Some of our services and facilities will be closed or have alternate operating hours for Council's annual Picnic Day (3rd November, 2026).Please be advised, all enquiries and applications lodged during this time will not be processed until Wednesday, 5th November.
2026 Picnic Day: Hours of operation
A Home in the Outback was established in 2024 by Katherine Spackman to build a portfolio of stories about people living in the far west of New South Wales for website, podcast and magazine. In 2024 she was successful in receiving a CASP (Country Arts Support Project) through West Darling Arts to help establish her as a content producer. During this time Katherine was also published by Galah Magazine and NSW Law Society. In 2025 Katherine was employed as the backfill rural reporter for ABC Broken Hill. In 2026 Katherine returns to university to study highschool teaching. She continues to write in her space time.