Volunteers return after helping flood victims
State Emergency Service volunteers from Temora and Wagga have returned home after helping flood victims in the NSW's central west.
View ArticleBabyboomer hobbies - volunteering and complaining
Forget retirement villages and retiring to a quiet peaceful life - the baby-boomers have a very different idea of retirement than those who've gone before according to noted demographer Bernard Salt.
View Article'Phenomenal' community spirit after floods
Primary school students at The Rock Central School will continue to attend classes at Henty Public School indefinitely.
View ArticleMore rain falls on region
Emergency crews worked around the clock last night sandbagging the Old Tarcutta Inn against floodwaters that were only 25cm from inundating the building.
View Article400% hike in Riverina families needing help
The Riverina branch of the Saint Vincent DePaul Society is looking at a four-fold increase in the number of people it helps with food.
View ArticleBig interest in Snowy tractor stampede
A unique motor rally in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains is attracting wide interest throughout south east Australia.
View ArticleTumut Shire pushes for SES pay
The Tumut Shire Council says some volunteers working in emergency situations should be reimbursed for their work.
View ArticleExcitement at National Disability Insurance proposal
Hundreds of Riverina residents with a severe disability could benefit from a proposed national disability insurance scheme.
View ArticlePolice search for Kosciuszko hut vandals
Vandals have caused more than $10 000 worth of damage to historic huts and high country ecosystems around Kiandra.
View ArticleWagga paramedic overwhelmed by tsunami damage
A Wagga paramedic said his life has changed after witnessing the devastation and destruction of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
View ArticleMurrumbidgee Irrigation centenary celebrations
Politicians are being urged to take a look at irrigation history, in the lead up to the release of an ammended Guide to the Murray Darling Basin Plan, mid year.
View ArticleMen's Shed members strike a pose
Woodworking projects were put on hold at the Adelong Men's Shed as members stopped to pose for a group of photographers taking part in ABC Open's Portrait of a Stranger project.
View ArticleRiverina residents urged to consider Telecross
Riverina residents who live alone are being urged to consider the Telecross service, after the fall of an elderly woman yesterday.
View ArticleKalianna's kindness is food for the soul
Albury's Kalianna clients are helping to deliver Meals on Wheels in Southern NSW. It's a win/win for clients and volunteers, as they enrich each other's lives.
View ArticleMuseum firm on shearing champs withdrawal
The board of Hay's shearers museum says a $10,000 council offer is not enough to reconsider hosting Australia's shearing championships.
View ArticleCrews ready for bushfires in new river red gum parks
A ferocious bushfire season has been forecast, fuelled by vast areas of grass spread across the country.
View ArticleCounting down the days
Mark Smith signed up as an SES volunteer on the first day he was eligible, his sixteenth birthday.
View ArticleHay to host suicide forum
The organiser of a suicide forum in Hay tomorrow has issued an open invitation to the wider Riverina community to attend.
View ArticleHelp without hesitation
What is it like to lend a hand in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster?
View ArticleHay suicide group praised by government committee
A local suicide awareness group has won praise from a newly established government-led committee that is implementing a statewide preventative strategy.
View ArticleFlood recovery underway - how to help
Various flood recovery initiatives are underway, following recent flooding in the Riverina.
View ArticleTeen volunteer reflects on flood
High school student Mark Smith is an active member of the Wagga Wagga SES unit. He experienced his first natural disaster as a volunteer earlier this year.
View ArticleVolunteers stream to the Riverina to help with flood damage
Volunteers from across the world and around Australia are coming together to repair flood damage in the Riverina. Property owners in Wantabadgery near Wagga Wagga say the job seemed insurmountable...
View ArticleFlood volunteer reflects
Mark Smith was a few weeks shy of celebrating his first year as an SES volunteer when the floods hit Wagga Wagga in March 2012.
View ArticleVinnies volunteers suffer after April blaze
A St Vincent De Paul manager has spoken of the growing social problem, the closure of the charity's Wagga Wagga store is having on the local community.
View ArticleRFS waterbomber access under threat
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) has warned without more volunteers in West Wyalong and Temora, water-bombing aircraft may not be able to access the region this bushfire season.
View Article'Unbelievable' demand for Vinnies Xmas hampers
The Wagga Wagga regional president of St Vincent De Paul says there has been unbelievable demand for Christmas hampers this year.
View ArticleHeywire winner Matt Dombrovski
It's in your blood: a call for young Australians to volunteer
View ArticleCharting a new course for mental health
A bold, innovative training program from north-east Victoria proves transformative for people with psychiatric and learning disabilities. It would make Huckleberry Finn proud.
View ArticleWagga UN worker calls for more support for Syrian refugees
A Wagga Wagga man working with refugees in Jordan says food and clothing is needed as much as weapons.
View ArticleHelping restore smiles amid 'horrific' dental conditions in Cambodia
A group of dental and oral health students from regional New South Wales has had an eye-opening experience treating children and families in Cambodia.
View ArticleExtra help for rural and regional students to go beyond school
For some country students, tertiary education is out of their reach while for others it means living on nothing but noodles on an open-air balcony. One group is committed to reducing those barriers.
View ArticleLearning Australian English in Leeton
In Leeton, a weekly conversation group for women is helping new migrants and refugees make friends and improve their spoken English.
View ArticleGrowing food and friendships at community garden
A diverse group of community members is learning new skills in their spare time at a long-running community garden in Wagga Wagga.
View ArticleKatrina Myers is on a mission to change the story of rural suicide
Fourth-generation avocado farmer Katrina Myers was pulled from her boarding school classroom at 15 and told her father had died by suicide on the family property. Now after her own mental health...
View ArticleThousands of donated hay bales reach drought-stricken farmers on Australia Day
For volunteers of the Hay Run the journey is not just about delivering supplies, but about looking after the mental health of struggling farmers.
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