The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Health
NURSES and midwives will receive their largest pay increase in more than 20 years after a ruling from the NSW Industrial Relations Commission this week ended a two-year dispute. However, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association assistant general secretary, Katrina Bough, said the IRC’s decision does not address cost-of-living pressures and workforce challenges being felt across [...]
Defence Force
LIEUTENANT General Susan Coyle, who completed her secondary education at Oxley High School in Tamworth after attending Manila Central School, has been appointed the first woman to lead the Australian Army in its 125-year history. She was this week named the Australian Defence Force’s 42nd Chief of Army. Lieutenant General Coyle told NSW Department of [...]
Happy Birthday!
MUCH-LOVED Narrabri resident Myra Smith will celebrate her 100th birthday today, Friday, April 17, surrounded by family, friends and her community at Whiddon Robert Young. Born in 1926, Myra has lived a life grounded in kindness, resilience, and connection. From working as a dental assistant in her early years to dedicating three decades volunteering with [...]
Fuel Crisis
NSW Farmers’ has called on the major supermarkets to dip into their mega profits to help cover the soaring cost of getting food from farms to families. NSW Farmers’ vice-president Bec Reardon said dairy farmers and fruit and vegetable growers are being squeezed hard by high diesel prices, and action is needed from the major [...]
Greyhounds As Pets
GREYHOUNDS As Pets NSW will celebrate National Adoption Day at the weekend, with numerous events planned around New South Wales, including Tamworth on Sunday. National Adoption Day annually showcases what wonderful pets greyhounds are once their racing careers have concluded. To launch the event in Sydney on Thursday, the organisation’s ambassadors Mitch Moses and James [...]
Local Government
THE Country Mayors’ Association of NSW board and members recently resolved to bestow the honour of Patron on three former Chairs – Jamie Chaffey from Gunnedah Shire, Katrina Humphries from Moree Plains Shire and Ken Keith from Parkes Shire. The former mayors were proposed by the CMA board, and unanimously endorsed by its 89 rural, [...]
Agriculture
SHADOW Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan and NSW Nationals Leader Gurmesh Singh said Wednesday marked a full week since the NSW Nationals and Liberals called on the Minns Labor Government to act on the fertiliser crisis threatening the state’s food chain. They said Minister Tara Moriarty has said nothing, done nothing and offered nothing. Mr [...]
Murray-Darling Basin
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority says it is backing stronger local leadership across the Basin with the launch of a new program to support communities facing some of the region’s toughest challenges. In partnership with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, the MDBA has established the Murray–Darling Basin Leadership Program to bring leaders together across the Basin [...]
Regional Tourism
THE countdown is on for the 2026 Australian Celtic Festival, with Glen Innes Severn Council confirming preparations are well underway for one of regional Australia’s most iconic cultural celebrations. Glen Innes Highlands is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for a festival that brings together culture, heritage and community in a vibrant and uniquely local [...]
Border News
A 59-year-old man has been charged in relation to the alleged theft of 1000 litres of diesel fuel from a Yelarbon property earlier this month. It will be alleged sometime between April 1 and 3 the man entered a property on Texas-Yelarbon Road driving a white 2006 Holden Crewman utility before siphoning fuel from a [...]
