A piece of Armidale history has been laid into the foundations of the University of New England’s new Tamworth campus, symbolically linking the university’s past with its future.
New England Times News Desk
Posted inNSW News, Roads and Infrastructure, Youth
New rules boost learner driver protections
New rules will make it easier for NSW learner drivers to report misconduct by an instructor, with driving schools now required to display how and where to raise concerns.
Posted inHousing, NSW News
Smart Rental Bonds rolls out statewide
No more double bonds. Smart Rental Bonds has gone statewide across NSW, months ahead of schedule, letting renters transfer their bond instead of finding thousands more upfront.
Posted inArts, Local News
Seven regional arts projects receive CASP funding
Seven creative projects across the New England North West have secured funding through the 2026 Country Arts Support Program.
Posted inNSW News, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
New system for drivers who use medicinal cannabis
Drivers who use lawfully prescribed medicinal cannabis will no longer automatically lose their licence just for testing positive to THC, after the NSW Government’s new driving reforms passed State Parliament.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Legal, NSW News
More DV offenders before courts: new data
New BOCSAR data shows 6,128 more domestic violence defendants before NSW courts in two years, as the state government points to tougher bail laws and a $184.1 million funding boost.
Posted inArmidale, Women
Leadership opportunity gives Armidale woman skills to strengthen local sector
Armidale’s Nenneh Lahai has completed a leadership program aimed at strengthening women’s representation in senior roles across the social services sector.
Posted inAgriculture, Ashford, Emergency management
Rural Aid urges farmers to register early
Bushfire risk is rising this spring, and Rural Aid wants farmers registered before disaster hits, not after. “Disasters don’t wait, and neither should farmers.”
Posted inArts, Exhibitions and performances, Tamworth
Nature Machine opens at Tamworth gallery
Eighteen artists, five decades of legacy and a national tour ahead. Tamworth Regional Gallery has thrown open its doors for the 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial, Nature Machine.
Posted inBoggabilla, Crime
Man critically injured in Boggabilla stabbing
A man, 20, is fighting for life after a stabbing at a Boggabilla home. Police have set up a crime scene and want anyone with information to come forward.