Last night’s severe storms seem to have stayed west of the New England, but beat a devastating path from Walgett to Mudgee, hitting Carinda the hardest.
New England Times Newsdesk with AAP
Posted inLocal News
Panel to let housing developers bypass council scrutiny
Local communities will have less say on major housing developments as new homes laggard NSW tries to pull out of a nosedive.
Posted inGeneral News
Remembrance day services underway
As we prepare to pause for a minute’s silence on Remembrance Day at 11am, Barraba is also celebrating a special birthday.
Posted inSport, Walcha
Walcha-bred horse claims Melbourne Cup
Walcha has claimed bragging rights after locally bred horse Knight’s Choice claims this year’s Melbourne Cup.
Posted inSport
Roosters survive Cronulla fightback to claim NRLW crown
Unfortunately, the Cronulla Sharks lost to the Sydney Roosters in a nail-biting 32-28 grand final.
Posted inGeneral News, Sport
Wallabies falter in second half to see All Blacks win Bledisloe Cup 33-13
The All Blacks swept the Bledisloe Cup series with a 33-13 win over the Wallabies, showing their class after an early Australian assault.
Posted inGunnedah, Health, Tamworth, Workers and Unions
Industrial action sees rally in Tamworth, disruption in Gunnedah
A major rally of nurses on strike in Tamworth today is one of 16 around the country, while work on the Gunnedah saleyards redevelopment is being delayed by unrelated industrial action by electrical workers.
Posted inArmidale, Economy
RBA Governor warns of interest rate rise in Armidale speech
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock has returned home to Armidale today, warning that the board “will not hesitate to raise interest rates” in her address for the Rotary Club of Armidale Annual Lecture.
Posted inAgriculture, Legal
Roundup does not cause cancer, judge finds
Popular weed killer Roundup does not cause cancer, an Australian Federal Court judge has found in a landmark judgment.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Federal Politics
Labor ag ministers raise ‘serious’ concern over nuclear plans
The nation’s agriculture ministers say there is too much uncertainty about how the federal opposition’s nuclear reactor proposal would affect food production.