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The Bingara Jockey Club held their very successful annual race meeting on Saturday 27 August 2022. It was pleasing to see everything fall into place after previous years’ of COVID and wet weather preventing meetings. The Bingara Jockey Club was very saddened with the recent passing of Ken Holden who...

Tuesday, 31 May 2022 marked 50 years and one month of dedicated service to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) by the Captain of Bingara Station, John Gill. It was also the end of his esteemed career as a professional fire fighter. John Gill joined FRNSW on 1 May 1972 and...

A new and nationally consistent bushfire danger rating system started across Australia on 1 September 2022, providing clearer and more accurate information to communities at risk of bushfire. The Australian Fire Danger Rating System (ADFRS) brings together the latest science and knowledge of fire behaviour, and is supported by extensive...

Excitement is building for this year's Pulse Of The Earth Festival, Bingara.  The event's Facebook page is teaming with information to give festival goers the heads up on what to expect. Pop over and like/follow their page to insure you don't miss a thing >> Pulse of...

The evening gowns have been sent to the dry cleaners, the hangovers nursed, and the the red carpet rolled away as the dust settles on yet another hugely successful Unleash the Gwydir Black Dog Ball. Approximately 140 guests donned their best outfits and raised their bidding paddles high for...

Pulse is back at The Living Classroom, Bingara. This three day festival is jam packed with amazing music, fantastic speakers, lots of activities for all interests and all ages. Friday evening will be very special. Welcome to Country, Live music then the unique Children’s Fire and Phoenix Rising, a creation...

This year’s Bingara Orange Festival on Saturday 2 July will feature a book publication and book launch with a central theme of R ‘n’ R. Cantella tells the story a station property and its sixteen year old heir apparent Floyd Vallis who, to the dismay of his estranged parents,...

The countdown is on for the 2022 Regional Australia Bank, Bingara Happy Days Orange Festival. This year’s event will have festival goers dancing in the street as it again takes on the “Happy Days” theme, celebrating the nostalgia and music of the 50s and 60s. The weekend of events commences...

Depending on where you source your information from, the collective noun for a group of volunteers is a cache, an army or a constellation. Whatever the case, the volunteers of Bingara Historical Society are a busy bunch with a driving passion behind them. The Gwydir News caught up with two...

A drop in temperature didn’t deter the enthusiasm of the children that attended the Bingara Library Teddy Bear’s Picnic in the park. Dozens of teddy bears lay in wait for their small companions, ready to enjoy a story on the picnic rug, climb on the play equipment and have a...