Locally based food and beverage manufacturing businesses get a boost with a new pilot program being launched.

Penelope Shaw
Penelope Shaw is a freelance writer for the New England Times. With a background in English Literature, she will always have a special place in her heart for anything to do with books or live performance. In her free time she loves the outdoors, spending time with her family, reading and exercising.
Sit and Sip with the Moree SES Crew
One of Moree’s busiest cafes, Brooker Trading Co, will be opening its doors for a very special morning coffee catchup on Saturday 15 June.
Celebrate Men’s Health Week with TenterLIFE’s annual Car Rally Scavenger Hunt
In celebration of Men’s Health Week 2024, the TenterLIFE Suicide Prevention Network will once again hold their Car Rally Scavenger Hunt.
Olympian Georgia Godwin to attend as an ambassador at this year’s Country Capital Cup
Tamworth’s Country Capital Cup gymnastics competition will be held from 7-9 June at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre.
Walk Kindly to raise funds for local animals in need this Sunday
Kindly Animal Sanctuary are hosting their first-ever Walk Kindly dog walk fundraiser this Sunday 26 May from 10.30 am in Armidale’s Curtis Park.
The University of New England celebrates 70 years
The University of New England (UNE) is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2024, with a Platinum Gala Dinner to be held on Saturday 1 June.
The nation’s hardest working dogs to battle it out at the Gunnedah Working Dog Trials in June
One of the region’s biggest dog events, The Gunnedah Working Dog Trials, is fast approaching. Once again it’s expected to attract a big crowd.
Tamworth man fights to get much-needed medication on the PBS
Tamworth resident, Ryan Harding, is currently going head-to-head with the Australian Government in a bid to get the drug Belzutifan on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Hear from some of your favourite authors from the comfort of your local library
The Sydney Writer’s Festival is getting Live and Local again this year with some of Australia’s biggest names in journalism and literature being livestreamed to local venues.
Getting farmers “out of the paddock and into the office” at the Young Farmer Business Program Conference
The 2024 NSW Young Farmer Business Program Conference will be held in Armidale on 16 and 17 May at the University of New England (UNE). The two-day program is designed for farmers aged 18-40 or, as manager for the Young Farmer Business Program, Vicki Priest, said “for the young at heart.”