Regional coverage
Scam Watch
THE National Anti-Scam Centre’s Job Scam Fusion Cell removed more than 29,000 scam social media accounts and 1850 fake job advertisements in a crackdown on employment scams targeting vulnerable Australians looking to ease cost of living pressures. The fusion cell, which ran from September 2024 to March 2025, has published its report highlighting the combined [...]
Regional Roads
ARMIDALE Regional Council and Walcha Council have now been included in the NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration after the recent wet weather. This means the councils can now restore damaged public assets such as roads which have experienced a huge increase in traffic following last week’s floods along the east coast of New South Wales. [...]
Agriculture
GWYDIR Valley Irrigator Association’s executive officer and CottonInfo technical lead, Lou Gall, has been named a 2025 Cotton Industry Researcher of the Year finalist. Cotton Australia on Monday announced the award finalists for the Cotton Seed Distributors Researcher of the Year Award, which also includes Dr Katie Broughton, a research scientist at CSIRO Agriculture and [...]
Regional Health
NARRABRI Shire mayor, Darrell Tiemens, has welcomed the release of the final report from the NSW Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional Health. Cr Tiemens says the report shines a light on the systemic challenges facing regional healthcare and highlights the pressing need to address long-standing governance issues. The report identifies ongoing [...]
Coastal Flooding
THE NSW Government is urging people to remain vigilant when donating to flood recovery efforts. As communities recover and rebuild, authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the situation through fake fundraising appeals. NSW Fair Trading is reminding the public to take simple precautions to ensure their donations are going to legitimate causes. [...]
Coastal Flooding
POLICE urge motorists to drive safely after three people died and a man remains missing in floodwaters as severe weather continues to impact the mid-north coast. On Wednesday, a woman was travelling between Sydney and Coffs Harbour when she stopped west of Dorrigo at about 7pm and spoke to a Traffic and Highway Patrol officer. [...]
Agriculture
Non-urban metering rules are in effect across the state and the NSW Government is inviting licensed water-users to learn more about what they need to do to be compliant. NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is ramping up an education campaign and launching a series of online information sessions to help [...]
Regional News
INVERELL Aquatic Centre has been honoured with the Excellence in Innovation Award at the prestigious Aquas Awards Gala, hosted by Royal Life Saving. The award is recognition of the efforts invested in ensuring the aquatic facility is both safe and accessible for the community. Royal Life Saving’s Aquas Awards Gala is the organisation’s premier awards [...]
Regional News
THE Crossing Theatre in Narrabri will remain closed for approximately five weeks in order to rectify further issues identified during scheduled fire safety upgrades last week. It is anticipated the venue will re-open on Monday, June 23. However, this date is subject to change as Narrabri Shire Council works with contractors to get the upgrades [...]
Regional Tourism
THE team behind The Art Shack Wilgabah has launched the Yuga-Li Gathering Festival, a new and vibrant celebration of Indigenous culture, creativity, and community connection. Yuga-Li Gathering Festival to be held Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 at Wallabadah, against the backdrop of the Liverpool Plains. The inaugural event promises a rich and immersive [...]
