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 […]
Posted inGeneral News
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 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 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.
Posted inHealth, Inverell
Rural doctor shortage leads to forced medication withdrawal
Inverell resident Darren Beetson lives in constant pain because of an Armajun clinic policy to not prescribe pain medication and not being able to get in to other doctors.
Posted inWee Waa
Skills shortage forces the closure of iconic Wee Waa Veterinary Clinic
Wee Waa residents will now need to travel at least 40 kilometres to see a vet, with the local clinic forced to shut down after nearly 50 years in operation.