Farmers prepare for ‘drought mode’

LOWER Darling irrigators expect reduced releases from the Menindee Lakes to give them an extra month before “drought mode” kicks in.Water was released from the Menindee Lakes at 1800 megalitres a day early last month, when a Murray-Darling Basin Authority order to supply the Murray River system took effect. Those releases then dropped to 1000ML […]

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  • Churches cheer at Wentworth carols

    Churches cheer at Wentworth carols

    ALTHOUGH the temperature reached 29 degrees during the day, Wentworth Mayor Cr Daniel Linklater wore a bright Christmas jumper at the Community Carols at the…