Ninety-four per cent of farmers say their community matters for getting support. Rural Aid wants us to check in on each other this Mental Health Month, with free counselling for farm families.
Lia Edwards
Lia Edwards is a staff writer for the New England Times.
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, Narrabri
Ten Narrabri Shire community groups share $14,500 in council grants
Community groups across Narrabri Shire will be able to improve facilities, support families and deliver local events thanks to $14,500 in council funding.
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, Local News
Grants of up to $50,000 now open
A $540,000 pool, grants of up to $50,000, and one month to apply. Regional charities with a good idea have until Saturday, 31 October to put their case to the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.
Posted inArmidale, Sport, Tamworth
Armidale’s Czinner and Neilson named in NSW Pride Hockey One squads
Armidale’s Nathan Czinner and Lily Neilson, plus Farrer’s Jack Marshall, are in the NSW Pride squads for Hockey One. And they’ll be sharing the turf with some of the world’s best.
Posted inAwards, Gunnedah Shire, Liverpool Plains Shire, What's on
Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains call for local legends
Every town has a local legend who never gets thanked. Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains want their names, and in Gunnedah there are new award categories to find them.
Posted inGrants and funding, Regional Development, Tamworth
Tamworth cuts approval times to unlock infrastructure funding
Tamworth missed out last time. Now, after slashing 36 days off its average approval time, the council is back in line for a share of $73 million in infrastructure funding.
Posted inEntertainment, Tamworth
Star Maker’s Jarrad Wrigley releases cheeky new single Wear The Hat
There’s an old cowboy rule about wearing the hat, and Star Maker’s Jarrad Wrigley has turned it into a cheeky party anthem ahead of his Tamworth EP launch.
Posted inArts, Local festivals and shows, Narrabri
Water theme to flow through Narrabri Shire as CREATE Festival returns
A wedge-tailed eagle and a sand goanna are about to land in Narrabri. Here’s what’s on across the shire as CREATE Festival returns for more than two weeks.
Posted inGood News, Local News
Liverpool Range firefighters honoured for 1,700 years of service
One joined in 1951, the other in 1956, and they are still turning out. Meet the Liverpool Range firefighters among 55 volunteers honoured for a combined 1,700 years of service.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Roads and Infrastructure
$319m Armidale to Kempsey Road rebuild gets its builder
Landslips, fires, and floods left it in ruins. Now a builder has been named for the $319 million Kempsey-Armidale Road rebuild, and here is when the work starts.