Four more years of funding certainty for Uralla’s home care service sounds like good news, but the mayor says the money still doesn’t match demand. Here’s what he wants fixed.
RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
Posted inEmmaville, Good News, Mining and Resources
Emmaville Tin Mine very close to go-time
Barely any objections, strong local support, and a company confident it will be pulling tin out of the ground by the end of 2028. Emmaville’s mining future is looking bright.
Posted inEnergy, Technology, Uralla
Uralla farmer leads charge as new guide maps out electrification options for regional business
Uralla producer Justin Hoad has already made the switch. Now a new guide is helping others follow his lead to electrify and save.
Posted inFederal Politics, Immigration, Local News, New England Electorate
Barnaby Joyce fails to clear up One Nation migration confusion
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Posted inArts, Fundraiser, Tenterfield
Tenterfield arts hub launches $100 Club appeal to mark 150th anniversary
Tenterfield’s School of Arts is turning 150 — and marking it with a community-powered $100 Club, aiming to raise $15,000 to keep the historic museum and theatre thriving.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics, Immigration, Local News, National News, New England Electorate
One Nation’s real migration plans revealed to be bigger than Labor’s
One Nation’s promise to “slash” migration to 130,000 has become a policy to increase migration to at least 230,000, live on national TV.
Posted inAwards, Hillgrove, Sport
Hillgrove teen wins Tahs scholarship
Hillgrove’s Rocco Eastwood, 15, has landed the Waratahs Ian Campbell Scholarship and a training stint with a Sydney Premier club.
Posted inArmidale, Crime
Armidale man chases alleged car thieves into hospital
An Armidale man chased two alleged car thieves into a packed hospital emergency department, wrestled a knife away and made a citizen’s arrest, before police charged the pair over the break-in.
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Glen Innes Severn Shire, Long Read, Politics
The tax that built a black market
WEEKEND LONG READ: A federal tax has turned main streets into a battleground for organised crime, insurance hikes and arson. Canberra is still dismissing calls to cut the tobacco excise as a thought bubble.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, National News
New environmental standards, guide, leave farmers with more questions than answers
Farmers are being asked to work under a new set of national environmental rules that the NFF says is too complex and uncertain to use with confidence