A new online database of over 1500 Aboriginal message sticks has just launched to the public as part of a project to bring these unique artifacts together in one (virtual) place where they can be readily viewed and analysed. Hear what Dr Piers Kelly at the University of New England, Armidale has to say.
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Posted inArmidale, Tamworth
New England childcare centres to trial new flexible model
Two New England childcare centres have been chosen to undertake the new Flexible Initiatives Trial (FIT) which aims to provided longer hours and expanded care to help address parent’s barriers.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
Full steam ahead for Tamworth’s mental health unit
A project to transform the future of mental health care in Tamworth and the Northwest has begun with work starting on the long-awaited Tamworth Mental Health Unit.
Posted inGunnedah, NSW Politics
Roundtable on future jobs held in Gunnedah today
More than 20 stakeholders from mining companies, unions, energy producers, industry groups, manufacturers and education partners discussed the establishment of the North West Future Jobs and Investment Authority in Gunnedah today.
Posted inGunnedah
Support The Salvation Army’s 60th Red Shield Appeal
The Salvation Army in Gunnedah is urging the local community to get involved in this year’s Red Shield Appeal, which will raise vital funds to continue supporting the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our region.
Posted inGlen Innes
Youth Week rolls out in Glen Innes
Youth Week is returning to Glen Innes in 2024, offering an exciting opportunity for young people aged 12 – 22 to get involved.
Posted inAgriculture, Education
NSW Farmers tertiary education scholarships up for grabs
A statewide search is underway for five bright young minds from rural communities as NSW Farmers opens applications for its 2024 Tertiary Scholarships.
Posted inSport
Feast of Footy Group 4 results
Check out the results from Gunnedah’s Group 4 Feast of Footy over the weekend.
Posted inArmidale, Arts, Glen Innes
Photographer sees the bigger picture at new NERAM exhibition
When photographer Jim A. Barker moved to Glen Innes in 2021, he was blown away with the creative talent he saw “on just about every corner” of the towns and cities in the New Englan, and that creative talent was the inspiration behind Artisans of the New England, Barker’s long-term photographic project that will go on display at the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) this April.
Posted inAgriculture, Local News
NRAR uses satellites to watch for illegal floodplain harvesting
Attention Farmers: With the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting possible significant falls of rain in the north of the state over the weekend and into next week, water users in the Border Rivers and Gwydir Valley water-sharing areas are reminded they can’t harvest floodwater without a licence and compliant metering equipment.