Politics coverage
Regional News
NATIONALS candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has announced a future Coalition Government will provide funding to upgrade facilities at Gunnedah Riverside Racecourse. Mr Chaffey said if elected, and The Nationals help form government at the forthcoming election, $480,000 will be provided to upgrade and extend the current racecourse kitchen, dining room, and function centre. “These [...]
Regional News
UPGRADES to the Werris Creek and Manilla Fire and Rescue Stations must be given the green light as soon as possible, said Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson. Mr Anderson said he’d been working with local firefighters and the community to campaign for the upgrades, and now was the time for the government to commit. “Upgrades [...]
Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council resolved at its February 20 ordinary council meeting to place the Draft Reconciliation Action Plan on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. Council invites Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community members to submit comments and opinions. Moree Plains Shire Council said it is committed to taking meaningful action to advance reconciliation. [...]
Local Government
THE president of the peak body for the state’s local government sector says equal representation in political institutions is yet to be realised, but she is heartened by progress being made. LGNSW president, mayor Phyllis Miller, addressed elected representatives and staff from councils across the state at the LGNSW’s annual International Women’s Day event in [...]
Northern Tablelands
As we start to see some adverse weather across our region, please ensure you keep up to date with the latest weather alerts. The NSW State Emergency Service is the lead agency for flood and storm response: SES Homepage. For emergency assistance during a flood or storm, call the NSW SES on 132 500. For [...]
Federal Election
WITH Prime Minister Anthony Albanese soon to call an election date, National Party candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has been clocking the kilometres and knocking on doors as he seeks election to replace outgoing member Mark Coulton. Mr Coulton has been Federal Member for Parkes since 2007. He decided early last year to step down [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Uralla Memorial Literary Institute Inc were awarded funding from the Anzac Community Grants program and will use the money to add a holographic and video display to their electronic and visual tributes to fallen soldiers. The Institute is a volunteer run organisation which has numerous displays and artefacts honouring Uralla’s servicemen and women. It [...]
Youth Crime
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan last week in parliament implored Premier Chris Minns to change the laws pertaining to youth crime in New South Wales. Under common law in New South Wales, a 13-year-old can commit numerous break-and-enter offences, be charged by the police, only to have the charges dismissed under doli incapax. “When [...]
Northern Tablelands
THERE will be $1 million spent in Armidale and Moree to upgrade hospital and health facilities. The funding comes from the NSW Government’s Regional Health Works Program and there will be five projects: $250,000 to upgrade Armidale Hospital’s staff accommodation for junior medical officers; $250,000 to be spent on upgrading Armidale Hospital’s off-site staff accommodation [...]
Rural Health
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has encouraged the public to have their say on the introduction of the Health Services Amendment Bill 2025, which involves splitting of the Hunter New England Health District. The proposed Bill aims to dissolve the current Hunter New England Local Health District to establish two new districts – Hunter [...]
