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Northern Tablelands
Our hard-working nurses and midwives will receive a well-earned pay rise after the NSW Industrial Relations Commission stepped in on the ongoing dispute and ordered the Minns Labor Government to increase their pay. This is a move I have been advocating for since joining Parliament in 2024. Nurses and midwives work incredibly hard under enormous [...]
Agriculture
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation president, Hamish McIntyre, has welcomed the news the crippling fertiliser shortage has been eased with supplies from Indonesia locked in. “This is a very welcome step and will go a long way to restoring confidence for farmers heading into the winter growing season,” Mr McIntyre said. “Securing an additional 250,000 tonnes of [...]
Drought Conditions
TEMPORARY water restrictions are now in effect for certain types of licences along the Barwon-Darling River and northern tributaries as active storage volume in the upper Menindee Lakes has reached 250 gigalitres. This is a decisive step to ensure the state’s precious water sources are managed fairly and sustainably, to protect water for critical human [...]
Regional News
NEW England Police and NSW Health have seized $84,000 of illicit tobacco and vaping products from premises in Glen Innes and Armidale. Police also issued three short-term closure notices to tobacconists following the combined agency operation. A targeted operation was conducted this week by officers attached to the New England Police District and NSW Health [...]
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, [...]
