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A man has been charged following the death of another man at Springvale near Wagga Wagga earlier today.

About 12.20pm (Tuesday 26 May 2015), emergency services were called to a home on Springvale Drive after reports a man had been injured at the property.

Officers attached to Wagga Wagga Local Area Command arrived to find the body of an 83-year-old man who appeared to have suffered severe head injuries.

A crime scene was established at the home, which was examined by forensic specialists and detectives.

Following further inquiries a 48-year-old man was arrested at Cootamundra Railway Station shortly before 3pm, with assistance from Cootamundra Police.

After being taken to Cootamundra Police Station, officers attached to Strike Force Cliffbrooke continued with their inquiries into the incident. The two men were known to each other.

The man was later charged with murder.

He has been refused bail to appear at Wagga Wagga Local Court tomorrow (Wednesday 27 May 2015).

A man has been arrested following the death of a man at Springvale near Wagga Wagga earlier today.

About 12.20pm (Tuesday 26 May 2015), emergency services were called to a home on Springvale Drive after reports a man had been injured at the property.

Officers attached to Wagga Wagga Local Area Command arrived to find the body of an 83-year-old man who appeared to have suffered severe head injuries.

A crime scene was established at the home, which is being examined by forensic specialists and detectives.

A section of Springvale Road, between Plumpton Road and Featherwood Road is currently closed, while emergency services continue their inquiries at the scene.

Local residents are therefore advised to avoid the area for the time being.

Following further inquiries a 48-year-old man was arrested at Cootamundra Railway Station shortly before 3pm, with assistance from Cootamundra Police.

He’s been taken to Cootamundra Police Station where he continues to assist detectives with their inquiries.

Investigators believe the two men were known to each other.

Strike Force Cliffbrooke, comprising officers from Wagga Wagga Local Area Command, has now been formed to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.

While the investigation remains in its early stages; the death is being treated as suspicious.

Police have launched an investigation following the death of a man at Springvale near Wagga Wagga.

About 12.20pm (Tuesday 26 May 2015), emergency services were called to a home on Springvale Drive after reports a man had been injured at the property.

Officers attached to Wagga Wagga Local Area Command arrived to find the body of an 83-year-old man who appeared to have suffered severe head injuries.

A crime scene has been established at the home, which will be examined by forensic specialists and detectives.

A section of Springvale Road, between Plumpton Road and Featherwood Road, is currently closed while emergency services continue their inquiries at the scene.

Local residents are therefore advised to avoid the area for the time being.

Detectives would now like to speak with a man who may be able to assist in the investigation.

The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged in his late 40s, about 178cm tall, with short grey hair and a receding hairline.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a brown-coloured woollen jumper, striped grey t-shirt, and glasses.

Anyone who sees the man is urged not to approach him, but contact Triple Zero (000) immediately.

While the investigation remains in its early stages; the death is being treated as suspicious.

Small rural towns will attract subsidies of up to $60,000 to attract and keep doctors in a massive win from News Corp Australia’s Health the Bush campaign.

In a Robin Hood style overhaul of the botched $113 million General Practice Rural Incentive Payment Scheme, doctors in 14 large towns like Cairns will be stripped of subsidies.

The money saved from enticing doctors to large coastal towns will instead be put towards much larger subsidies to attract doctors to tiny towns like Gundagai, Kingaroy, Echuca and Northam.

Under a revamp of the scheme to be announced by Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash on Sunday, subsidies for towns with a population of less than 5,000 will jump by between $4,000 and $13,000 a year.

Doctors in the tiny town of Gundagai NSW will see their subsidies nearly double from $12,000 to $23,000 after they serve for five years.

Doctors in the tiny town of Rutherglen Victoria will see their subsidies nearly double from $12,000 to $23,000 after they serve for five years.