At the Men’s Shed building on Lockhart Street, Adelong, change is in the air. Instead of the usual bunch of … More
Category: The Tumut and Adelong Times
Updated wild dog strategy released
A NEW five-year NSW Wild Dog Management Strategy that identifies specific actions to minimise wild dog impacts in the state … More
Union: NPWS budget cuts affecting wild dogs
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has been under a storm of criticism from local farmers for not funding a … More
Domestic violence rates remain high
Tumut has the twelfth highest rate of domestic violence related assaults per head of population in NSW, the latest statistics … More
“Wom’s” 100th birthday celebration
Longtime Tumut resident Harold ‘Wom’ Oddy has, as of Saturday, lived 100 years on this Earth. For much of that … More
Results are in for wild dog collar project
Local landholders and agency representatives filled the Golf Club on Wednesday night to hear from Dr Guy Ballard, DPI wild … More
Councillors confirmed
The votes have been finalised and the preferences allocated, and you officially have your first ever Snowy Valleys Council: Bruce … More
Thefts from vehicles skyrocket
It won’t come as a surprise to regular readers of Page 2 in this paper that the offence of ‘steal … More
Recycling industry’s view on Four Corners
This week’s episode of investigate ABC program ‘Four Corners’ focused on dodgy practices in the waste and recycling industry. The … More
“This is what’s going on with the elderly in this country”
Twelve months ago, Leonie Denhert had her hands full running her successful contract cleaning business. She lived in her own … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Audrey McKenzie
Audrey McKenzie has served on local government in Tumut for 24 years. She said the stakes have never been higher … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: John Larter
John Larter’s primary occupation as Tumut’s leading paramedic comes through in his priorities for the new Snowy Valleys Council. The … More
Tumut’s health crisis
Tumut is in the midst of a health crisis. There is no issue with the health professionals that currently work … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Andrianna Benjamin
Andrianna Benjamin started her first business when she was 13. Owning and running her own shoe store, while completing her … More
Mohawk Man brings smiles
Robert and Shirley Giddings have brought a bit of cheer in this gloomy winter to Broughton Street, and all it … More
Health frustrations aired to Opposition Health Minister
It was packed house at Club Tumut on Monday afternoon as local residents seized the opportunity to air their complaints … More
Tumbarumba ‘Meet the Candidates’ meeting
Rail trails and fees debated at Tumbarumba meeting Residents also wanted to know where the candidates stood on the … More
Anaesthetist for booked cases
Tumut Family Medical Centre Practice Manager Janette Wilson said she hopes the recent focus on health has helped the community … More
Community reacts to health meeting
Those who attended the public meeting with Federal Shadow Health Minister Catherine King on Monday have mixed feelings about how … More
Cabramurra school will stay open
Cabramurra Public School will not close even though plans to remove the town’s permanent workforce remain in place, the NSW … More
Council to save Khancoban General Store
For over a year now, Khancoban has been without a General Store. It closed its doors in February 2016, and … More
Snowy Valleys Council Election Results
Top two take clear lead Saturday was a historic day in Tumut, Tumbarumba and surrounds. It was the first time … More
Tournament of Minds State Champions
Tumut Public School Tournament of Minds Coach Roslyn Castle said there were “a few tears” last weekend, after the girls … More
Industry’s role in health services
Local health services have been pursuing government avenues to get a full-time anaesthetist in Tumut for months now, and so … More
Thefts from vehicles skyrocket
It won’t come as a surprise to regular readers of Page 2 in this paper that the offence of … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Julia Ham
Julia Ham is a suitable candidate for the Snowy Valleys based on location alone: she lives smack-bang in the middle, … More
Snowy Valleys Council Candidate: Bruce Wright
Bruce Wright is a familiar face for just about everybody in Tumbarumba. He’s been a member of the Rotary Club … More
Candlelight march in Tumbarumba
An anti-merger protest in Tumbarumba on Thursday saw hundreds of people gather in the Memorial Hall for a public meeting, … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Cate Cross
Cate Cross’s working and community history reads like an ‘100 ways to care for others’ guide. Before moving to Tumut … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Margaret Isselmann
Former Tumut Shire Councillor Margaret Isselmann has decided her work on council isn’t quite done yet – she’s nominated again … More
Michael’s hopeful search for great-grandfather
No one knows the importance of a good family – or the corrosive effect of the lack of one – … More
Premier agrees to meet Save Our Shire
Tumbarumba’s Save Our Shire group will speak in person with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today (Tuesday), in a meeting secured … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Cor Smit
For Batlow resident and businessman Cor Smit, the Tumut-Tumbarumba council merger is an opportunity. He believes this whole region has … More
Snowy Valleys Council candidate: Geoff Pritchard
You can never have too much of a good thing. Just ask Geoff Pritchard: after 17 years total on the … More
The Snowy Valleys has a big heart
