Family friends of a teenager killed in a car crash in Boggabilla on Sunday morning have started a GoFundMe page which has already raised thousands of dollars for his funeral.
Lauren Marer
Posted inGeneral News
Teen dead in horror crash in north west NSW
A 17-year-old boy believed to be from Queensland, has died after crashing a car into a power pole in Boggabilla.
Posted inLocal festivals and shows, What's on
Fleece to Fashion awards now open for entries
Aspiring fashion designers in the New England and beyond are being encouraged to get creative for the 2023 Fleece to Fashion Awards. Entries are now open for this year’s awards […]
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Armidale refugee students secure scholarships for education excellence
Fifteen Ezidi refugee students who attend Drummond Memorial Public School have received a life-changing scholarship to help with ongoing education.
Posted inArmidale, Health, Investigation
New Armidale GP reopens surgery books, but town doctor shortage still lingers
The arrival of a new GP has allowed the Faulkner Street Medical Centre to reopen its books but the town is still struggling to attract enough doctors.
Posted inCrime, Warialda
Crime spree prompts new Neighbourhood Watch group in Warialda
An attempted break and enter on an elderly widow’s home in Warialda has been the catalyst in forming a new Neighbourhood Watch program.
Posted inAwareness Events
Pride month begins today
Every June, Pride Month celebrates the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community.
Posted inArmidale, What's on
‘Tough Guy’ takeover encourages Armidale men to get back to books
A unique ‘men’s only book club’ which holds its meetings at the pub, has formed in Armidale to encourage men to get back into reading.
Posted inCrime, Inverell
Community take action to calm rising youth crime frustration
Inverell community members are being warned against vigilante behaviour at a public forum which has been organised to help address youth crime in the town.
Posted inHealth
“It should have been done years ago” – Budget provides bulk-billing relief for rural doctors
Warialda Medical Centre has dumped its plans to start charging all patients at its practice after the government increased the bulk billing incentive in this week’s Budget.