The combination of beautiful flowers and a powerful community purpose resonated strongly with voters.
RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
Posted inAgriculture, Moree, NSW News
Rebecca Reardon new President of NSW Farmers
Moree farmer Rebecca Reardon has been elected unopposed as the new President of the NSW Farmers Association at the Annual General Conference.
Posted inAgriculture, Awareness Events, National News
Near miss sparks farm safety rethink
One ordinary day on a NSW poultry farm could have ended in tragedy. Now Brad Vinecombe is asking farmers everywhere: is any deadline worth not making it home?
Posted inNSW Politics
Coalition cherry-picks corporate insolvency to spruik payroll tax policy
The NSW Coalition says insolvencies prove Labor is failing business. The same data shows collapses actually fell last year. So which figure tells the real story?
Posted inAgriculture, Expos, conferences and meetings, Moree, Mullaley
Changing of the guard as hundreds of farmers gather to chart NSW agriculture’s future
A New England president departs and another local is tipped to take the chair, as farmers converge on Sydney to fight over renewables, water, drought, and the future of farming.
Posted inBest in the New England 2026, Business, Tamworth
KE Photography captures Best Photographer title
From newborns to weddings, family portraits and milestone celebrations, thousands of treasured New England memories have passed through Kate Dhu’s lens.
Posted inAgriculture, Moree, NSW News
AI and ag tech takes centre stage at NSW Farmers conference
Farm data is an $800 million industry and rising, but the AI data centres crunching it want the same water our communities are short of. The latest new development to divide the ag world is set to dominate this week’s NSW Farmers Conference.
Posted inBest in the New England 2026, Business, Tenterfield
Mum’s the word for the Best Cleaner in New England
That willingness to take on the hardest cleaning challenges, combined with a commitment to quality, has clearly struck a chord with customers.
Posted inArmidale, Investigation, Local News, Long Read, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Transport and Freight
The causes of bad numbers: culture and politics
In this final part of our New England Times investigation by RK Crosby, we look at two known forces that corrupt the numbers: culture and politics.
Posted inBest in the New England 2026, Business, Inverell
D&J Assisted Technology takes the first Best IT Service title
New category, first time winner, and the first win for Inverell in BITNE2026!