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  Maps have been released showing what a new "super state" in Australia would look like ahead of the campaign's first briefing with the public this week. The "state of Murray" is a working title for the proposed new jurisdiction's name, but will be one of the topics discussed. Liberal Democrats MP Tim Quilty first proposed the move dubbed "Rexit", meaning "regional exit", in his maiden speech to parliament in 2018 where he called for country Victoria and NSW to join forces and split from their capitals. The state's Parliamentary Budget Office then published the radical policy proposal i...

View from Mount Panorma. Photo: Charles Boag BREAKING NEWS: At the 11th hour, on March 5 federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley slapped an “emergency declaration” on the go-kart track, stopping work on it for 30 days. The reason cited was that it is a sacred site. She will make her final decision then. It follows a protest outside NSW parliament on March 4 and numerous submissions to the minister. * * * The park is a magnificent 10.11 hectares perched high above Bathurst on land donated by a former mayor. There are box gums, a children’s playground, a toilet block for campers, a few de...

Date Time Operation Bathurst 500 launched in leadup to championship event at Bathurst Police have launched a high-visibility operation in the state’s Central Tablelands as race enthusiasts prepare for the 2021 Supercars Championship season launch. Round one of the Repco Supercars Championship will commence at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, today (Friday 26 February 2021). The event consists of three days of Supercars and Support category racing, followed by two private ride days. Western Region Commander, Acting Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna, was joined by Supercars Australia Chief Operat...

10 Dec 2020 A Victorian MP is pushing for the creation of a new “super state” made up of parts of regional Victoria and NSW. State Liberal Democrats MP for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty is the mastermind behind the project, which has been dubbed “Rexit” for “regional exit”, and first raised the idea in 2018, according to news.com.au. Quilty’s new “super state” would include Victorian regional centres Ballarat, Bendigo, Mildura, Wodonga and Shepparton alongside NSW town like Wagga Wagga, Albury, Orange, Bathurst and Griffith...