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Regional News
LOCAL Government NSW is seeking Expressions of Interest from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander council staff in New South Wales to join a council working group to assist with the development of the first Closing the Gap toolkit for councils across the state. The selection of the working group members will be based on having [...]
Health Crisis
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan says patients are the ones who will suffer from a mass resignation of psychiatrists from across New South Wales. More than 200 of the state’s 260 psychiatrists, including 11 from Hunter New England Health, are preparing to walk off the job from January 21 amid a pay dispute with [...]
Agriculture
ORGANISERS for the Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year Field Day have released the full agenda for the event which will be among the most anticipated on-farm events for the cotton industry in 2025. The Field Day will be held at the property of the winner of the 2024 Bayer Grower of the Year, Scott [...]
Community health
AROUND 200 public health psychiatrists in New South Wales have stated their intention to resign, with the earliest effective dates from January 20, in relation to a claim about their conditions of employment. The psychiatrists, citing chronic understaffing and low pay, are asking for a 25 per cent base pay increase over one year. The [...]
Agriculture
A common sense exemption via amendments to the Water Management Regulation means red tape which has stifled farmers’ ability to fight fires on their own property has been reduced. During a fire emergency, a landholder can now take water from surface water and groundwater sources on their land without needing to have a water licence [...]
Inland Rail Update
NEXT Monday, January 20, Inland Rail will start a series of field investigations across the Narrabri to North Star Phase 2 section. Planned activities include soil erosion testing, geotechnical investigations, biodiversity surveys and flood-level surveys. Soil erosion testing will be conducted at four locations along the alignment north of Moree, with work expected to take [...]
Police News
UPDATED: Police have located the body of a man following an extensive search and rescue operation at Beardmore Dam, St George. The body was located in the water within the search area, just before 6am this morning, January 14. A report will be prepared for the coroner. PREVIOUSLY: A search-and-rescue operation continues to locate the [...]
Agriculture
FARMERS across the district are encouraged to take part in a trial that exempts vehicles used to fight fires from registration, in a move that supports rural landholders during bush fire season. Under a NSW Government trial in place until March 31, private farm vehicles used for firefighting purposes known as Farm Fire Units – [...]
Regional News
NSW Police are urging country-music fans to plan their trip and travel safely on the roads as they make their way to Tamworth for the annual Toyota Country Music Festival. A high-visibility policing operation will be in place from Friday, January 17 until Sunday, January 26. Tamworth Country Music Festival is Australia’s largest music festival, [...]
Law and Order
THE largest rapid response unit in Queensland policing history has been unveiled, with the new Queensland Police State Flying Squad targeting the worst juvenile and adult offenders. The specialist team comprises 58 officers, will triple the size of former flying squads and integrate Taskforce Guardian and Operation Whiskey Legion. The State Flying Squad will bolster [...]
