Regional coverage
Education and Training
IT’S been going for more than 20 years, has awarded 516 scholarships and is a hugely successful partnership between the community and Gunnedah Shire Council. The Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund celebrated another year of community support for the Shire’s young people at the annual presentation on Wednesday. Eighteen students from Gunnedah Shire were awarded scholarships [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation’s flagship gap-year program AgCAREERSTART has begun for another year, with dozens of young people kicking off their agricultural careers this week. AgCAREERSTART connects farmers with 17-25 year olds who are looking to work on Australian farms. Participants are provided a job, dedicated pastoral support, training and development grants, and the opportunity [...]
Tamworth CMF
COUNTRY artist and exceptional storyteller, Luke O’Shea, has been inducted into the 2025 Galaxy of Stars at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Tamworth Regional Council reports the 16-time Golden Guitar Winner was on Wednesday presented with the honour during a surprise pop-up on the Toyota FanZone stage at the Toyota 53rd Tamworth Country Music Festival. [...]
Community health
VISITORS to the Tamworth Country Music Festival on Friday or Saturday this week are encouraged to stop by a special stall and sign a petition to save the Wee Waa Hospital from closure. Narrabri Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens, deputy mayor Brett Dickinson, Cr Ethan Towns and concerned members of the Wee Waa community will be [...]
Border News
GOONDIWINDI Region mayor Lawrence Springborg has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement it will review current processes around wind power developments as well as implement a new development approval process. Cr Springborg said while Goondiwindi Regional Council supports the development of any new industry that adds to the Goondiwindi region economy – including wind electricity generators [...]
Regional News
A free event in Armidale next week will bring some of Australia’s best skateboarders to town, providing an unforgettable experience for the community. Following the success of Australia’s Olympic skateboarding campaign, which resulted in two gold medals, interest in the sport is at an all-time high. The Rumble Roadshow aims to harness this enthusiasm by [...]
Regional News
THE Touriandi Lodge in Bingara is now a lot safer for residents and workers after an upgrade to the facility’s flooring. Touriandi Lodge officially opened in early 1993 and provides care for elderly community members, with a volunteer board overseeing its operations, making it a true community-run organisation. Its newly-renovated floors came through a $37,000 [...]
Regional News
THE annual Bundarra Show is on Saturday-Sunday, February 1-2, and attendees will notice a fresh look thanks to a $368,866 grant used to put the finishing touches on the showground’s new facilities. The showground has undergone numerous renovations in the last four years and the latest grant from the NSW Government’s Crown Reserve Improvement Fund [...]
Rapid Relief Team
A former Tamworth resident has described her “incredible” experience with the Rapid Relief Team In the United States, as a volunteer serving thousands of meals to firefighters working around the clock against the Los Angeles wildfires. Jessica Wyman, who moved to Ohio from Tamworth in 2011, was one of hundreds of RRT volunteers who travelled [...]
Police Operation
TWO people have been charged following a three-day police operation last week, with police saturating several areas, including Moree, Pallamallawa, Terry Hie Hie, Gravesend, Warialda, Delungra, Upper Horton, Bingara and Inverell. The high-visibility operation to proactively target crimes in rural and regional areas, was run between 6pm Monday January 13 and 4am Thursday January 16, [...]
