Regional coverage
Education
A $140,000 gift from the Country Women’s Association Armidale Branch to the University of New England has established a new medical scholarship for women from regional, rural and remote communities. The endowed fund will support the CWA of NSW Armidale Branch Medical Scholarship, providing $5,000 each year to a female student in their 3rd, 4th [...]
Police Training
A counter-terrorism training exercise took place in Tamworth to test the emergency response in an armed offender threat scenario. The exercise, developed by the Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command, took place on Tuesday between 6pm and 9pm at a shopping centre in West Tamworth. It included officers and resources from Oxley Police District, Western [...]
Small Business Month
NARRABRI Shire Council is celebrating the strength and growth of the region’s hospitality sector with the Serving Success: Hospitality Industry Summit 2025, to be held on Thursday, October 30 from 2pm to 5pm at The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri. The event is part of NSW Small Business Month activities being hosted by Council in October and [...]
Weed Wise
AS temperatures begin to rise, residents are reminded to be vigilant and on the look-out for parthenium weed. Despite it being five years since the drought broke, Narrabri Shire biosecurity co-ordinator Clare Felton-Taylor said the risk is still very much alive. “Parthenium seed longevity is up to 10 years, so the risk of seeds germinating [...]
Coercive Control
BARNARDOS Australia warns that children in regional New South Wales are bearing the brunt of coercive control, as new crime statistics reveal rural communities are experiencing dramatically higher rates than other areas. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research quarterly report shows regional New South Wales recorded 170 coercive control incidents from July, 2024 [...]
Gone Fishin’
MORE than 1000 anglers of all ages – from mums and dads and extended families to youth who love to drop a line – will take part in the inaugural Fish Reflections catch-and-release fishing competition this weekend, flocking to popular and remote waterways across New South Wales, including Copeton Dam and Lake Keepit. Registrations are [...]
Regional Sport
THE Bingara bowling greens will undergo an overhaul thanks to a grant from the Community Building Partnership program. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan visited the Bingara Sporting Club to deliver the $18,000 in funding which will see wheelchair access to the green improved, more seating and shade, and repairs to the green’s ditch head. [...]
Rural Crime Inquiry
AS part of the community safety in regional and rural communities’ inquiry, the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety will be in Moree on Wednesday. The inquiry has received nearly 200 submissions from individuals and organisations from across New South Wales, including councils from Narrabri, Inverell, Gunnedah, Dubbo, Ballina, Bega Valley, Port Macquaire, Lake [...]
Feline Felons
THE phrase “like trying to herd cats” will take on a whole new meaning if the Greens get their way with a proposed law effectively making people responsible for keeping cats at home. New laws to be proposed by the Greens in the NSW Parliament in October will give New South Wales councils the discretion [...]
Agriculture
LANDCARE Australia and the National Farmers’ Federation have partnered to launch Agriculture and Landcare Week on the Gold Coast, coinciding with the 2025 National Landcare Conference and the NFF’s AgXchange Australia. Both events will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this week. Agriculture and Landcare Week on the Gold Coast will [...]
