Regional coverage
Happy Birthday!
MUCH-LOVED Narrabri resident Myra Smith will celebrate her 100th birthday today, Friday, April 17, surrounded by family, friends and her community at Whiddon Robert Young. Born in 1926, Myra has lived a life grounded in kindness, resilience, and connection. From working as a dental assistant in her early years to dedicating three decades volunteering with [...]
Fuel Crisis
NSW Farmers’ has called on the major supermarkets to dip into their mega profits to help cover the soaring cost of getting food from farms to families. NSW Farmers’ vice-president Bec Reardon said dairy farmers and fruit and vegetable growers are being squeezed hard by high diesel prices, and action is needed from the major [...]
Greyhounds As Pets
GREYHOUNDS As Pets NSW will celebrate National Adoption Day at the weekend, with numerous events planned around New South Wales, including Tamworth on Sunday. National Adoption Day annually showcases what wonderful pets greyhounds are once their racing careers have concluded. To launch the event in Sydney on Thursday, the organisation’s ambassadors Mitch Moses and James [...]
Local Government
THE Country Mayors’ Association of NSW board and members recently resolved to bestow the honour of Patron on three former Chairs – Jamie Chaffey from Gunnedah Shire, Katrina Humphries from Moree Plains Shire and Ken Keith from Parkes Shire. The former mayors were proposed by the CMA board, and unanimously endorsed by its 89 rural, [...]
Agriculture
SHADOW Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan and NSW Nationals Leader Gurmesh Singh said Wednesday marked a full week since the NSW Nationals and Liberals called on the Minns Labor Government to act on the fertiliser crisis threatening the state’s food chain. They said Minister Tara Moriarty has said nothing, done nothing and offered nothing. Mr [...]
Regional Tourism
THE countdown is on for the 2026 Australian Celtic Festival, with Glen Innes Severn Council confirming preparations are well underway for one of regional Australia’s most iconic cultural celebrations. Glen Innes Highlands is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for a festival that brings together culture, heritage and community in a vibrant and uniquely local [...]
Border News
A 59-year-old man has been charged in relation to the alleged theft of 1000 litres of diesel fuel from a Yelarbon property earlier this month. It will be alleged sometime between April 1 and 3 the man entered a property on Texas-Yelarbon Road driving a white 2006 Holden Crewman utility before siphoning fuel from a [...]
Fuel Crisis
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is calling on the NSW Government to increase support for rural and regional patients travelling for medical care as fuel prices continue to climb. Mr Moylan said the current 40 cents per kilometre subsidy under the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme is no longer keeping pace with [...]
Cost of Living
FEDERAL Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, and Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Dan Tehan, said shocking new data has revealed the impact the Albanese Labor Government’s disastrous energy policies are having on families in the Parkes electorate. According to the Australian Energy Regulator, more than 70,000 families in New South Wales were unable [...]
Regional Tourism
LOCAL Government NSW will deliver its flagship 2026 Destination and Visitor Economy Conference to Maitland on May 27-28-29. The highly coveted NSW Top Tourism Town Awards will also be presented as part of the program, with Moree and Mungindi in the running for their respective NRMA People’s Choice categories. Public voting is open until Sunday, [...]
