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(17 May 1998)"Many roads in western NSW are bloody awful - a disgrace to any government," Broken Hill’s National Party MLC Mark Kersten.
Country people demand better roads in rural NSW, but the Government slashed funding. Shire councils are finding it hard to maintain roads and timber bridges.
"The Walgett-Carinda is the worst road in NSW," claims Doug Moppett, MLC.
The Government cuts rural road funding in the State’s North-West. Local MP, Ian Slack-Smith, reveals the worst roads in his electorate. Walgett and Narrabri Shire spokesmen tell of road maintenance problems. What happened to the 3x3 funding program established by former MP Wal Murray?
Local award-winning writer, Helen Armstrong, launches her first book, Butterflies in the Wind, at Grace Bros, Miranda. Butterflies in the Wind is a collection of short stories - covering mythology, romance, adventure and fantasy.