Regional coverage
Regional Health
HUNTER New England Local Health District will benefit from an additional $276,569 in funding to support a range of initiatives which will enhance paediatric palliative respite and end-of-life care across the region. This funding boost for Hunter New England Local Health District is part of the NSW Government’s $2.8 million investment to enhance children’s end-of-life [...]
Agriculture
FARMERS are at their wits’ end dealing with wild rabbits as a plague of the pests sweeps across parts of New South Wales. NSW Farmers’ Conservation and Resource Management committee chair, Bronwyn Petrie, said funding for co-ordinated, targeted pest control programs was needed to address the serious threat presented by the pests across the state. [...]
Regional News
NARRABRI Shire Council has been named as finalists in five categories at this year’s NSW Local Government Excellence Awards. The awards celebrate and highlight outstanding achievements by New South Wales councils and showcase the work being undertaken across the state. Narrabri Shire Council Interim general manager, Eloise Chaplin, said Council was thrilled to be recognised [...]
Regional News
JUST in time for the Easter long weekend, the kiosk at Reflections Lake Keepit has had a major makeover, with a fresh interior, a bigger range of food supplies and a new name – The Canteen. The Canteen is a popular food and supply hub for day-tripping tourists, campers and locals and now has a [...]
Police News
TWO men have been charged with drug and firearm offences after a cannabis crop was discovered during the execution of a search warrant at a Millmerran Woods property on April 16. In separate incidents, 12 people in Armidale have been charged with 40 offences under Operation Soteria. Officers from the Tactical Crime Squad, Rural and [...]
Regional News
NSW Government plans to bolster Tamworth’s water supply into the future should not come at the expense of surrounding communities, Gunnedah Shire mayor Colleen Fuller said. Cr Fuller said one of the options being considered as part of the Tamworth Intervalley Pipelines and Off-River Storages Project was construction of a new pipeline and pump stations [...]
Federal Election
The National Farmers’ Federation has called for commitments from all sides of politics to bridge the digital divide for rural and regional Australians in this election. NFF President David Jochinke said that while significant investment has been made in recent years, there’s still a long way to go to fix rural and regional connectivity problems. [...]
Health
NEW South Wales is further expanding and simplifying free access to the Japanese encephalitis vaccine to ensure residents living in Hunter New England Local Health District are protected, as the mosquito season continues. Regionally, the vaccine is available at Moree, Inverell, Narrabri and Walgett. Uralla and Glenn Innes Severn are two of five additional Local [...]
Art and Culture
MOREE Arts Community Centre will be proudly represented in a group exhibition at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, near Warialda. Aunty Paula Duncan, Sandra O’Loughlin, Mojgan Habibi and Claus Bredow will bring their own unique voice and creative spirit to the show on Sunday, April 27. The exhibition will also feature Warwick Artists Collective, Cattledog Printmakers, [...]
Easter Weather
THE Easter long weekend is expected to start off with warm weather across most of Australia but throughout the four days, a cold front is likely to cross the south. The forecast for Moree and the slopes and plains is clear, mostly sunny days over Easter, with maximum temperatures ranging from 27 degrees to 30 [...]
