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Tumbarumba community advocates for demerger

Public hearings into the proposal to demerge Snowy Valleys Council and reinstate the former Tumbarumba and Tumut Shire Council's began on Tuesday, with residents...

Demerger public hearings underway

Public hearings into the proposal to demerge Snowy Valleys Council began on Tuesday, with community groups, individual residents, business owners, councillors and Snowy Valleys...

Timber industry future probed at inquiry

The short- and long-term effects of the bushfires on Australia’s timber industry were discussed during a committee hearing last month. A public hearing of the...

Raising awareness of domestic violence

A free sausage sizzle in the main street of Tumut last Friday - directly in front of the Post Office - was capturing the attention of passersby, reminding the community that domestic violence still exists in our community.

‘Unprecedented is now our future’

Major changes to the way Australia responds to natural disasters are necessary, and the federal government must take on a larger responsibility in this...

Emergency services respond to multiple crashes

A man has died after a motorcycle and a car collided near Batlow on Sunday morning.

Warby returns for next dam run

David Warby and his jet-powered boat Spirit of Australia II are more ready than ever to resume their world water speed record campaign on Blowering Dam on the weekend of November 7th-8th.

Hospital presentations up 86% during Dunns Road blaze

Respiratory-related presentations to emergency departments increased by 86 per cent in the Riverina region during the Dunns Road bushfire, according to a new health...

Cycle Classic ready to return

The Tumut Cycle Classic is geared up and ready to make its return to the region’s calendar of events.

Wettest spring since 16

Tumut has enjoyed its wettest spring since 2016, straight after its wettest winter since that year.