Madeline Austin

[Madeline Austin @madelineaust]

Just watched a car get swept away by the rising Bell River at Pioneer Park in Wellington. @abcnews

[Madeline Austin @madelineaust]

Some amazing news for Bre and surrounds 🙌🏽

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

Important news: an outback rehab will finally give women the chance to seek treatment with their kids & on country. Thousands of acres also handed back to the Ngemba traditional owners - a “watershed” moment @madelineaust @ABCIndigenous @abcnews @ABCRural https://t.co/3jKWHvrgHQ

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

The rural teacher shortage has students at this Dubbo high school watching movies or sitting on the oval, with “150-200 students being watched by one teacher” at times. On avg 15 staff off everyday due to burnout. Shocking read from @madelineaust @dr_nic https://t.co/qCdSHWYgiT

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

Violence is so severe at this rural town’s only high school, students are put into prison-style lockdowns. One student now has panic attacks from an alarm sound, another has been sent 1500km away to escape attacks. Locals plead to not give up on these kids https://t.co/aQAGABOhZH

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

Brewarrina Councillor and First Nations woman Trish Frail has announced she will be the Greens candidate for the Western NSW seat of Parkes in the Federal Election. Parkes (covering Dubbo, Broken Hill, Narrabri) is historically a safe Nationals seat currently held by Mark Coulton

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

**Permission given by family to share her image & name** A $250k reward has been announced for information regarding the suspicious death of a baby girl in Dubbo in 2019. Jayleigh Murray died from non-accidental head trauma 💔💔 @_RobynHerron @madelineaust https://t.co/8qbWUztols

[ABC News @abcnews]

'Long time coming': From today, this major NSW river will be recognised by its Aboriginal name https://t.co/5UcDIZCOBF

[Madeline Austin @madelineaust]

It's hoped Walgett's new PCYC will help keep kids active, while strengthening relationships with local police. @NswPcyc https://t.co/M7VnaSZexi

[Robyn Anemaat @_RobynHerron]

Graves flooded at Wellington cemetery in repeat event
https://t.co/8bigciP2pA

[Robyn Anemaat @_RobynHerron]

Fighting the good fight

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

A worrying surge of COVID cases in Walgett in western NSW - 19 of the 24 cases are juveniles, ranging in age from about four months to 13 years. ⁦@_RobynHerron⁩ ⁦@madelineLaustin⁩ ⁦@dr_nic⁩ ⁦@abcnews⁩ ⁦@DharriwaaEGroup⁩ https://t.co/9Lh6zzRa1H

[Madeline Austin @madelineaust]

@_RobynHerron @nicklowther @jen_browning @jessie_davies I remember that day! You absolutely smashed your first aslive 👑

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

50 ADF personnel will join the NSW Police Force in Dubbo today with more to be deployed later this week. Police & ADF personnel will conduct welfare doorknocks and compliance checks of stay-at-home & self-isolation orders. 50 ADF personnel also in the Hunter region #COVID19

[Gary-Jon Lysaght @GaryHyphenJon]

The @wnswlhd Chief Executive Scott McLachlan says 40 per cent of the confirmed cases in Western NSW are children between the cages of 10 and 19. A majority of the case remain Aboriginal people. #COVID19 #covidnsw

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

The original source of COVID in the Dubbo region remains unknown - there has been COVID fragments in Dubbo sewage for one week. These people were only infected in recent days

[Nour Haydar @NourHaydar]

#BREAKING The ACT will enter a seven day lockdown from 5:00pm tonight after a positive COVID-19 case who was infectious in the community @abcnews

[Nick McLaren @nickpmclaren]

Breaking: @ShelleyMP defers NSW local govt elections from Sept 4 till December 4, 2021. @abcnews #NSWpol

[Lucy Thackray @LucyThack]

BREAKING: controversial poison bromadiolone NOT approved by APVMA for perimeter baiting during mouse plague. NSW DPI was advised this afternoon, NSW ag minister Adam Marshall says he’s “disappointed” but respect the decision. Rebates of up to 50% are available for zinc phosphide

[Jen Browning @jen_browning]

This is what has happened to a beautiful local business because of the selfish behaviour of two ppl. We have been through drought, a mouse plague and now this.