A man has been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of two men whilst driving through flood waters in the state’s south-west earlier this month.
New England Times News Desk
Posted inNews, Roads and Infrastructure
SES cautions holiday drivers that many areas still flooded
NSW SES is urging the public to plan their journeys before travelling as flooding continues and usual routes may be closed.
Posted inAgriculture, News
New Cattle Australia board criticised for lack of diversity
The new Cattle Australia body has announced its first board and come under immediate criticism for the lack of diversity in its members. Only one woman and six men were […]
Posted inFederal Politics, News
Senate committee hears how bad poverty is in rural areas
The Senate Community Affairs committee held its third hearing into the nature and extent of poverty in Australia in Murray Bridge this week with a focus on how poverty was affecting regional communities.
Posted inNews
Six dead after siege at Wieambilla
Two police officers and a good samaritan are dead after a tense siege at Wieambilla in Queensland.
Posted inArmidale, Inverell, Local News, News
Inverell follows Armidale’s booze ban
The cartel like behaviour of liquor accords has deepened in the New England with Inverell adopting of the same ‘barred from one, barred from all’ policy introduced in Armidale in September.
Posted inEnvironment, Tamworth
Visitors encouraged to help make Tamworth Country Music Festival green
Visitors to the 51st Toyota Country Music Festival in Tamworth are being urged to go green when visiting the region during the 2023 festival. January 2023 marks the return of […]
Posted inHealth
No such thing as a safe vape
NSW Health is urging parents to have early conversations with their teenagers to help discourage vaping.
Posted inAgriculture
Flooding won’t wash away a bumper year for farmers
Australian agriculture is still on track for a bumper year according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), despite the impact of the devastating floods. The […]
Posted inEnvironment, Inverell, Moree, Warialda
First ‘Koala Kiss’ site to be established in Gwydir Shire
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has announced the nation’s first ‘Koala Kiss Site’, which is part of the larger Koala Kiss Project to ensure abundant Koala populations in 50 years. […]