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.
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Posted inBendemeer, Education, Feature
Bendemeer student powers towards mining career during National Skills Week
Bendemeer student Ava Gregory is turning her passion for hands-on work into a career in mining after completing two TAFE NSW qualifications.
Posted inFeature, Moree
Sylvia’s Fabrics celebrates 50 years in Moree
Moree businesswoman Sylvia Broderick has been recognised for 50 years in business and as the longest-serving tenant of the Council-owned Max Centre.
Posted inAgriculture, Feature, 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 inFeature, Roads and Infrastructure, Tenterfield
New Molesworth Street bridge to improve safety and flood resilience
Work is set to begin on a new flood-resilient bridge in Tenterfield, promising safer and more reliable access for residents during severe weather.
Posted inAwards, Feature, 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, Feature
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 inAgriculture, Feature, Guyra
Graeme Sait to deliver four-day Nutrition Farming workshop in Guyra
Internationally recognised regenerative farming educator Graeme Sait will return to the New England in September for a four-day workshop in Guyra.
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Feature, 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.