drivers collided, spinning into four other trucks that were parked at a rest stop on the side of the road on the Hume Highway, southwest of Goulburn near Breadalbane. The Hume Highway was…...
Council Urged to Sell Bowning Property
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (557+ words) At Council's Tuesday meeting, it was recommended that Council push the sale of a Council-owned property at 18 Leake Street, Bowning. The property has been identified as surplus to Council operational needs but was not included in the schedule of properties…...
Hume District Police Start Winter Warmth Drive For Those In Need
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (545+ words) Mrs Pauline Hall and her donations for the Hume Police District's Winter Warmth Drive. The Hume Police District are on the lookout for donations for their 2026 Winter Warmth Donation Drive and are asking the community to consider donating to help…...
Sam's Big Wheel For Mental Health Across The Riverina
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (1923+ words) Sam Longmore" "I'm doing things that people wouldn't otherwise expect people in wheelchairs to do, so I thought, if people are going to stare, I'm going to give them a reason to! Samantha Longmore is a powerhouse with a capital…...
Yass Music Club presents The R. A. G. and Katherine Holmes Tribute Concert In the Yass memorial Hall on 13th June 2026 featuring The Partridge Quartet Presented in association with Musica Viva
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (325+ words) During her Bachelor and Master studies in the Netherlands and Germany Jos developed a keen passion for chamber music. Jos plays a violin made for her in 2022 by the French luthier Patrick Robin and plays on a Sartory bow (Paris,…...
Mayor Jones Stands Strong On Parkwood Debate
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (1073+ words) Debates surrounding the NSW-ACT border battle continues as the ACT Government pushes to obtain the Parkwood development from the Yass Valley. Despite this, Yass Valley Mayor Jasmin Jones says they aren't backing down to the pressure. As of December 2025, Yass…...
Adrian Cameron Grills Council on Net Zero
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (435+ words) At Yass Valley Council's meeting last week, Councillor Adrian Cameron questioned Council's commitment to net zero and their proactiveness on trees " a topic Adrian has been pursuing each month at Council Meetings. Council responded, "[We have] just embarked on the…...
Calls To Increase Burrinjuck Dam's Capacity By Four Hits Concrete Wall
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (724+ words) As of May 12, the Burrinjuck Dam is sitting at 37 percent and covers 55 kilometres. These figures may change should plans to increase the dam's capacity go ahead. Calls have been made to rebuild the Burrinjuck Dam wall to increase the capacity…...
Yass Rams Fail to Hold Off Bungendore - Yass Valley Times
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) Yass Rams played at home on Saturday, where they failed to put down the Bungendore Mudchicks, 68 - 24, after Bungendore got a head start. Tries were scored by Sairusi Vakalalavanua, Kaidan Whittaker, Lionel Hayden and Ryan Greenwood. Team Manager, Bronson Sainsbury, said…...