The CEO of the Armidale based public service agency APVMA has taken extended leave and has been replaced by an executive from the Department of Agriculture while an independent review of the organisation is completed.
February 2023
Posted inLifestyle
Armidale Antique and Collectables Fair this weekend
The Armidale Antiques and Collectables Fair is on this weekend, February 17 to 19, at the Armidale Town Hall.
Posted inHealth
Report backs need for a CDC
A new Grattan Institute report warns chronic health conditions are the biggest killer in Australia
Posted inInvestigation, Local News
Is our mobile phone reception getting worse?
There’s been a noticeable spike in complaints about mobile phone reception across the New England, but the major telcos deny there’s any reason for it.
Posted inGunnedah
New sports court for PCYC Gunnedah
People in Gunnedah will have a new court to play on thanks to a grant from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW) Gunnedah […]
Posted inAgriculture
First national farmer wellbeing survey
Australia’s first National Farmer Wellbeing Survey has been launched by NFF in partnership with Norco.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News
$150k up for grabs for New England projects
$150,000 in federal funding for projects in the New England is up for grabs in the latest round of Stronger Communities grants.
Posted inEmergency management, Local News
Fire permits suspended as temperatures spike into the high 30s across the region
With temperatures soaring above 30 degrees today and the fire danger throughout the region rated as High, the RFS is reminding people that all permits are suspended and they should be on alert for grass fires.
Posted inCrime, Education
New encyclopedia of rural crime
A new book from the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England (UNE) aims to improve the prevention and response to rural crimes.
Posted inHealth, News
COVID-19 Omicron wave nearly done as local cases drop below 1000
Recorded cases of COVID-19 have dropped and are stabilising at low levels across the state according to the latest report from NSW Health, with local cases dropping below 1000 for […]