Regional coverage
WOW Day
NSW State Emergency Service Narrabri Unit Commander Prim Charles on Wear Orange Wednesday this week – WOW Day – celebrated the power of volunteering and the difference it makes in local communities. Prim joined the NSW SES at just 19 years of age, motivated by a desire to connect with others and give back. “I [...]
Border News
GOONDIWINDI Regional Council mayor, Lawrence Springborg, has praised ManUp! Australia, and everyone who attended the recent Beers, Blokes and Bowls Charity Day at the Inglewood Bowls Club. “It was a fantastic afternoon on the green – great bowls, great food, great company, and all in support of a truly important cause,” he said. “A special [...]
Inland Rail Update
MEMBER for Barwon, Roy Butler, is calling on the Federal Government to urgently compensate local councils that have spent significant ratepayer funds preparing for the now-abandoned Inland Rail route. Mr Butler said councils across regional New South Wales had acted in good faith – only to be left stranded after the Federal Government paused the [...]
Agriculture
TWELVE ambitious women have been welcomed into the National Farmers’ Federation Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. The program directly addresses the under representation of women in agriculture’s leadership ranks, through targeted mentoring and networking. NFF CEO and former program mentor, Mike Guerin, congratulated the 2026 cohort. “We are so excited to see these talented women [...]
Education and Employment
BOGGABILLA Central School Year 7 student Ashley Jarrett reckoned the virtual reality goggles were ‘cool’, and Year 9 student Brenda Flanders learned about school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. The annual Ngurrugu Guuwali – Speak of Tomorrow – Careers Expo at Boggabilla Central School for kindergarten to Year 12 students was held last Thursday, with school staff, [...]
Border News
IN November, 2001, Goondiwindi Regional Council mayor, Lawrence Springborg, attended the inauguration of the Australian Inland Rail Expressway, Melbourne to Goondiwindi line, on the banks of the MacIntyre River at Goondiwindi. To mark this occasion, the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, planted a river gum and unveiled a commemorative plaque, while chairman of the [...]
Cold Case
THE NSW Government and NSW Police Force will today announce a $1 million reward for information relating to the suspicious death of Paul Murray in Lightning Ridge in 1995. Paul Murray, then aged 40, owned an opal mining field about eight kilometres north-west of Lightning Ridge and lived in a camp at the site. He [...]
Volunteers’ Week
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has congratulated winners and nominees from the 2026 New England Regional Volunteer Awards. The awards see volunteers from Armidale, Uralla, Walcha and surrounds nominated by their peers to recognise their contribution to the community. 2026 winners New England Regional Volunteer of the Year: Armidale St Vincent de Paul secretary [...]
Regional Health
ARMIDALE will host a national gathering of future medical professionals when the Australian Medical Students’ Association Rural Health Summit 2026 takes place from May 22 to 24, with around 200 medical students expected to travel to the region from across Australia. The three-day summit will examine the challenges and opportunities facing rural and regional healthcare, [...]
Police News
A man will face court after allegedly seriously injuring another man and threatening police in Inverell early today. At about 2am, police were called to a motel on Otho Street, Inverell, following reports of an assault. On arrival, officers attached to New England Police District found that a 24-year-old man had been allegedly assaulted with [...]
