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Regional News
ARMIDALE Regional Council has entered into a new arrangement with UNE Life that secures the future operation of Armidale Regional Airport’s Café, restoring an important service for travellers and the wider community. At its Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, March 25, Council noted the finalisation of a 12‑month Memorandum of Understanding with UNE Life to operate [...]
Clean Energy
CONSTRUCTION of the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Project west of Moree will officially begin on Monday, April 13, with the green light given this week from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The construction launch marks a major milestone for a project that will help strengthen regional energy security and support [...]
Grant Funding
QANTAS is inviting not-for-profit community groups across regional Australia to apply for a share of $2 million in funding as the airline’s Regional Grants program takes off for another year. Now in its fourth year, the Qantas Regional Grants Program is aimed at strengthening regional communities by helping organisations deliver essential services, expand opportunities and [...]
Spa Capital
TAYLOR Oval, the proposed site for a 50-metre swimming pool complex, may have once shared land used for burials at an area known as Pioneer Cemetery. There is also evidence that at least four people were buried at or near Taylor Oval in the mid- to late-1800s. Sisters Maud and Fanny Kirkby, daughters of district [...]
History
ON a bright, sunny Saturday morning in 1888, Alf Merritt stepped out from the verandah of the Royal Hotel in Warialda and strolled nonchalantly down Hope Street. He peered skyward. It was a beautiful day. Merritt was on his way to Lawson and Campbell’s General Store, just up the road. He was pretty sure Messrs [...]
Our Community
NOMINATIONS for the 2026 New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year are now open. The Awards, part of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, are one the largest celebrations of volunteering across the country. Last year’s New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year was Moree flood responder and SES emergency volunteer Kamala Wheeler, who [...]
2026 Moree Show
THE 2026 Moree Show springs into action today, with an incredible line-up of entertainment for young and old across two big days. Headlining events is the Moree Show rodeo, an ABCRA-affiliated event, scheduled to jump from the chutes at 6pm tonight. The new-look, junior-novice rodeo offers top prize money for emerging stars, as well as [...]
Buyback Failure
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says the Albanese Government’s national gun buyback scheme has failed to clear its first hurdle, with the majority of states and territories refusing to sign up before the March 2026 deadline. Mr Chaffey says state and territory governments saw the reforms for what they were – changes with far-reaching [...]
Regional News
CREATIVE brilliance and equine excellence will combine to create a fitting piece of artwork at the entrance of the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre at Tamworth. The staff at AELEC, the Tamworth Region Arts Advisory Committee and local sculptor Adam Humphreys have joined forces to create a sculpture to pay tribute to the horse. [...]
Regional News
SINGAPORE Flying College, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, yesterday marked the official opening of its new pilot training school at Tamworth. The official opening of the international flight training facilities at Tamworth Regional Airport was led by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, Singapore Airlines senior vice-president flight operations and chairman of Singapore [...]
