Regional coverage
Agriculture
ENERGY developers must fairly engage with the community and properly address the impacts of renewable projects on regions, NSW Farmers has told a state inquiry. On Tuesday, the state’s peak farm body appeared at a NSW Government inquiry into renewable energy zones, saying its calls to improve community engagement around the renewable transition were still [...]
Agriculture
COTTON growers from the Narrabri, Goondiwindi and Gunnedah regions have been named finalists in the 2025 Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year award and AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year award. Cotton Australia last week announced five finalists, with results to be announced at the Cotton Collective in Toowoomba in August. Thomas Popp, who farms [...]
Lifestyle
ALL roads lead to Moree picnic races on Saturday, May 24 – especially Route 33, the Queensland-based duo headlining the event’s huge after-party. Jock Barnes and Trent McArdle – aka Route 33 – have been busy in recent months as they prepare to again venture over the border. Barnes and McArdle recently featured on ABC [...]
Regional Tourism
Tamworth’s popular mid-year Hats Off To Country music festival will return this winter from July 11-13, with a number of Australia’s best country artists set to perform. The festival offers music lovers, locals and visitors a chance to enjoy country music outside of the large-scale festival held in January. More than 60 events will be [...]
Regional Health
ACCESS to holistic diabetes care for rural and remote communities across the Hunter and New England regions is set to improve with the launch of a new custom-built medibus, with visits to Narrabri, Wee Waa and Tamworth planned. The Medibus is a fully equipped mobile health clinic which brings specialist multi-disciplinary teams to towns with [...]
National Road Safety Week
WITH National Road Safety Week currently underway, Moree NRMA country service centre proprietor Doug Hill reminds motorists across north-western New South Wales to drive patiently and carefully as heavy machinery and road-trains go about their business during one the busiest times of the year for the agriculture sector. “The cotton harvest is in full swing, [...]
Health and Wellbeing
FLORENCE Nightingale – the English pioneer of modern nursing – was born on May 12, 1820 in Italy during her family’s travels through Europe. Later known as the Lady with the Lamp, she was named after the city in which she was born. In 1853, after training in Germany and Italy, Florence Nightingale returned to [...]
Health and Wellbeing
FOR thirty years, National Palliative Care Week has sparked discussions, increased awareness, and advocated for improved access to and acceptance of palliative care. With the theme this year What’s Your Plan, National Palliative Care Week runs from Sunday, May 11 to Saturday, May 17 and encourages Australians and their families to engage in conversations about [...]
Road Safety
Today marks the beginning of National Road Safety Week. Every year on Australian roads, approximately 1300 people are killed and another 44,000 are seriously injured. In 2024, 334 people were killed on New South Wales’ roads, with almost 70 per cent of those in regional areas and around 40 per cent related to speeding. The [...]
Moree on a Plate
PERFECT autumn weather, fine food and a few thousand people – Moree on a Plate 2025 was an event for the ages. Held at Moree racecourse under clear blue skies and sparkling weather, Moree on a Plate on Saturday showcased producers from across regional New South Wales and Queensland who catered for the masses. Creatives [...]
