Regional coverage
Regional Tourism
NARRABRI is gearing up for one of its most anticipated events of the year, with NarraBRIGHT set to light up the town on Friday, March 14. Locals and visitors can expect a dazzling evening of art, music, performances and stunning light displays, all coming together to celebrate the creativity and community spirit of the town. [...]
Regional News
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash in the Taminda industrial area of Tamworth early Monday morning. At about 2am on March 10, emergency services were called to Barnes Street, Taminda, about five kilometres west of Tamworth, following reports of a crash. Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended and found a Ford sedan [...]
Ricochet Project
MOREE Plains Shire Council will provide communities across the Moree Plains Shire with a series of free entertainment in March as part of the Ricochet Community Recovery series, designed to foster social recovery and connection. The What a Relief! Community Recovery Tour is guaranteed to provide just that – and much more –when multi-award-winning comedian, [...]
Regional News
State-of-the-art temporary fish passage technology is being trialled in the Lower Darling-Baaka River near Menindee in western New South Wales. The goal of Fishheart is to test options to connect the northern and southern basin and reduce the accumulation of fish, as part of the NSW Government’s response to the Office of the NSW Chief [...]
Local Government
THE president of the peak body for the state’s local government sector says equal representation in political institutions is yet to be realised, but she is heartened by progress being made. LGNSW president, mayor Phyllis Miller, addressed elected representatives and staff from councils across the state at the LGNSW’s annual International Women’s Day event in [...]
Regional News
THE Royal Australian Mint will unveil its new series of 50-cent coins celebrating the poetry of Dorothea Mackellar in Gunnedah on Thursday in conjunction with the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society. The launch will take at 10am at the Mackellar Centre, with special guests including Royal Australian Mint executive manager, Jennifer Sullivan and Dorothea Mackellar Memorial [...]
Stay Informed
HEAVY rain is forecast over north-eastern New South Wales into Monday morning, extending to the north-west slopes and plains, before easing Monday afternoon. Locations in the north-west and New England region which may be affected include Moree, Boggabilla, Narrabri, Armidale, Tamworth and Gunnedah. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall over the southeast Queensland coastline on Saturday [...]
Animal Welfare
THE RSPCA has announced that after three decades of communities coming together to fight animal cruelty through the Million Paws Walk, this year will be the final edition of the national event. With the help of up to 1.6 million paws – that’s 400,000 super-pooches – and more than 750,000 super-humans, the Million Paws Walk [...]
Stay Informed
Heavy rainfall is forecast over north-eastern New South Wales today and into Monday morning, NSW SES advises. The advice, as of 11am Sunday, said Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is continuing to weaken as it moves further inland on Sunday. However, heavy rainfall is still possible over parts of the northern rivers, northern tablelands an mid-north coast [...]
Stay Informed
AS a pre-emptive step to boost recovery efforts for impacted communities, the NSW Government has appointed NSW Police Superintendent Scott Tanner as recovery co-ordinator following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Mr Tanner will retain his role as Richmond Police District Superintendent, allowing him to deploy the full resources of the NSW Police Force while effectively marshalling all [...]
