At the meeting the groups spoke about advancing technology helps catch rural criminals, but can also aid the thieves looking for stock or possessions to steal. 

The meeting hosted by the Office for Police, spoke about rural crime and issues concerning crime and local producers.

Organiser Justine Adkins, said the Rural Crime Advisory Group (RCAG) moves around the state to give people a chance to talk about local issues. 

At the Nyngan meeting many issues were discussed, including technology. 

“Participants at the meeting spoke about how technology could be both a blessing and a curse with respect to rural crime,” Ms Adkins said. 

“It can help with collecting evidence of offences, but it can also be used to help commit offences.”

Ms Adkins said a land owner had used his drone recently to see that his missing livestock where on his neighbours property and farm cams can be used to collect evidence to help secure a prosecution for illegal hunting or trespassing for example.

The groups also discussed more efficient communication in relation to aspects of rural living like firearm storage and highlighted the importance of reporting rural crime to the police. 

“Many issues were discussed,  from illegal hunting,  to rural crime being under reported and the re-launch of the ‘Shut the Gate on Illegal Hunting’ campaign,” Ms Adkins said. 

“The local Rural Crimes Investigator also gave a presentation.”