Regional coverage
Regional Health
A significant landmark across Tamworth’s skyline for almost a year will be farewelled this weekend. Known as ‘Lofty’, the 31-metre-high tower crane, which supported construction for the new Tamworth Mental Health Unit, is due to be dismantled and removed on Saturday. Health Infrastructure Executive Director Rural and Regional, Amanda Bock said Lofty had played a [...]
Regional News
GUNNEDAH Shire Council has been named a finalist in two categories of the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Awards. The awards, run by Local Government Professionals Australian NSW, celebrate outstanding achievements and promote innovation and continuous improvement within NSW local government. Gunnedah Shire Council governance officer, Sienna Miller, has been named a finalist for the [...]
Police News
RESIDENTS in Coonabarabran are struggling to come to terms with the tragic news two young brothers are dead and their 66-year-old maternal grandmother is arrested after allegedly trying to take her own life. Police were alerted to the tragedy when conducting a welfare check at the family home just after 2pm on Monday when the [...]
Regional Health
A pioneering research project addressing a devastating heart condition has received funding recognition, with NSW Cardiovascular Research Network awarding its inaugural Rural, Regional, Remote Project Grant to Dr Rukshan Rafeek of the University of New England in Armidale. Dr Rafeek, working within the UNE program on Immune Complications of Post-Streptococcal Complications, is spearheading innovative research [...]
Agriculture
UNDERSTANDING how to adapt a beef operation for the best chance of success can be a challenge in today’s changing industry landscape, with new technologies, supply chain and sustainability factors emerging. To help local beef producers find more certainty in business decision-making, North West Local Land Services will host the North West Beef Producers Forum [...]
Regional News
THE late Jan Sharman was a much-revered member of the Glen Innes community, and her legacy to the town was commemorated with a permanent bench in her honour outside of Glen Innes Hospital. Ms Sharman was deeply involved in the Glen Innes Branch of the United Hospital Auxiliary and was a past president, patron and [...]
St Florian’s Day
FIREFIGHTERS who hauled six tankers full of hydrogen from a hazmat exclusion zone are among more than 100 people formally recognised by Fire and Rescue NSW as part of a special event at City of Sydney Fire Station on Sunday. St Florian’s Day, also known as International Firefighter’s Day, is commemorated annually on May 4 [...]
Our Community
PEOPLE across New South Wales are urged to shine a light on the state’s dedicated and brave emergency volunteers, through the inaugural NSW Emergency Volunteer of the Year award – and Moree Plains Shire has plenty of worthy candidates. This award is the first of its kind in New South Wales, designed to recognise all [...]
Education and Arts
PULSE Alive returns to Moree this week, with more than 400 students from 14 schools across the region participating in the three-day event. Moree Secondary College arts co-ordination officer for the New England and north-west region, Leigh Carroll, said students will perform at the school Multi-Purpose Centre on Frome Street. “Pulse Moree returns for the second [...]
Our Community
MUNGINDI St Joseph’s Primary School Year 6 student Theodore Landman is a young bloke passionate about military history. And late last year, 11-year-old Theodore drew on that passion to create an inspirational wartime piece of art he exhibited during Mungindi Anzac Day commemorations. The seeds of a project that would take more than six months [...]
