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A family has spoken out after their mother was murdered by her own son regionriverina.com.au/even-family-ca…

An EV that costs less than its petrol-powered rivals? The timing couldn't have been better. Region motoring writer James Coleman tries out the new BYD Atto 1 regionriverina.com.au/its-australias…

Wagga Wagga officially became a city 80 years ago, but what did bishops and mayoral robes have to do with it? regionriverina.com.au/riverina-rewin…

Homes in Wagga are rarely central, affordable and move-in ready all at once but this home just on the market for under $800,000 is just that, providing a comfortable home for a couple who want to make their start in the property market regionriverina.com.au/central-afford…

A chance meeting between a Canberra boy and an Albury girl at a country tennis tournament led to a marriage. Exactly 20 years later, their daughter has won the same title as Dad regionriverina.com.au/how-i-met-your…

Could Wes Fang be the latest big name to defect to One Nation? His lips are sealed while a national media outlet is fuelling speculation. But would his former opponents welcome him? regionriverina.com.au/wagga-national…

There's growing gender inequality at schools, with boys trailing girls in every NAPLAN domain except numeracy. The Liberal candidate for Farrer Raissa Butkowski wants to hear from families looking to reverse this trend regionriverina.com.au/boys-falling-b…

After the worst flu season the state has seen, 133,000 vials of "FluMist" are being made available to protect young children and boost vaccination rates regionriverina.com.au/flu-vaccine-na…

A big thank you to Region Riverina readers, who solved the mystery of who owned a phone found in Wagga that had been lost for seven years. But the answer was not what anyone expected regionriverina.com.au/its-my-face-bu…

There's a whole lot going on across the Riverina this week, with plenty of kids sporting events, Wagga Wagga Youth Week, art exhibitions, live music, races and more regionriverina.com.au/things-to-do-i…

An estimated 10,000 people flocked to Leeton for the biennial SunRice Festival over the Easter Long Weekend regionriverina.com.au/22-hot-air-bal…

A 19-year-old P-plater in a Mercedes-Benz couple has allegedly been clocked at nearly 200km/h on the Hume Highway regionriverina.com.au/p-plater-alleg…

Fired over a cannabis test after 27 years on the job, a Narrandera worker is getting his role back after the Fair Work Commission ruled the dismissal was harsh and unfair regionriverina.com.au/narrandera-wor…

New sales data shows the EV transition could be at a tipping point but will charging infrastructure, especially in the regions, keep pace? regionriverina.com.au/calls-to-power…

A lost phone discovered in a Wagga office after seven years has sparked a community mystery. The only clue is a photo on the wallpaper. Do you recognise her? regionriverina.com.au/mystery-phone-…

Southern Cross Care has been working to pay back 5500 staff after discovering $11.7 million in underpayments regionriverina.com.au/not-for-profit…

After smashing box office records in 2023, the iconic video game plumbers return in 2026 with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Is it worth watching? Region reviewer Jarryd Rowley says yes region.com.au/the-super-mari…

One of the biggest solar farms ever seen in NSW is set to be built near Coleambally, with the State Government giving it the tick of approval just before Good Friday, despite multiple objections from neighbouring farmers regionriverina.com.au/controversial-…

Were your Chinese ancestors at Lambing Flat? Their names are now searchable regionriverina.com.au/chinese-family…

“The rush to renewables should not come at the expense of our best agricultural land.” Leeton Shire Council has moved to protect irrigable land from large-scale solar developments regionriverina.com.au/leeton-council…