Regional coverage
Regional Education
INVERELL Shire Youth Advisory Council chairperson Josh Cathie has been awarded the prestigious Minister’s Award for Excellence in Student Achievement at a ceremony held at Sydney Town Hall on Monday. Josh received honour for his exceptional academic performance, as well as his extensive involvement in extra-curricular and community activities. Inverell Shire mayor Kate Dight said [...]
Snowstorm Damage
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is appealing to the NSW Government for urgent financial support for local residents and businesses after Saturday’s snowstorms caused significant and widespread damage to infrastructure and services across the region. Mr Moylan’s electorate offices have been inundated with phone calls and emails from distressed constituents and business owners outlining [...]
Narrabri Floods
NARRABRI Shire Council on Tuesday re-opened the Crossing Theatre ahead of schedule, to serve as the Shire’s designated emergency evacuation centre as the region experiences significant flood impacts. Over recent months, The Crossing Theatre has been temporarily closed while Council carried out major upgrades to the facility’s fire safety systems. The works were completed last [...]
Sponsored Content
JOFF Cannington saw the light – and power – about 15 years ago. And he’s been delivering both to clients across eastern Australia ever since. Mr Cannington owns and manages Compressed Air Light & Power in Moree and, as the name suggests, CALP specialises in compressed air systems and lighting solutions for agricultural, industrial and [...]
Flood Watch
LOW-lying residents in the Northern Tablelands and parts of the Hunter are on high alert as the NSW State Emergency Service continues to respond to the impacts of the weekend’s severe weather. While heavy rainfall and damaging winds have eased across northern New South Wales, flooding is expected to continue over the coming week. NSW [...]
Flood Watch
NSW State Emergency Service crews were kept busy over the weekend, responding to flooding, storm damage and snow impacts after a complex low-pressure system moved across the northern and central New South Wales coast and ranges. Since the onset of the severe weather, NSW SES has received more than 3600 calls and responded to 2092 [...]
Parkes Electorate
THE first two sitting weeks of the 48th Parliament are now over, and I was honoured to deliver my first speech to Parliament. This marks an important landmark as an elected representative – it’s a promise to the people of Parkes that I will serve them to the best of my ability, and fight for [...]
Local Government
COUNCILS across New South Wales will take centre stage as part of Local Government Week 2025, an annual event celebrating the diverse range of essential infrastructure and services provided to communities. These include libraries, waste services, road and kerbside maintenance, sports fields, parks, cemeteries, building and development services, pet registration and much more. Throughout the [...]
It’s Showtime!
ONE way drivers, one way. Whether it’s the dodgems along sideshow alley while hooking into a dagwood dog, or the demolition derby in the main arena, the 127th annual Mungindi Agricultural Show on August 8-9-10 will have something for everyone. Mungindi Show Society has made sure all bases are covered at the celebrated border town, [...]
Flood Watch
ABOUT 1500 volunteers have been activated as the NSW SES responds to more than 1800 incidents across New South Wales since the onset of severe weather last week. To late Sunday, volunteers responded to 18 flood rescues, with the majority for vehicles being driven into floodwaters. Major flooding is occurring at Gunnedah as moderate flooding [...]
