The New England will be wishing local Transwest Fuels luck as they take their seat as one of only two independent regional suppliers at a fuel security roundtable convened by the NSW Government today.
RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
Posted inEnergy, Federal Politics, Local News, National News
Barnaby Joyce calls for fuel rations, says Hanson uneducated
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce has called for fuel rationing to ensure that trucks can get the fuel they need to keep the nation moving.
Posted inCrime, Energy, Local News
Police flag fuel theft risk as diesel flows to regions
Police are warning farmers and rural landholders to be on alert for fuel theft as the federal government moves to release additional diesel supplies to ease shortages across regional Australia.
Posted inLocal politics, Uralla Shire
Nominations closing soon for Uralla Council by-election
Those wishing to nominate for the Uralla Shire Council Ward A by-election have until Wednesday to nominate, with a long list of candidates giving an insight to a potentially feisty state election in a year’s time.
Posted inEnergy, Federal Politics, Gunnedah, National News
Fuel crisis sparks animal welfare warnings as Bowen finally acts
Animal welfare concerns are mounting across regional Australia as the federal government finally moved to ease fuel supply pressures that farmers say are threatening livestock transport, planting and the daily operation of rural industries.
Posted inArmidale, Energy, Federal Politics
Government still in denial on fuel supply issues
One retailer in Armidale has increased its prices over a three dollars a litre, while others have run out, and the government insists there is no supply issue.
Posted inAged Care, Gunnedah, Inverell
Slow progress as concerns raised around safety at McLean Care
Concerns are being raised about safety and care standards at McLean Care’s Inverell facilities as the organisation faces scrutiny over its future ownership and operations.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Tamworth
No fuel, no clue: Government blames panic buying as local suppliers run empty
If you see a Transwest truck on the road in the next couple of days, it’s likely to be empty. But the federal government says you’re the problem.
Posted inCrime, Woolbrook
No connection between campsite murders
Two fatal incidents at campsites across the New England in the past week are not connected, police say, despite a number of striking similarities between the cases.
Posted inGeneral News
Bingara power outage bigger than planned
A small area of Bingara was expected to lose power today, but far more people have been affected due to damaged equipment. Around 130 customers in the centre of town […]