Prostate cancer affects around 1 in 6 men, and Tamworth’s PET scanner can now image it locally. Here is what the upgrade means for some patients who used to travel for scans.
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Posted inBusiness, Good News, Local News, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26: Local shopping, keeping you moving and thoughtful design
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three businesses bringing practical solutions and personal service to the region: a country boutique making shopping and special occasions easier, a family-run automotive and towing group keeping motorists moving, and an architect creating considered spaces tailored to the people who use them.
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Ballina woman sole winner of $100m powerball
A Ballina woman spent the day spotting signs from a late loved one. By night, she had won $100 million. Hear the moment her family found out.
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Tamworth Labor honours its long-timers
Twenty members, 10 to 30 years of loyalty, and one pointed question: why do you stay? Tamworth Labor’s long-timers share what keeps them turning up, and how they fared in the trivia contest.
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SBM26: Caring support, country kids and bush escapes
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three New England businesses making a difference in their own way: a counselling practice helping young people and families find the support they need, a children’s clothing brand inspired by country life, and a bush camping destination offering granite landscapes, wide-open spaces and a taste of country hospitality.
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SBM26: Sweet treats, thoughtful gifts and secondhand treasures
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three local businesses offering something a little different: artisan chocolate made with dietary needs in mind, a thoughtfully curated boutique full of gifts and homewares, and a secondhand treasure trove where you never know what you’ll find.
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SBM26: Poetry, personal service and piano
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three local businesses bringing something special to the New England: a living home for Australian poetry and performance, a family cleaning and pest control business built on personal service, and a piano studio making music learning fun for all ages.
Posted inEducation, Good News, Local News
Good luck, HSC class of 2026
Year 12 students across the New England start their Higher School Certificate exams tomorrow, Tuesday, 13 October. Schools across the region have taken to social media, wishing them well.
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SBM26: relationship, chill, finance
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three very different local businesses: disability service built on a genuine relationship, cool rooms on the move, and finance solutions for business.
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SBM26: Getting it done
Today we’re celebrating three local businesses that the New England trusts to keep them working: a premium business technology support service, a mortgage broker that understands rural lending, and a marketing specialist giving you the tools to do it yourself.