Walcha News, sport and weather | Walcha News

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

Vanessa Arundale

Rural Women’s Gathering committee member Dale Williams and committee chair Karen Brown have started work on the event, and a meeting will be held this month to update the community.

Community meeting for rural gathering

Vanessa Arundale

Photo: Brayden Vickery.

What you need to know about the Tingha fire

Drug driving, malicious damage and break ins

Vanessa Arundale

Eric Noakes

Escalation push continues

Vanessa Arundale

Herbs and more are on offer at the local markets

Markets rock on weekend

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha town yesterday

Smoke pall perils

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

Vanessa Arundale

Rural Women’s Gathering committee member Dale Williams and committee chair Karen Brown have started work on the event, and a meeting will be held this month to update the community.

Community meeting for rural gathering

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

ON TO THE FIELD: Glen Innes Magpies will host Narwan for the opening round of the Group 19 competition. Photo: Brenton Hodge.

Group 19's 2019 rugby league season fixtures released

Ellen Dunger

The winged one that got away during a fishing trip

Coogee Cross

Making history: Rep footy players Katelyn Smith and Robyn Broadbent from Walcha.

Duo’s squad selection a true triumph for Walcha league

A.J. Cross

ON TO THE FIELD: Glen Innes Magpies will host Narwan for the opening round of the Group 19 competition. Photo: Brenton Hodge.

Group 19's 2019 rugby league season fixtures released

LETHAL: Taneika Landsborough was hard to stop across the two matches.

McCulloch ‘proud’ to be part of women’s rugby league development

Ellen Dunger

Binge keen to develop under 23s after impressive showing

Jem Nash and Ellen Dunger

Herbs and more are on offer at the local markets

Markets rock on weekend

Vanessa Arundale

Long lunch to raise playground funds

Vanessa Arundale

The BJF crew: Adam Iuston, Hugh and Stef Cook, Kit Dawson and Michael Luchich. Absent: Alice Gibson, Lisa Kirton, Oscar Waugh, Adrian and Katy Walsh.

Family-friendly music festival committee gets funding for 2019 event

Vanessa Arundale

Herbs and more are on offer at the local markets

Markets rock on weekend

Walcha Farmers’ Market – stalls, live music, and more!

Newsroom

Some of the Chirstmas raffle goodies

Christmas party, music and raffles

Vanessa Arundale

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Tamworth Country Music Festival

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Tamworth Country Music Festival

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

Homes sold recently in regional NSW centres.

Regional NSW property hotspots – and what to expect in 2019

Rural peace can be found on city’s edge

A majestic hideaway in serene setting

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

Vanessa Arundale

Slice of history: The panel added to the monument in the Walcha War Memorial Park after the end of World War II.

Call for more to war

Bob Walsh

The fatal flight: Lost lives of the Lutana

Simon Bourke

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

CHAMPION: Olympian Cecil Healy died in battle. Picture: AWM P04366.007

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

GRAND DESIGNS: Australian engineers rebuild a crossing over the Somme swamps near Cléry on September 2, 1918, to keep communications open and transport moving after the capture of Péronne. Picture: AWM E03143

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Two utes valued at $300k among treasures lost in container spill

Tingha fire: How it happened

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

Photo: Brayden Vickery

The Tingha fire, through Brayden Vickey’s lens

Friends and family of the late Cathie Brennan ( nee Meredith) at the 2019 Walcha Races Cathie Brennan Memorial Race Day

Family day success at Walcha Races: photos and video

Vanessa Arundale

Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson perform "Shallow" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

Who won what at the 2019 Grammy Awards

NRL won’t bow to pressure to stand down Jack de Belin

Danny Weidler

Take a seat, make it yours

Michelle Haines Thomas

Is your inner character busting to get out?

John Malouff

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

MISSION: Wagga Farmers Simon and Eugene Moloney prepare to depart for the floods in North Queensland via Cootamundra to deliver much-needed cattle feed.

Farmers in cattle feed mission to flooded north Qld

41m ago

Labor has pledged to keep the giant pandas, including Wang Wang, at Adelaide Zoo.

Labor promises pandas, Libs keep to cows

1hr ago

Christian Porter has defended a security contract awarded to a contractor on Manus Island.

A-G Porter defends Manus security contract

2hrs ago

Jenny Morrison says her husband - and prime minister -Scott is very sensitive about issues.

PM's wife talks up 'sensitive' Scott

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley is promising more local workers if he wins the election on March 23.

NSW Labor pledges more local workers

A man has been attacked by a shark while surfing near Belongil Beach on the NSW north coast.

Shark attacks surfer near Byron Bay

Dominica Sanda and Robyn Wuth

PM Scott Morrison has welcomed Australia's largest cargo ship, the Tasmanian Achiever II.

Australia's largest cargo ship unveiled

Ethan James

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has recorded a video aimed at discouraging people smugglers.

PM video aims to deter people smugglers

Daniel McCulloch

Zone 6 Showgirl finals winners, Sally Downie, Forbes, Emily Ryan, Coonamble, and Josie Anderson, Dubbo. The judging and finals dinner was hosted by Young Show Society on Saturday.

Sally, Emily and Josie off to Sydney

Andrew Norris
31m ago

HELP IS HERE: Registered counsellor Zoe Cox has already helped 350 people in the Central West since her appointment by Rural Aid. Photo: SUPPLIED 021119zoe1

Saving lives, helping farming families thanks to donations

Nadine Morton
2hrs ago

Animals left without food, water: the fire's aftermath

Laini Kirkman

Four Points: One of last pieces of the jigsaw.

Chippendale shows a more modern side

John Rozentals

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

SURVIVOR: Carol Maney was twice a victim of forced adoption. Picture: Frances Vinall

Forced adoption: stolen babies, family secrets, unsolved mysteries

Frances Vinall

PASSIVE DESIGN: Done correctly, it can reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40 per cent (or much more in some climates) of energy use in the average Australian home.

Go passive on design

Bige enough for three - Generation X&Y, Millennials and Boomers have all hit the workforce - with different skills and experiences.

The X-Y breakdown of generations in Australia

Zoe Cartwright