They run the same playbook as Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump: turn every sanction into persecution. Inside the NSW rules that still can’t make badly behaved councillors stop.
RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
Posted inLocal politics and councils
Moree Plains council releases confidential pool report, but reveals nothing new
Moree Plains Shire Council released the confidential report behind its pool decision – but it didn’t reveal anything the community didn’t already know.
Posted inArmidale, Barraba, Health, Housing, NSW Politics
Barraba pushes for health worker housing amid regional drive
Barraba says it’s missing out on health worker housing while Armidale gets a $200 million upgrade. The local MP wants that to change.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Good News
PLC Armidale students buck national NAPLAN slide
National NAPLAN scores are sliding, with one in three students missing basic benchmarks. PLC Armidale’s girls are heading the other way.
Posted inEconomy, Immigration, NSW News
NSW growth to ride almost entirely on migration
NSW’s entire population growth for the next 40 years will come from overseas migration, and then some. A new report shows just how much the state’s future rides on it.
Posted inBusiness, Expos, conferences and meetings, Tamworth
Manufacturers to converge on Tamworth for Future Made Forum
Workforce shortages, rising costs, and a region fighting to secure its manufacturing future. Tamworth hosts national industry leaders next week as the Future Made Forum opens for its fourth year.
Posted inEntertainment, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
New rules to shake up Tamworth’s Boulevard of Dreams
The free-for-all on Tamworth’s Boulevard of Dreams is over. Here’s how buskers will be allocated their spots for the 2027 Country Music Festival, and the new sound rules they’ll need to follow.
Posted inAwards, Business, Local News
92 finalists named for New England North West Business Awards
From Tamworth to Walcha, 92 businesses and individuals are finalists in this year’s regional business awards. See the full list and find out who’s in the running.
Posted inArmidale, Awards, Education, Good News
Armidale hairdresser named NSW’s top apprentice
Armidale hairdresser Nikita Wells was crowned New England’s Apprentice of the Year earlier this year has now gone one better, taking out the title across the whole of NSW and earning a shot at the national stage in November.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Man charged after alleged knife threat in South Tamworth
A woman in her 60s was allegedly threatened with two knives at a South Tamworth home. A man known to her is now facing five charges.