RK Crosby, Author at New England Times

Taronga Tin Project near Emmaville takes next step

by RK CrosbyAugust 24, 2024

Emmaville may soon have an active tin mine again, with the Taronga Tin Project taking the next step forward.

Agriculture

Minns at AgQuip to announce $60m investment in primary industries

by RK CrosbyAugust 22, 2024

Farmers have welcomed a $60 million boost in funding to drive cutting edge agricultural research across the state.

Armidale, Investigation

Called to the home she didn’t know was home

by RK CrosbyAugust 21, 2024

With names like Handebo, Monckton, Curtis, Godley, Molloy, Carter and Beezley dominating her family tree, Deborah has moved home. She just didn’t know it at the time.

Armidale, Investigation

Two-step move away from Sydney and floods ends in Armidale

by RK CrosbyAugust 19, 2024

Christine and her daughter were part of the mass exodus from Sydney during the pandemic, relocating to the Northern Rivers at the end of 2020, just in time for the floods.

Glen Innes, Investigation

Ticks all the boxes: Making Glen Innes a forever home

by RK CrosbyAugust 17, 2024

When cinema buff and avid volunteer Jennifer Body and her husband decided to leave Gin Gin in Queensland, they wanted to make this move their last. They chose Glen Innes.

Investigation

The grass is always greener: Why we’re writing stories about people who have moved to the New England

by RK CrosbyAugust 16, 2024March 14, 2025

Our New England communities are undergoing a profound change, so in this investigative series, we’re finding out from our new arrivals what brought them here and how they’re finding their new homes.

Health, Investigation, Tamworth

“The decision of our lives”: Specialist obstetrician thrives in Tamworth

by RK CrosbyAugust 16, 2024

A highly skilled obstetrician, gynaecologist, and laparoscopic surgeon, Dr Blake Knapman is very much a local, and happy to have been able to return home after two decades away.