Regional coverage
Flood Damage
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has been advised by the NSW Government that repairs to the New England Highway will begin next week. After record-breaking floods hit the coast of New South Wales last week, traffic was rediverted to the New England Highway which resulted in it becoming a pothole-ridden danger zone for motorists. [...]
Border News
RESIDENTS in the NSW-Queensland border town of Mungindi drew the battle lines ahead of last night’s State of Origin clash – won 18-6 by the Blues – after teaming up to deliver a $1.4 million project to improve water security under a NSW Government funding initiative. Mungindi, which sits on both sides of the border, [...]
Agriculture
AFTER a kind autumn and strong seasonal conditions in the Northern Tablelands, many landholders with plentiful feed have begun fielding calls about livestock agistment. While agistment can be a great form of supplementary income, Local Land Services advises landholders should ensure they address some important considerations before accepting an agreement. Landholders should first ensure livestock [...]
Health and Wellbeing
BreastScreen NSW has relaunched a campaign encouraging women to have a life-saving mammogram and join the more than 55,000 women who screened across Hunter New England Local Health District in 2024. Hunter New England Local Health District BreastScreen NSW manager, Kairsten Marley, said with almost 900 women in the district expected to be diagnosed with [...]
Politics
Member-elect for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has been appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources, with Nationals Leader David Littleproud returned as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced her Shadow Ministry today after officially reforming the Coalition by striking a formal agreement with Mr Littleproud to reconnect. [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
THE voices of 22,015 people will be heard when the Time for Change petition is debated in the NSW Parliament on Thursday. The petition, lodged by Tamworth victim of crime Phebe Furneaux, asks the State Government to strengthen bail laws to prevent violent young offenders from re-offending, provide increased resources and support for police officers [...]
Coastal Flooding
MORE than 6000 people are on-the-ground across the Hunter and Mid North Coast completing rapid impact assessments, co-ordinating a clean-up blitz, repairing roads and undertaking other recovery work. Workers and volunteers from across the NSW Government, interstate and overseas are on the ground in impacted communities, and teams continue to be deployed to assist with [...]
Socks and Jocks
NARRABRI Shire Council has launched a bold new campaign with a humorous twist to spotlight a very real problem – despite being one of Australia’s top cotton-producing regions, residents of Narrabri Shire can’t buy basic affordable cotton essentials like bras, socks or jocks in their own town. In a new promotional video, #BringBackSocksAndJocks, Narrabri Council [...]
Education
IT was a uniform-free day with a difference – a big difference. Last week, 120 students from Boggabilla Central School and Toomelah Public School attended a mini careers expo and dress-up day to explore their options when leaving the classroom and entering the workforce. Kindergarten to Year 12 students were asked to dress up in [...]
Battle of the Border
UPDATE TIMES: As State of Origin fever heats up, footballs an hour after dawn will take place in Mungindi, with the Today Extra morning show on the NINE Network crossing live at 7.20am. The prime-time coverage is sure to give Mungindi nationwide exposure when Moree Plains Shire Council mayor Susannah Pearse and Balonne Shire Council [...]
