The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
The Golden Triangle
MALLAWA Picnic Race Club stages six races with big prize money when round two of bush racing’s Golden Triangle hits the track on Saturday, June 7. The meeting offers a whopping $50,000 prize money as well as cash bonuses for the leading trainer and jockey. In recent weeks, the hardworking committee has been preparing for [...]
Politics
Nationals leader David Littleproud on Wednesday announced his party has re-joined the Liberal Party to create a Coalition Shadow Ministry. Member-elect for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has been appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources. “I am proud to be included in the Shadow Ministry,” Mr Chaffey said. “The Parkes electorate [...]
Health and Wellbeing
BreastScreen NSW has relaunched a campaign encouraging women to have a life-saving mammogram and join the more than 55,000 women who screened across Hunter New England Local Health District in 2024. Hunter New England Local Health District BreastScreen NSW manager, Kairsten Marley, said with almost 900 women in the district expected to be diagnosed with [...]
Northern Tablelands
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has urged the NSW Government for more targeted action to address on the escalating problem of feral pigs across the Northern Tablelands. Mr Moylan delivered a Private Members’ Statement in Parliament on Tuesday addressing concerns on the increasing number of feral pigs and the impact they are having on [...]
Politics
Member-elect for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has been appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources, with Nationals Leader David Littleproud returned as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced her Shadow Ministry today after officially reforming the Coalition by striking a formal agreement with Mr Littleproud to reconnect. [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
THE voices of 22,015 people will be heard when the Time for Change petition is debated in the NSW Parliament on Thursday. The petition, lodged by Tamworth victim of crime Phebe Furneaux, asks the State Government to strengthen bail laws to prevent violent young offenders from re-offending, provide increased resources and support for police officers [...]
Our Community
ONE of Moree’s hidden treasures has been uncovered. Tian Harris has been added to the prestigious NSW Hidden Treasures Honour Roll, a state-wide initiative celebrating the invaluable contributions of rural women volunteers. Tian is a familiar face to many for her years promoting Moree tourism, countless hours volunteering for community organisations and dedication to rural [...]
Coastal Flooding
MORE than 6000 people are on-the-ground across the Hunter and Mid North Coast completing rapid impact assessments, co-ordinating a clean-up blitz, repairing roads and undertaking other recovery work. Workers and volunteers from across the NSW Government, interstate and overseas are on the ground in impacted communities, and teams continue to be deployed to assist with [...]
Socks and Jocks
NARRABRI Shire Council has launched a bold new campaign with a humorous twist to spotlight a very real problem – despite being one of Australia’s top cotton-producing regions, residents of Narrabri Shire can’t buy basic affordable cotton essentials like bras, socks or jocks in their own town. In a new promotional video, #BringBackSocksAndJocks, Narrabri Council [...]
Education
IT was a uniform-free day with a difference – a big difference. Last week, 120 students from Boggabilla Central School and Toomelah Public School attended a mini careers expo and dress-up day to explore their options when leaving the classroom and entering the workforce. Kindergarten to Year 12 students were asked to dress up in [...]
