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Northern Tablelands
Inverell Rugby Club received $73,656 to upgrade the lighting at fields 1 and 2 which will which mean they have an increased capacity to host more late training and evening fixtures. The club has more than 200 members in women’s, men’s and junior grades and having a facility under lights will only help those numbers [...]
Youth Crime
A new report on evidence-based initiatives to prevent and respond to crime by children is set to bolster the 2024 landmark report on child justice reform from Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner. Evidence-based approaches to child justice contains case studies from Australia, Scotland, USA, Netherlands and Spain, and is a supplement to Help Way Earlier!, how [...]
Creative Resilience
ARTS North West and Hey Mate invite the Wee Waa community to come together for a free Creative Resilience Wellbeing Workshop on Wednesday, November 12. The workshop will run from 10am to 2pm at the Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre. This interactive workshop will help strengthen community recovery and resilience following natural disasters [...]
Regional News
URALLA Rivercare Group and Southern New England Landcare will bring renowned horticulturist and sustainability expert Jerry Coleby-Williams from Gardening Australia to the New England region this month, to share practical water-saving solutions for urban and peri-urban gardens. Uralla Rivercare Group’s Sheenah Turnbull said people want to make the most of every drop of rainwater they [...]
Rail Tragedy
A one-year-old baby girl has died after being struck by a train at Baan Baa, near Narrabri. At about 7.50pm Friday, emergency services were called to Baranbah Street, Baan Baa, near Narrabri, following reports a child has been hit by a freight train. The child – a one-year-old girl – was treated by NSW Ambulance [...]
Our Community
SINCE stepping into Parliament in 2024, Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has been urging NSW Premier Chris Minns to pay BackTrack a visit to witness first-hand the fantastic work they do. On Friday afternoon, the BackTrack team and Mr Moylan welcomed the Premier to the BackTrack depot in Armidale. The Premier met with BackTrack [...]
Youth Crime
A $23 million package to tackle youth crime was announced in Tamworth today after months of advocacy from the local community. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the community had been calling for more support from the government, and this funding is a start. “Our communities have a right to feel safe in our homes, [...]
Youth Crime
PREMIER Chris Minns will today announce another $23 million in targeted funding to address youth crime and improve community safety across regional New South Wales. The funding package includes $12 million to continue place-based responses in Moree and expand responses in Tamworth and Kempsey, with a further $6.3 million to go towards intensive bail supervision [...]
Salvation Army
THE Salvation Army is calling on the community of New England north-west to dig deep this Christmas as the annual Christmas Appeal is launched, aimed at helping those who need support during the festive season. The Christmas period can intensify financial and emotional pressures for those already experiencing disadvantage. Salvation Army Moree program manager Jason [...]
Art and Culture
A milestone moment for BAMM was marked recently, with the opening of two powerful photographic exhibitions and the launch of a new community fundraising campaign. More than 100 people gathered to celebrate the arrival of the National Gallery of Australia’s touring exhibition Nan Goldin: The Ballad of sexual dependency, alongside Garage Barbershop — a hyper-local [...]
