Two local long-serving members of the Rural Fire Service were honoured at an honours ceremony. Ellen Townsend and Jason Wall have marked 61 and 30 years of service, respectively.

Hay Services Club’s recycling efforts has reached an impressive milestone, when the 100th container of cans and bottles was shipped away.

Hay Incorporated held a networking event for the Alumni of their Hay Inc Rural Education Program on Saturday evening.

Hay Ambulance Officers Irene Murphy, Haruka Shojima-Perera, Lisa Mackay, Daniel O’Brien, and Glen Everett were awarded the Pandemic Service Medal.

Nothing was going to stop all enjoying the 148th Hay Show. A massive success, it was the first show in three years and well patroned by the community in spite of the preceding rainfall.

Check out our gallery from the annual Father’s Day breakfast at Hay Public School.

The Australian Government has announced $2.4 million in funding for the Nap Nap Station Water Efficiency Project west of Hay.

Following the resignation of Mr Peter Dwyer from Council, the NSW Electoral Commission has concluded its countback process and declared Mr Darren Clarke the successful candidate to take his place as a Hay Shire Councillor.

Excitement soared at the National Landcare Awards last Wednesday evening when the winner was announced for the 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Team Award, with Ivanhoe Central School in NSW taking home the top spot.

Local Government in Hay Shire reached a milestone last Thursday when it marked its 150th year.

The Hay Plains is proving to be an important and emerging region for growth of Australia’s wind industry with the Wilan Energy Park (WEP) being the most recent in a series of proposed projects for the area.

Aged care in Hay is in trouble.

And we need to get to the bottom of it.

A public meeting will be called later in the year by the Local Health Advisory Committee to address obstacles which prevent Hay from attracting funding for a Multi-Purpose Service at the hospital.

ENGIE Australia and New Zealand has announced plans to develop a renewable energy facility at Hay which could include up to 2GW of energy generation and storage.

Two roses amongst the thorns - Anne Young and Tracey Timms are newcomers to Hay and immediately rolled up their sleeves, donned the gloves and assisted in the annual rose pruning at Bishop’s Lodge Historic House on Saturday.

She was one of the driving forces behind Hay’s dipping concept, supporting local businesses throughout lockdown by running a social media raffle page, and now Chloe Deacon has opened her own retail outlet in Lachlan Street.

Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association (SVCGA) has named Ron Harris from Ravensworth Agricultural Company its Grower of the Year at the annual awards dinner.

Nationals NSW Minister for Lands and Water, Kevin Anderson was in Hay recently, hot on the heels of recently appointed Federal Minister for Water and Environment, Tanya Plibersek on a fly-over to familiarise herself with the Murray Darling Basin Plan.

Leo Dedini Fitzpatrick has returned to his home town and is the new Youth Worker/Mental Health Worker at Hay Aboriginal Medical Service.

Hay Lions Ladies Day 2022 - photo gallery

Hay Tourism has launched the Visit Hay Ticket, enabling tourists to visit four of Hay’s museums with just the one ticket.

Image: Hay’s iconic Shear Outback - The Australian Shearer’s Hall of Fame.