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Border News
GOONDIWINDI Region mayor Lawrence Springborg has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement it will review current processes around wind power developments as well as implement a new development approval process. Cr Springborg said while Goondiwindi Regional Council supports the development of any new industry that adds to the Goondiwindi region economy – including wind electricity generators [...]
Regional News
A free event in Armidale next week will bring some of Australia’s best skateboarders to town, providing an unforgettable experience for the community. Following the success of Australia’s Olympic skateboarding campaign, which resulted in two gold medals, interest in the sport is at an all-time high. The Rumble Roadshow aims to harness this enthusiasm by [...]
Regional News
THE Touriandi Lodge in Bingara is now a lot safer for residents and workers after an upgrade to the facility’s flooring. Touriandi Lodge officially opened in early 1993 and provides care for elderly community members, with a volunteer board overseeing its operations, making it a true community-run organisation. Its newly-renovated floors came through a $37,000 [...]
Regional News
THE annual Bundarra Show is on Saturday-Sunday, February 1-2, and attendees will notice a fresh look thanks to a $368,866 grant used to put the finishing touches on the showground’s new facilities. The showground has undergone numerous renovations in the last four years and the latest grant from the NSW Government’s Crown Reserve Improvement Fund [...]
Rapid Relief Team
A former Tamworth resident has described her “incredible” experience with the Rapid Relief Team In the United States, as a volunteer serving thousands of meals to firefighters working around the clock against the Los Angeles wildfires. Jessica Wyman, who moved to Ohio from Tamworth in 2011, was one of hundreds of RRT volunteers who travelled [...]
Police Operation
TWO people have been charged following a three-day police operation last week, with police saturating several areas, including Moree, Pallamallawa, Terry Hie Hie, Gravesend, Warialda, Delungra, Upper Horton, Bingara and Inverell. The high-visibility operation to proactively target crimes in rural and regional areas, was run between 6pm Monday January 13 and 4am Thursday January 16, [...]
Regional News
FROM shearing sheep in the outback to judging the best lamingtons at country fairs, Brad Farmer has spent the last 13 years enjoying his role as an Australia Day Ambassador. Known as Australia’s beach ambassador, a conservationist, advocate and author, Mr Farmer has been appointed as Armidale’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2025. The best-selling author [...]
Agriculture
THE state’s peak agriculture body, NSW Farmers’ Association, has welcomed a new government initiative to address acute shortages of vets across rural New South Wales. Under the NSW Government’s Welcome Experience program, vets, vet nurses, vet technicians and their families are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving [...]
Regional News
THE State Emergency Service has received a $300,000 sponsorship through their partnership with Powerlink Queensland, and Energex and Ergon Network as part of Energy Queensland. The funds will buy vital equipment for SES groups across Queensland including power tools, generators, lighting, stretchers, rescue and first aid training manikins, tactical response kits, and vehicle accessories. Now [...]
Police News
NSW Police have established Strike Force Calafell as investigations continue after three people were stabbed during a brawl at Walgett last year. At about 2.20am on Sunday, September 22, 2024, police were called to the corner of Duff Street and Wareens Street, Walgett, following reports of a large brawl. Officers attached to Central North Police [...]
