A fugitive wanted on 10 outstanding warrants who initiating a police pursuit from Balranald before being captured in Hay has escaped full-time custody when he walked away from Griffith Local Court with an intensive correction order for 18 months.

Hay War Memorial High School's Aberline stud had a very successful finish to the Melbourne Royal Show when it took out the supreme Dorper exhibit with its grand champion ewe.

The Aberline stud also won the White Dorper supreme exhibit with its grand champion ewe.

In addition, the Hay team took out the Best Maintained Team and Champion School in the Sheep Schools’ and Youth Competition.

Hay Associated Agents hosted the annual Hay Sheep Sale on Friday, with prices struggling to reach last year’s tops, but local agents were pleased with results.

2022 Merino ewes were the focus of the day, with 23,000 head on offer, as well as 1,200 Merino ewe lambs, 5,750 older Merino Ewes and 500 Merino weather lambs.

Booligal breeders Helen and Greg Rogers of Yarto Pastoral Co again topped the sale, with $252 paid for 800 head of March/April 2022 drop Merino Ewes.

Sanity has prevailed, at a cost of $75 million in planning costs. This was the reaction of Booligal landholder, Gordon Turner to the announcement last week that the Wyangala Dam Wall Raising project will not proceed.

The complete wrap-up of the 2023 ram sales across the region.

One of Hay’s cornerstone businesses, Robertson’s Hot Bread Kitchen has celebrated 40 delicious years of baking.

Lucy Shea and Bailey Caughey were inducted last week as the 2024 Hay War Memorial High School captains. Vice captains are Jensen Hargreaves and Sean Johnston.

Sprint Chicken entrants, at The 2023 Hay Show

Local emergency services responded to two major incidents last Friday.

A truck containing fertiliser overturned near Maude and a family home in West Street was extensively damaged by fire.

Hay Railway Station was the scene for the annual Dunera Day celebrations and re-enactment performance.

The performance recreates the arrival of inmates to the Hay Internment Camp.

Local schools, early learning centres and the library was alive and full of colour as Book Week was celebrated. A myriad of costumes were on display as children emerged transformed as their favourite characters.

Someva Renewables have announced a partnership with energy powerhouse AGL Energy, for the development of the Pottinger Energy Park, 60 kilometres south of Hay.

The Riverine Grazier’s annual 2023 Ram Sale feature is now available to browse online.

Can Assist Volunteer, Reg Fell, was honoured at NSW Volunteer Awards in Wagga last week.

Reg received the nomination from the Hay Can Assist branch for single handedly raising an astronomical $88,990 in can collections.

Hay Returned Services League, Hay schools, returned servicemen and women and members of the public gathered at the Cenotaph on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietman War.

It’s a bleak situation, with the yet another beer tax hitting the pockets of all.

This is expected to translate to $20 on a slab of full strength, or a dollar a full strength middie.

75 mad-cap vintage vehicles rolled into Hay last week, on day two of the 2023 B to B Bash, hosted by the Variety Bash. The crew visited Hay Public School with a very generous $9,000 grant to fund new timber playground equipment.

ENGIE has awarded over $40,000 in sponsorship funding, distributed across 13 community groups and organisations in Hay, following the launch of The Plains Renewable Energy Park Community Sponsorship Program in May.

Balranald Shire Council recently granted a request for the costs of hire of Theatre Royal to be waived.

MaariMaa, the local Aboriginal Health service recently applied to have the fees waived, for their NAIDOC Week celebrations, and community dinner that was held on July 15.

Nari Nari Tribal Council hosted a well-attended celebration in Hay Park on Saturday afternoon, to mark 2023 NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Observance Day).

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