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Regional News
CONTROLLED one-lane access to Waterfall Way connecting Armidale to Coffs Harbour will be restored within six weeks, following extensive engineering assessment of the Gordonville Cutting landslip. More than 250 tonnes of rock and debris have fallen at the site since the initial failure, with a 26-metre-high slope continuing to shift in the days that followed. [...]
Agriculture
FED-UP farmers and families facing poor regional, rural and remote mobile services are being encouraged to keep complaining. The latest report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman revealed an increase in complaints in NSW, with almost a quarter coming from regional areas. Sarah Thompson from the NSW Farmers Rural Affairs Committee said the stats reflected what [...]
Moree on a Plate
THIS year’s Moree on a Plate Food and Wine Festival will infuse a global twist on local flavours, with celebrated chef Warren Mendes announced a festival highlight. Over the past 12 months, Warren has launched the third season of his hit food-and-travel series Food Trail: South Africa, and is about to commence filming Season 4, [...]
Regional News
IMPORTANT projects to commemorate the service and sacrifice of those who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations will receive funding through the federal 2025-26 Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. Federal Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, said three very worthwhile projects have been successful in their applications. “A total of $28,430 has been approved [...]
Regional Tourism
TAMWORTH Regional Gallery is one of four NSW regional galleries chosen to exhibit the award-winning exhibition sensorial from February 13 to April 26. Created by neurodivergent and disabled artists and those that work with them, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre’s groundbreaking exhibition has been touring since November 2025 and will be on display in the [...]
Rugby League
THE NRL Indigenous Women’s All Stars team, featuring Pallamallawa’s Rhiannon Byers, came from a 14-nil deficit at half-time to beat the New Zealand Maori Wahine All Stars 20-14 at FMG Stadium FMG Stadium, Waikato, Hamilton on Sunday. The Indigenous All Stars came from well back to score four second-half tries, the game sealer when Jada [...]
Our Community
MOREE’S Rising Sun Film Society has dusted off the projector and unfurled the big screen in readiness for a full program of feature films in 2026. Movies are shown on the third Sunday of each month, starting March 15, at Moree RSL War Memorial Museum on the corner of Albert and Balo Streets. Doors open [...]
Emergency Services
WORK is underway to boost the safety of regional communities across New South Wales with the development of 28 new or upgraded bush fire and emergency facilities, including Narrabri and Brewarrina. Construction of new Fire Control and Emergency Operations Centres at Namoi-Gwydir, Cooma, and Clarence Valley are well advanced, with planning work progressing for new [...]
Agriculture
COTTON picking kicked off in central Queensland earlier this month, with the first crops producing average results in what is shaping up to be a steady season despite mixed conditions, reports Cotton Australia. The first to pick were Emerald growers Denis and Aaron Kiely, who began picking their 71-hectare cotton crop on Wednesday, February 4. [...]
Power Bills
A University of New England PhD researcher has demonstrated how artificial intelligence can dramatically improve electricity price forecasting, potentially reducing the cost-of-living pressure from power bills while making renewable energy work more efficiently. The research, published recently in the journal Applied Sciences addresses a problem directly affecting every Australian household and business: the volatility of [...]