Notably more people participate in voluntary work in the Snowy Valleys than the NSW and Australian averages, data from the … More
Timber town
Half of all workers reliant on forest industry A new, in-depth study of the region’s forest industry has concluded … More
Help save the Adelong Men’s Shed
The Adelong Men’s Shed is in crisis, according to the man synonymous with its name, Ian Elliott. He started the … More
Elders recall life on the mission: An oral history of segregated life
Local legends on Facebook
A post in the Facebook group ‘Tumutians’ asking for local legends has drawn over 100 comments, as current and former … More
NPWS responds to wild dog concerns
The National Parks and Wildlife Service arranged for a trapper to work at Beryl Ryan’s Talbingo property last weekend and … More
Shadow Attorney-General stands up for Tumut court services
NSW Shadow Attorney-General Paul Lynch has taken up the issue of steadily eroding court services in the Tumut area with … More
‘We’re being driven off our farms’
Another Tumut-area farmer has spoken up against the inaction of authorities to do something about the wild dogs wreaking havoc … More
Break and enters up 200 per cent
Break and enter dwellings are up 200 per cent in Tumut, according to the latest statistics from the NSW Bureau … More
Tumut Takes 2 raises $87K
The Tumut Takes 2 performers have pulled off a phenomenal feat. Months of rehearsing and a packed calendar of fundraising … More
Hospital planning tick
The planning stages for a new Tumut Hospital will begin this year, with the NSW government responding to decades of … More
Wild dog spree at Talbingo
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE IN THIS STORY Beryl Ryan of Boraig Station, Talbingo, has lost all of the lambs she had … More
Paul Broad: Funding drama a “storm in a teacup”
The Snowy Hydro team has been left a little bewildered by the media attention surrounding a senate estimates session last … More
Opinion: Apples in a globalised world
There was cause for celebration in Batlow last week: the growers that make up the Batlow Fruit Cooperative unanimously voted … More
Opinion: Visy invests in automation
Visy’s automation department is capable of producing and selling an impressive array of machines. Their robots can package goods; form, … More
Visy awaits approval for increase in production
The $50 million expansion of Tumut’s Visy Pulp and Paper Mill has been completed, and all they are waiting for … More
Unanimous ‘yes’ to Batlow buy-out
One hundred per cent of the growers that make up the Batlow Fruit Cooperative, known as Batlow Apples, have voted … More
Gift from a benevolent stranger
A Canberra woman, at the end of her life and suffering from dementia, has donated her overlocker sewing machine to … More
Dogs running wild
Goobarragandra farmer Lindsay Buckley has lost 12 sheep in two weeks to wild dogs. His is one of the worst-hit … More
Growers grapple with changing apple industry
Batlow Apples has been a cooperative for 96 years, remaining grower owned and operated in all that time. However, the … More
Core change flagged for co-op: Batlow Apples considers selling controlling stake
The board of the Batlow Fruit Cooperative – known as Batlow Apples – is recommending to its members that the … More
PM announces $2bn expansion of iconic scheme
Five hundred jobs are expected to come to the region starting from next year, with the construction of an expansion … More
Snowy Hydro 2.0
Turnbull drops in to Talbingo Residents of Talbingo were surprised with an uncommon site up in the mountains on Thursday: … More
Celebrating another successful show
Over 1000 people came through the gates for the Tumut Show on Saturday, with 682 adults, 202 pensioners, 110 children … More
OPINION: Tumut doctors should prescribe RU486
If a Tumut woman falls pregnant and doesn’t want to keep the child, she has two options. One, travel to … More
Stabbing in Quandong Ave
Donna Paton and Gary Pani were in their home on Quandong Avenue in the early hours of Saturday morning, when … More
Tragic loss of a promising young woman
Staff at Reconnect are reeling after the tragic loss of manager Angela McDuff, who was the victim of a fatal … More
Australia Day
Batlow Honours for community-minded duo Ray Billings has been awarded Batlow’s Citizen of the Year this Australia Day, while Helmut … More
Adelong skate day
Kids of all ages turned out at the Adelong Skate Park on Sunday afternoon, to have some fun and learn … More
Families’ dismay at aged care staffing
Major under-staffing issues at the Bupa Aged Care Facility in Tumut are seriously impacting both residents and staff, community members … More
Trapped in a blackspot
Goobarragandra resident John McNeill was trapped in his overturned vehicle for more than an hour last week, after he was … More
Huge win for THS at F1 championships
Tumut High School students have taken out first, second, and third place at the F1 for Schools state competition at … More
Shock resignation: General Manager departs
Snowy Valleys Interim General Manager Bob Stewart has resigned, in a surprising move that will leave a vital position unfilled … More
Tumut gives a Gonski
Tumut public schools are set to receive a significant injection in funding next year, as part of the highly publicised … More
The fight to save region’s animals from extinction
A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report has shown that 58 per cent of animals worldwide have gone extinct since 1970. … More
Council hands out $1.4 million
Fifty-nine community groups in the Snowy Valleys Council region will receive a combined $1.4 million in grants over the next … More
An open letter to Tumut High’s female graduates
The Tumut High formal graduation dinner took place yesterday, and I’m reflecting on what I wish I could tell myself … More
