Regional coverage
Regional Crime
A teenage boy has been charged after a loaded firearm and ammunition was seized during a motorcycle stop in Narrabri at the weekend. Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting a vehicle stop in Narrabri at about 8.15pm on Saturday when they observed a motorbike being ridden by a male which appeared [...]
Regional News
THE Deepwater community is set to see one of its most recognisable local landmarks brought back into active use, with Glen Innes Severn Council approving a three-year Licence to Occupy for the Deepwater Progress Association at the Deepwater Railway Station. The decision was made at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on May 28, following an Expression of [...]
Parkes Electorate
IN the short time since the Federal Budget announcement, I have seen and heard a great deal of concern and confusion within the electorate of Parkes. Despite Labor’s repeated election promise they would not bring in any new taxes, they have done exactly that. Since they were elected, Labor has overseen the biggest fall in [...]
NAIDOC Celebrations
BASKETBALL NSW is preparing to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2026 with a series of community basketball events across regional New South Wales, including a major gala day involving young people from the Armidale region. Held from July 5 to July 12, NAIDOC Week this year carries the theme 50 Years Deadly, recognising the stories, achievements and [...]
Operation Soteria
POLICE have charged 16 people during a four-day high-visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Tamworth. Between Wednesday, June 10 and Saturday, June 13, officers attached to Oxley Police District – assisted by Western Region Operations Support Group, Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team and Youth Command – saturated the Tamworth area under [...]
Border News
THE Queensland State Government will host its next Community Cabinet in Goondiwindi in August. Premier David Crisafulli and Ministers will meet with Southern Downs residents, businesses and organisations to listen and focus on the priorities that matter most to the community, following strong advocacy from Member for Southern Downs James Lister and Goondiwindi Regional Council [...]
Recycling
THE New South Wales container deposit scheme, Return and Earn, has reached two major milestones with 16 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned by the community though local return points. This equates to $1.6 billion in refunds back to recyclers and more than $100 million raised for charities and community groups through donations and return [...]
Red Fleet
COUNTRY Mayors Association of NSW chairman, Rick Firman, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib MP that Rural Fire Service assets, commonly known as the Red Fleet, will transfer to State Government ownership from July 1 next year. “After years of advocacy and a Parliamentary inquiry, the right decision has finally [...]
Regional Crime
A man has been charged following two police pursuits in Tamworth this week. At about 11.15am on Wednesday, officers attached to Western Region Operations Support Group attempted to stop a black Ford sedan on Manilla Road, Oxley Vale, after it was observed driving dangerously and the driver allegedly had a balaclava over their head. When [...]
Education
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick and Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today launched the Department of the House of Representatives’ My First Speech Competition for schools in the Parkes electorate. The national competition welcomes students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to envision themselves as newly-elected Members of the House [...]
