Regional coverage
Regional Tourism
NARRABRI Shire Council is continuing the completion of fire safety upgrades at The Crossing Theatre, including rectification works identified last month. As part of these works and Council’s commitment to delivering a safe facility for the community, the re-opening of the complex will be delayed until late July, 2025. The extended closure will also enable [...]
State Budget
IN the lead-up to the Minns Government handing down the NSW Budget, Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is pleading for more funding for the region, noting that once again the majority of funding is going to Western Sydney. The New South Wales east coast flood event saw traffic redirected inland, and highways and local [...]
Regional News
BATTLE on the Bank will on Friday bring Inverell’s Campbell Park riverbank to life with a free evening of live music featuring youth performers – including Moree’s Kyla-Belle – and is an event organised by young people, for young people. Held for the first time this year, the August 20 music-fest – proudly supported by [...]
Recruitment
Australia’s national policing agency, the Australian Federal Police, has launched a story-driven brand recruitment campaign encouraging people from all walks of life to pursue a career in law enforcement through a focus on Everyday People, Legendary Work. The campaign, which was more than a year in the making, is designed to educate the community about [...]
Police News
THE unwavering dedication needed to provide vital support to families of fallen officers will be highlighted in a new national initiative this week. NSW Police Legacy, in collaboration with the other seven Australian Police Legacies, has launched National Police Legacy Day to celebrate the important work done by the non-profit charities around the country to [...]
Bears of Hope
LIFE hasn’t gotten any easier for Rebekah and Mal Crowther. And it probably never will. On September 23, 2022, their little baby girl was stillborn. Rebekah and Mal named their daughter, Mia, and tried beyond all eternity to get on with life. But the emptiness remains. And it’s not likely to go away. Not all [...]
Agriculture
SOLAR farm biodiversity expert Dr Josh Ennen from the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute in the United States will be in New England this month as part of a visiting fellowship co-ordinated by University of New England. The visit supports collaborative research between the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute and UNE’s Renewable Energy Hub, who are investigating [...]
Northern Tablelands
TWO Northern Tablelands residents received the honour of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), while one received a Public Service Medal (PSM) when the King’s Birthday Honours were announced on Monday. Cyril ‘Jimmy’ Tanner received an OAM for service to rugby league in Armidale. Jimmy has fulfilled numerous roles in the sport at [...]
Agriculture
TICKETS for the cotton industry’s biggest event this year, the 2025 Cotton Collective in Toowoomba, are now available. The Trade Show at Cotton Collective will be staged in the Toowoomba Showgrounds pavilion and just as it was in 2023, Cotton Australia’s Michael Murray is still wondering how they are going to fit everyone in. “It’s [...]
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