Regional coverage
Stay Informed
AS flooding continues across central and south-western Queensland, communities across far north-western and central-western New South Wales have been issued stay informed advice and flood watch alerts. Walgett and Lightning Ridge has received more than 100mm of rain since 9am, Friday, with falls of up to 90mm in the Collarenebri district. There is Stay Informed [...]
Animal cruelty
A 58-year-old Armidale man has been convicted and sentenced at Armidale Local Court after pleading guilty to four offences against the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. He is now serving an aggregate term of imprisonment of eight months, with a non-parole period of four months for several offences including failing to provide veterinary treatment [...]
Agriculture
The state government is calling on the New South Wales primary industry sector to provide feedback on the development of an industry-wide strategy designed to create a more resilient and skilled primary industries workforce. The consultation aims at ensuring the New South Wales agriculture and primary industries have a workforce suited for the constant changes [...]
Youth Crime
The NSW Opposition is pushing for strong and immediate legislative reform to stop repeat serious youth offenders from carrying out crime sprees across regional New South Wales. Shadow Attorney General Alister Henskens will introduce the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Youth Crime) Bill 2025 in Parliament after in-depth collaboration between the Liberals and Nationals. It will offer [...]
Police News
POLICE have charged two men with numerous drugs and firearms offences in Walgett. At about 6.30am Tuesday, March 25, police from Central North Police District attached to Strike Force Meningie stopped and searched a vehicle on the Gwydir Highway, Collarenebri. Police spoke with driver – a 34-year-old man – and allegedly located an unregistered .22 [...]
Agriculture
NEW sites for field trials of a University of Queensland strategy to combat Phalaris are needed in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Trials have already been conducted at Garah and Gurley, but more sites are needed in the district. Early trials in wheat and chickpea crops funded by the Grains Research and Development [...]
Police News
A woman and two young girls have been arrested after school staff and police were assaulted in Armidale today. At about 10.30am, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a school on Butler Street, Armidale, following reports two students had assaulted staff. Police arrived and were told two girls – aged 11 [...]
Regional News
FROM Harleys to Hondas – nearly 900 Ulysses Club members are rolling into Armidale for the club’s national, week-long rally. Armidale locals can expect to see an amazing collection of motorbikes in and around town, with the rally running until March 29. There will be a street parade as well as a spectacular show-and-shine event. [...]
Rural Health
MOREE, Armidale, Tamworth and Gunnedah secured two registrar GPs in the last Australian General Practice Training, or AGPT in-take, with financial incentive for registrars to train in Moree, Wee Waa, and Glen Innes increased to the maximum of $45,000. The Royal Australian College of GPs NSW and ACT Chair, Dr Rebekah Hoffman, said it was [...]
Regional Roads
Transport for NSW will today start work to improve safety on a stretch of the Gwydir Highway about 50 kilometres west of Moree. Work at Browns Creek involves widening the road and improvements to two kilometres of pavement as well as repairs to five culverts. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the Gwydir Highway is [...]
