#lanioataway — Public Fediverse posts

Only road to famous gardens used for The Great Gatsby shut for a year
By Lani Oataway

The sole route into some secluded villages in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney will not be fixed until July next year, leaving garden owners and nut farmers counting substantial losses.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/no-visitors-to-mount-wilson-and-mount-irvine-until-july-2027/106939956

#RegionalCommunities #Roads #LaniOataway

Only road to famous gardens used for The Great Gatsby shut for a year
By Lani Oataway

The sole route into some secluded villages in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney will not be fixed until July next year, leaving garden owners and nut farmers counting substantial losses.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/no-visitors-to-mount-wilson-and-mount-irvine-until-july-2027/106939956

#RegionalCommunities #Roads #LaniOataway

14yo charged over alleged school arson as site reopens
By Lani Oataway and Xanthe Gregory

Police have charged a second teenager over an alleged arson attack at a NSW Central West school that closed the grounds on the first day of term three.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/cowra-high-reopens-after-alleged-arson-attack/106942874

#PublicSchools #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #LaniOataway #XantheGregory

14yo charged over alleged school arson as site reopens
By Lani Oataway and Xanthe Gregory

Police have charged a second teenager over an alleged arson attack at a NSW Central West school that closed the grounds on the first day of term three.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/cowra-high-reopens-after-alleged-arson-attack/106942874

#PublicSchools #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #LaniOataway #XantheGregory

Former student allegedly sets school on fire and posts on social media
By Lani Oataway

A 17-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly breaking into his old school grounds and causing "extensive" damage to the site.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/teenager-charged-after-allegedly-setting-school-on-fire/106938656

#Fires #YouthCrime #LaniOataway

Former student allegedly sets school on fire and posts on social media
By Lani Oataway

A 17-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly breaking into his old school grounds and causing "extensive" damage to the site.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/teenager-charged-after-allegedly-setting-school-on-fire/106938656

#Fires #YouthCrime #LaniOataway

Police probe kangaroo shot with arrow while carrying joey
By Lani Oataway

Community members search for the injured animal, which was spooked off before wildlife volunteers could help.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/kangaroo-with-joey-shot-with-arrow-lake-wallace-lithgow/106913588

#AnimalCruelty #Animals #LaniOataway

Police probe kangaroo shot with arrow while carrying joey
By Lani Oataway

Community members search for the injured animal, which was spooked off before wildlife volunteers could help.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/kangaroo-with-joey-shot-with-arrow-lake-wallace-lithgow/106913588

#AnimalCruelty #Animals #LaniOataway

Morgue, pub and mine for lease as village ponders return to golden days
By Lani Oataway

Sixteen buildings are up for lease in a "rare" opportunity to shape the future of a tiny community of 110 people on the NSW Central Tablelands.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/buildings-for-lease-in-gold-mining-village-hill-end/106888642

#RegionalCommunities #NationalParks #SmallBusinesses #LaniOataway

Morgue, pub and mine for lease as village ponders return to golden days
By Lani Oataway

Sixteen buildings are up for lease in a "rare" opportunity to shape the future of a tiny community of 110 people on the NSW Central Tablelands.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/buildings-for-lease-in-gold-mining-village-hill-end/106888642

#RegionalCommunities #NationalParks #SmallBusinesses #LaniOataway