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Police News
NSW Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man missing from Gunnedah. Keith Noel Bagnall, aged 51, was last contacted about 1pm on Monday, June 23. When he was unable to be contacted, Keith was reported missing to officers attached to Oxley Police District who commenced inquiries into his whereabouts. Following inquiries, police believe [...]
Bush Racing
TALMOI picnic races on Saturday wrapped up another successful Golden Triangle – the heart of bush racing in the heart of the country – as local racing heads toward Mungindi, Wean, Moree and Goondiwindi in the coming weeks. Moree picnic races on May 24 celebrated its 101st year on the bush racing calendar with six [...]
Regional Tourism
ARMIDALE Folk Museum has unveiled a suite of new digital assets that will be used to create and enhance interactive exhibits and transform the way local history is preserved and shared with the community. At a special launch event, community members, museum stakeholders, and representatives from Armidale Regional Council used the equipment and explored interactive [...]
Local Government
NARRABRI Shire Council and Glen Innes Severn Shire Council have joined the stand against the illegal tobacco trade. Narrabri Shire Council will write to NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to formally express its serious concerns regarding the unlawful sale of tobacco product from tobacconist premises within the Narrabri Local Government Area and across the north-western [...]
Police News
A man will appear in Armidale Local Court today after allegedly assaulting two women and threatening a man with a knife in Uralla on Sunday. Officers attached to New England Police District commenced an investigation following multiple reports of alleged stabbing and assault. At about 9.40am yesterday, emergency services were called to John Street, Uralla, [...]
Fatal Accident
POLICE are investigating a fatal crash in north-western New South Wales, on the Elcombe Road between Gravesend and Bingara. At about 3.50pm on Friday, June 20, emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle roll-over at the intersection of Elcombe Road and Royal Oak Road, Bangheet, approximately 90km east of Moree. Officers from the New [...]
Homelessness
A public memorial service will be held at Martin Place at 6pm today – the shortest night of the year – to honour the lives of people who have died while experiencing homelessness in Sydney in the past 12 months. One death per week is linked to homelessness in inner Sydney. The service – the [...]
Police News
TWO men will face court charged over an alleged public place shooting west of Narrabri. Officers attached to Oxley Police District commenced an investigation following reports a gunshot had been heard about 11.30pm on Wednesday, June 18, near a home on Dangar Street, Pilliga, about 91km west of Narrabri. Officers attended and found a vehicle [...]
Regional Arts
Multicultural organisations running projects and activities that build a stronger, more harmonious community are encouraged to apply for funding under the Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Grants Program. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the region is home to people from more than 100 different cultures, adding to the vibrancy and diversity of the region. “We [...]
Regional News
THE Wellingrove Memorial Hall is a source of pride for the small village north-west of Glen Innes, and now it will receive a much-needed freshen-up. The hall’s memorial fence will be stripped and repainted to conserve it for future generations, thanks to a grant from the Community War Memorials Fund. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan [...]
