Regional coverage
Country Roads
THE consultation period on the federal government’s plan to cut default regional road speed limits to as low as 70 kilometres per hour has been extended by two weeks to Monday, November 10. The morning after Regional Development Shadow Minister, Dr Anne Webster, called for an extension of time – and following Transport Shadow Minister [...]
Cup Week
AS Melbourne Cup week looms, thoroughbreds dominate headlines every spring. But beyond the racetrack lies a vast industry, and this November, the public is invited to see that world for themselves. National Thoroughbred Week will run from 20-24 November 2025, giving thousands of people a chance to step inside working farms, stables, and retraining properties [...]
Agriculture
HAROLD Kenway and Ted Clark saw the need. It was early 1960, and the two men put in motion a plan to establish an International Harvester franchise in Moree to service the north and north-west. It was a huge gamble, given much of the district’s wheat crops the previous year had been flattened by devastating [...]
Regional News
THE new Quirindi Aquatic Centre is nearing completion, with Liverpool Plains Shire Council confirming the facility will open from Saturday, November 22, in time for the summer season. Mayor Ken Cudmore said the facility, which has been in development for several years, is scheduled to be handed over to Council by Beau Corp Projects once [...]
State Congress
HUNDREDS of RSL NSW members from across the state are in Tamworth this weekend for the 2025 State Congress and Annual General Meeting – a pivotal gathering focused on shaping the future direction of the charity that has supported veterans and their families for more than 100 years. The three-day event at the Tamworth Regional [...]
Operation Soteria
SEVEN people have been charged during a high visibility operation in Tamworth. Officers attached to Oxley Police District commenced Operation Soteria on Thursday, October 23 which concluded yesterday. The high visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime through intelligence led initiatives in the Tamworth area saw local police assisted by specialist officers from the [...]
Regional News
GLEN Innes Severn Council has finalised the purchase and exchanged contracts for the vacant building behind the McKenzie Mall in Glen Innes. The new civic facility will be a fit-for-purpose Council Chamber, as well as house staff, and will also be able to be reconfigured for use for community meetings. The acquisition delivers a much-needed [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
MEMBER for Barwon, Roy Butler, has called on the NSW Government to carry out a review of youth services and introduce a trial of court-ordered attendance in residential programs across four Local Government Areas in Barwon, emphasising that it is time to act on youth crime. This follows six years of requests for a youth [...]
Our Community
BUILDING on the success of last year’s event, Whiddon’s Spring Garden Competition is back, with residents and clients across all homes invited to embrace their green thumbs and creativity. Whiddon Aged Care has announced the return of its much-loved Spring Garden Competition, with all Whiddon communities encouraged to get creative outdoors. This year, the [...]
Regional News
THE Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club’s Hall is a central place for many of the community’s clubs and organisations, and now it will be even more comfortable with $28,973 in funding to upgrade the facility. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan visited the club to announce the funding which will go towards air conditioning [...]
