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Regional News
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has acknowledged and thanked volunteers from around the region with National Volunteer Week events underway across the region. National Volunteer Week runs from May 19 to May 25 and celebrates the six million people who volunteer for organisations across Australia. This year, the theme for National Volunteer Week is [...]
Regional Tourism
AN Australian audience favourite, Acacia Quartet, returns to Gunnedah this weekend for a special afternoon of music at the Romanesque chapel at the Convent of Mercy. The Chapel celebrated is centenary earlier this month and on Sunday, May 25, the acclaimed Acacia Quartet will enchant audiences with an afternoon of sublime chamber music, showcasing three [...]
Energy Bills
CONSUMER group CHOICE has submitted its first designated complaint to the ACCC, asking the regulator to investigate energy retailers for potentially misleading consumers through how they describe and promote plans. CHOICE CEO, Ashley de Silva, said the complaint focuses on how energy retailers are describing energy plans. “It shouldn’t be this hard to know if [...]
Coastal Flooding
TODAY is Wear Orange Wednesday – or WOW Day – and it comes as SES volunteers and emergency services arrive en masse to flood- and rain-impacted areas along eastern New South Wales. WOW Day is a time to show appreciation for the NSW SES volunteers who support communities during storms, floods and other emergencies. In [...]
Northern Tablelands
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has criticised the NSW Government’s plan to increase the cost of camping in NSW National Parks. Mr Moylan believes the price hike could prevent families from engaging with regional parts of the state. “Camping has always been an affordable way for families to escape the hustle and bustle and [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed comments by the Prime Minister outlining the importance of agriculture to any prospective free trade deal with the European Union. The NFF welcomed talks between Prime Minister Albanese and EU President, Ursula von der Leyen, in Italy, but stressed the importance of improved agricultural market access, and standing strong on [...]
Our Community
THIS week is National Volunteer Week, and children’s education charity The Smith Family is celebrating the role of volunteers in strengthening local communities, while helping to improve the lives of students experiencing disadvantage through education. With this year’s sector-wide National Volunteer Week theme being Connecting Communities, The Smith Family’s CEO Doug Taylor says volunteers play [...]
Operation Amarok X
NSW Police have charged 627 people with more than 1300 offences during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence. Operation Amarok X ran from May 14 to May 17 and involved officers from all police area commands and police districts across New South Wales. The Domestic and Family Violence Command-led operation also involved [...]
Regional Sport
THE Koori Rugby League Knockout has been memorialised with a blue plaque in Sydney’s inner west, to celebrate the grassroots sporting competition. The plaque was unveiled on Friday at the first Koori Knockout venue, Camdenville Park, St Peters, to recognise what is considered one of the biggest annual gatherings of Aboriginal people in Australia. More [...]
Regional News
MORE women and children escaping domestic and family violence all across New South Wales will now be able to access support to end an abusive relationship and stay safely in their own homes, with the expansion of the Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) program. The program has expanded to Narrabri and District Community Aid and [...]
