Upgrades on way for Wentworth Shire

SEVERAL community hubs across Wentworth Shire will receive facelifts in the coming months after the council secured a $1 million slice of the Federal Government’s $75 million drought-funding package.  Community halls in Pooncarie, Pomona, Anabranch and Gol Gol have received a share of the funding for renovations, with work starting at Pooncarie Hall in the […]

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