Regional coverage
Aussie Lamb
MEAT and Livestock Australia has unveiled its annual summer lamb campaign advertisement, celebrating lamb as the dish that brings Australians together. This year’s ad tackles the news that Australia slipped to 11th place on the World Happiness Index last year. However, it is proven through the work of Lambassador Sam Kekovich that nothing captures true [...]
NSW Volunteers
THE NSW State Emergency Service recorded its second busiest year on record, responding to an average of 1100 incidents every week to exceed 60,000 jobs completed in 2025. NSW SES volunteers contributed more than 860,000 hours of service last year, and more than 2300 new volunteers joined the organisation during the last 12 months. Minister [...]
Family Circle
A landmark, statewide campaign launched late last year is urging people across New South Waled to change a child’s life by becoming a foster carer. Presently, there are more than 300 children and young people aged one to 17 who need foster carers to provide them a safe and loving home. Foster carers play a [...]
Regional Crime
THREE people will face court charged with several drug-related and other offences at Gilgai, south of Inverell. At about 4pm on New Year’s Eve, officers attached to New England Police District, assisted by the NSW Police Rural Crime Prevention Team, executed a search warrant at a residence on Hall Steet, Gilgai, as part of an [...]
Operation Soteria
TWO 16-year-old boys have been charged with numerous offences, including being in possession of a knife in a public place, following a pursuit in Tamworth on New Year’s Eve. Just after 2am on December 31, officers attached to Western Region Operations Support Group were patrolling on Kent Street, South Tamworth, when they attempted to stop [...]
PayPal Australia
NEW national research reveals the rising toll of ticket scams on Australian consumers, with fans losing an average of $432 each time they are scammed when purchasing event or concert tickets online. As millions prepare for a new year of sports, concerts and festivals, PayPal Australia is urging consumers to stay vigilant and use payment [...]
Regional Tourism
THE countdown is on to Australia’s country music night of nights – the coveted Toyota Golden Guitar Awards during the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival – and Tamworth Regional Council and the Country Music Association of Australia have announced the hosts for the 54th event. Golden Guitar award-winning artists Amber Lawrence and Casey Barnes will [...]
Photo Competition
IF a picture tells a thousand words, then the winning shots in the GrainGrowers’ annual calendar competition deliver a compelling visual story about the Australian grain industry. Judged independently and announced earlier this month, runners-up came from Goondiwindi and Wee Waa, with first place going to Phillip Down from Speed in Victoria, with Evening Barley. [...]
Regional News
A large-scale battery near Armidale with the capacity to supply 60,000 homes during peak times has been given the green light for construction. It’s the latest in the State’s growing network of Battery Energy Storage Systems, with the $209 million Armidale BESS capable of storing excess energy from the electricity grid during non-peak periods. The [...]
Fatal Crash
UPDATED: Gwydir Highway was reopened at 5.15pm, Sunday, December 28. THE Gwydir Highway east of Collarenebri is still closed in both directions as police and emergency services attend a tragic, single vehicle accident. The accident, involving a Toyota Landcruiser, near the Cryon Road turn-off, about five kilometres east of Collarenebri, occurred at around 10pm last [...]
