A new pilot program will be delivered throughout the New England region to help build empathy and reduce anxiety among our children.
August 2024
Posted inEducation, NSW Politics
School leadership back into the classroom more from next year
More than 4000 NSW teachers who left the classroom to take administrative roles such as assistant and deputy principal will have to return to the classroom next year, if they haven’t already.
Posted inAgriculture, Science and Research
New England’s sheep geneticists reach milestone
Meat & Livestock Australia’s Sheep Genetics program, led by Armidale researchers, has hit a new milestone with the latest MERINOSELECT analysis reaching 500,000 genotypes – making it the largest genomic […]
Posted inArmidale, Investigation
Two-step move away from Sydney and floods ends in Armidale
Christine and her daughter were part of the mass exodus from Sydney during the pandemic, relocating to the Northern Rivers at the end of 2020, just in time for the floods.
Posted inGunnedah, Local politics
Community drop-in sessions for Gunnedah open space draft Master Plans
Two community drop-in sessions will be held this week for people who want to learn more about the draft Master Plans for Kitchener Park, Wolseley Oval, the Showground and the Riverine Precinct
Posted inSport, Tamworth
Local rivals battle it out in honour of late mate
North Companions FC all but sealed their 1st grade finals tickets in the Northern Inland Premier League against Tamworth FC on a rain-soaked Saturday. The local derby wasn’t just any fixture though.
Posted inGeneral News
New England wool; a dire yarn
When Liz Foster, a woman synonymous with New England wool and the Fleece to Fashion Awards, says the wool industry is struggling, we need to listen.
Posted inSport
Bears out of Group 4 finals
Werris Creek ended North Tamworth’s eight-year reign as the kings of Whitehaven Coal Group 4 with a 40-22 win at David Taylor Park, Werris Creek on Saturday.
Posted inInverell, Investigation
“I won’t go back”: bouncing back to the New England
Paul McLachlan’s path has been a bit of a boomerang, but he finds his home back in the New England the only place he’d like to be.
Posted inEntertainment, Tamworth
Calls for reform to save festival industry
Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson and Tamworth Country Music Festival organiser Barry Harley have called for reforms needed to save the festival sector