Works on a stretch of the Sturt Highway west of Hay, NSW are under threat as claims that Aboriginal sites have been destroyed have been levelled at Transport for NSW.

“We aren’t going to let it rest,” Hay Local Aboriginal Land Council (Hay LALC) CEO Ian Woods said. “We’ll take it all the way to the Environment Court if we have to.”

Investigations into allegations of the removal of Aboriginal scarred trees on Gundaline Station have ended.

Compliance officer Wendy Illingworth has confirmed investigations into management outfit Customised Farm Management and timber cutter Michael Strange have concluded.

“An investigation was commenced in September 2024 and is now concluded.”

On the bright and sunny morning of Thursday, July 27, Hay Public School came alive with vibrant colours, laughter, and an air of excitement as students gathered to celebrate NAIDOC Day.

To follow on from their native garden project, Booligal Public School has been exploring Aboriginal culture and the country that connects to the students and their homes; Ngiyampaa Country, with the help of Elder Uncle Roy Kennedy