New England Times is an independent news site based in Armidale and serving the New England North West region in New South Wales, Australia. We are a social good organisation that exists to provide a crucial local service.
Started in 2022 and formally launched as a daily news service in February 2023, we have made a significant impact with our reporting being picked up in major media outlets and creating real and significant change in our region. We received a significant Walkley Meta Grant in February 2023 that helped establish our investigations unit, and pride ourselves on bringing a level of news coverage to the New England that most regional areas do not enjoy.
We are part of a movement of hyper-local digital news outlets springing up across the country to fill the gap left by big media abandoning regional areas. We are a member of LINA – the Local Independent News Association – which is a body of similar hyper-local publishers who agree to adhere to high editorial standards, and a member of the Australian Press Council.
Our primary coverage area is the 12 local government areas of the New England (sometimes called the New England/North West), from the Liverpool Plains, Tamworth and Walcha in the south, to Tenterfield, Inverell, Gwydir and the Moree Plains in the north, incorporating Narrabri and Gunnedah to the west, and Uralla, Armidale and Glen Innes to the East. The area is home to over 185,000 people.
The team behind the New England Times includes a number of experienced journalists and editors. In 2025 we launched a second masthead North Coast Times.
If you would like more information about New England Times please email editor@netimes.com.au.