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Leading mental health advocate to celebrate Australia Day in Warren STORY: PAGE 2 Nyngan man charged with car thefts in Warren and Girilambone NSW Police Rural Crime Investigators arrested an 18-yearold Nyngan man at the beginning of the month in relation to the alleged theft of two motor vehicles in last year near Warren and Girilambone. Rural Crime Investigators attached to the Orana Mid-Western Police District commenced investigations into a number of rural related vehicle thefts that occurred during April 2023. The fi rst theft allegedly occurred when a Toyota Hilux utility was stolen from rural property near Girilambone and later recovered at Narromine. The second incident occurred at a property North of Warren when a Toyota Landcruiser was stolen and later recovered in Cobar. On Thursday, January 4, an 18-year-old male was arrested at a residence in Nyngan and taken to Nyngan Police station. He was later charged with two offences; take and drive conveyance taken without consent of owner and be carried in vehicle taken without consent of owner. The man was granted bail to appear in Children’s Court on February 19, 2024. If you have any information that can help the Rural Crime Prevention Team investigate rural crimes in your area, please contact your local police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Warren Shire Council Cheers to 90 years reflect on 2023 for Ian McKay STORY: PAGE 5
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Shire seeks new road funding from minister By HARRIET GILMORE MINISTER for regional transport and roads, the Hon. Jenny Aitchison MP was in town over the weekend to meet with Warren Shire Council. Minister Aitchison visited as part of a western NSW council’s tour and met with mayor Milton Quigley and shire council general manager Gary Woodman for more than two and a half hours. Mr Woodman said it was an incredibly positive meeting, and he and mayor Quigley were thrilled to welcome Minister Aitchison to Warren and show her around the shire. Minister Aitchison said she was grateful to the mayor and general manager for sharing their plans about roads and transport in Warren Shire, especially on a weekend. “It was good to have a tour of the town of Warren and hear about a number of issues. “I appreciate the great work they have done on the road network, made possible with additional funding from the $2.42 million Regional and Local Roads Repair Program fund delivered by the former government and the Minns Labor Government’s Regional Emergency Road Repair funding of $3.39 million in the October budget. “I look forward to continuing to work productively with them in the future,” she said. One of the key focuses of the meeting was to secure funding for the replacement of
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Mayor Milton Quigley with the minister for regional transport and roads, the Hon. Jenny Aitchison MP and shire general manager Gary Woodman on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. the roundabout on the main street and Oxley Highway. Mr Woodman said council has committed $90,0 0 0 worth of funding for the reconstruction of the roundabout through its
town beautif ication plans. However, with the total cost of the proposed project more than $450,0 0 0 0, Mr Woodman hoped minister Aitchison would come to the party to replace the
Transport for NSW owned location, which he believed, was well overdue.
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