BOGAN SHIRE MEDICAL CENTRE - EYE HEALTH MONTH
To celebrate World Sight Day on October 9th, the Bogan Shire Medical Centre are promoting the Brien Holden Foundation Optometrist who visit our clinic monthly. We encourage everyone to prioritise their vision with regular eye exams and UV protection. Early detection can prevent serious eye conditions. Protect your sight, it's worth it. Please phone Bogan Shire Medical Centre on 6832 1305 to make a booking to have your eyes checked.
WEED AWARENESS
Bogan Shire Council is working to control outbreaks of Prickly Pear. This species has multiple varieties which are usually spread by birds and animals, or from garden cuttings. Infestations can pose problems for grazing livestock and the environment and devalue land value. For information on identifying and controlling prickly pear please visit www.weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au or contact the Bogan Shire Council Biosecurity and Weeds Officer on 6835 9000.
INDIAN MYNA BIRDS
Bogan Shire Council has Indian Myna bird traps available to community members interested in helping us to control this invasive bird. To learn more about Indian Myna birds, or to borrow the traps please contact Council on 6835 9000
BOGAN SHIRE LIBRARY
Tuesday October 14 – Story Time – 10.30am – 11.30am
Friday October 17 – Baby Time – 11am to 12pm
Tuesday October 21 – Grandparents Story Time – 10.30am – 11.30am
Wednesday October 22 – Peter Watt Author talk – 4.30pm – 5.30pm
Friday October 24 – Baby Time – 11am to 12pm
Tuesday October 28 – Halloween Story Time – 10.30am – 11.30am
Friday October 31 – Baby Time – 11am to 12pm
Peter Watt Author Talk
Peter Watt is coming to the Bogan Shire Library Wednesday October 22 at 4.30pm. Peter Watt has spent time as a soldier, articled clerk, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant, surveyor's chainman and advisor to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He speaks, reads, and writes Vietnamese and Pidgin. He now lives at Maclean on the Clarence River in northern New South Wales. He has volunteered with the Volunteer Rescue Association, Queensland Ambulance Service and currently with the Rural Fire Service. Fishing and the vast open spaces of outback Queensland are his main interests in life. Peter is the author of 24 historical fiction books, set in the turbulent and brutal Australian frontier. Further details can be found on the Bogan Shire Library Facebook page.
BOGAN SHIRE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Drop-in sessions for 12-24 year olds each weekday from 3pm-6pm during term time and 12pm-3pm in school holidays).
Thursday 9 October– Spring School Holidays: DIY Tumblers
Friday 10 October– Spring School Holidays: Indoor Cricket
Monday 13 October– Spring School Holidays: Mini Cobloaf
-End of holidays-
Wednesday 15 October- Board Games
Friday 17 October- Basketball
Monday 20 October- Ping Pong
Tuesday 21 October- Sushi Making
For the full program of activities, please follow the Bogan Shire Council Facebook page or the Instagram page ‘BSC_YOUTHANDCOMMUNITYCENTRE’
BOGAN BUSHCARE COMMUNITY DAYS
The Bogan Bushcare team will be holding volunteer days for the community on the second and fourth Thursday every month from 9am-11am. Community members are invited to come join us in our mission to preserve, protect and nurture the local environment. This is a great way to connect with nature and spend quality time outdoors with others. The next volunteer day will be Thursday, 9 October at the outdoor shelter at the lower weir area of the river. For further information contact Council on 6835 9000
OVERGROWN PROPERTIES
Council has been made aware of a number of overgrown properties in Nyngan and the villages.
A property owner has a responsibility to ensure their land is maintained to an acceptable standard, so it doesn’t become a fire risk or a harbour for rodents, snakes and other problematic animals. Legislation requires Council to follow a process when it is notified of an overgrown property. After inspecting the property, Council will notify the property owner before issuing a “Notice of Intention to issue an Order to the property owner under Section 124 of the Local Government Act 1993”. Council then inspects the property a couple of weeks later and if the property is still overgrown the Order is issued. The legislation requires 'reasonable time' is given for the property owner to complete the required works, but should this not happen Council can pursue the matter - and if necessary complete the required work with all costs passed onto the landowner. If you would like more information or to notify Council of an overgrown property please contact our administration on 68359000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
NYNGAN SHOW DAY 2026 – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Council is required to make formal application to the Minister for Industrial Relations for the declaration of a local public holiday for Show Day which falls on Monday 18 May 2026. Legislation makes provision for the declaration of local event days as an alternative to local public holidays. Based on information provided by NSW Industrial Relations the potential impacts on business and the community for a public holiday as opposed to a local event day in a designated Local Government area are:-
Public Holidays
- Banks are required to close unless they hold specific approval to remain open.
- Shops are free to open without restriction.
- All employees who work in the designated area are entitled to be absent from work.
- Those employees who work may have an entitlement to penalty rates.
Local Event Day
- Banks and shops are free to open without restriction.
- Entitlements to paid time off work or penalty rates for employees will only arise where they have been agreed at a workplace level.
Council invites members of the public and local businesses to provide input into this decision. Council will consider any submissions at its meeting to be held on Thursday 23 October 2025 before making application to the Minister. Comments must be received by COB, Monday 13 October, 2025, and should be addressed to:
The General Manager at email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
NYNGAN WAR MEMORIAL POOL
The October opening hours are: Monday to Friday 6.30am-8.00am; 11.00am-6.00pm; Saturday & Sunday 11.00am – 6.00pm; School holidays 11.00am-6.00pm
Season ticket for a single: $110
Season ticket for a family: $215
Single daily admission: $3
Children aged 2 years and under (if swimming): $1.
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING
The next ordinary meeting of Council will be held on Thursday 23 October at 7pm. Members of the public are welcome to sit in the visitor gallery at Council meetings (with the exception of during confidential time). Council business papers, minutes and a recording of meetings are available on the website www.bogan.nsw.gov.au or as hard copy at the Nyngan Library.