Tamworth Netball Association has scored a $2,000 Woolworths grant to revamp its Skills Clinic and better engage young players.
New England Times News Desk
Posted inEntertainment, Parenting and kids, Tamworth
Annual Fiesta returning to the Country Music Capital
The region’s premier multicultural event, Fiesta La Peel, will return to Bicentennial Park, Tamworth, on Saturday, 17 October.
Posted inFire, Narrabri Shire
Namoi Gwydir Bush Fire Risk Management Plan on public exhibition
The Namoi Gwydir Bush Fire Management Committee is inviting community feedback on its draft Bush Fire Risk Management Plan, which is now on public exhibition.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Armidale
Two men die in separate New England crashes within a day of each other
Two men have died in hospital after separate crashes near Armidale within a day of each other, a road train collision and a cyclist struck by a bus at Dangarsleigh.
Posted inEnvironment, Kentucky, Uralla, Water
New project aims to give Southern New England’s farm dams a health check
Workshops at Kentucky and Uralla, demonstration sites and even carbon-monitoring floats, Southern New England Landcare wants your farm dam in better shape within 12 months.
Posted inGood News, Health
New Westmead accommodation aims to ease the burden on regional families
Families from the New England facing a hospital stay at Westmead now have somewhere to stay close to their sick child, with a new Ronald McDonald House facility open at the Children’s Hospital.
Posted inAnimals, Consultations and feedback, Moree Plains Shire
Have your say on Moree’s off-leash dog park
Moree’s Webb Oval could soon be off-leash. Council wants your feedback on the concept plan before submissions close in September.
Posted inAgriculture, National News
Grain groups combine for national advocacy strength
Social media excerpt: Three grower groups, one national voice. NSW Farmers, GrainGrowers and GPSA have signed pacts to tackle the toughest operating conditions grain growers have faced in years.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence
Man charged after alleged Pallamallawa home assault
A Pallamallawa man is behind bars after an alleged weekend break-in and assault left a woman needing medical attention. He’s due back in Moree Local Court in October.
Posted inCrime, Glen Innes, Yetman
Man charged after alleged knife-point break-ins and police pursuits
A man allegedly kicked in a door, held a resident’s neighbour off with a knife, then led police on two pursuits that ended in bushland near Yetman. Farmers helped track him down. Now he faces 10 charges.