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.
Investigation
Posted inAttunga, Bundarra, Glen Innes, Investigation, Uralla, Water
Small towns, hard water, old pipes, and no data: a recipe for hiding water quality issues
Aging infrastructure is a significant issue in many of our tiny communities, particularly those with hard water. Part 2 of our investigation into poor water quality in the New England.
Posted inGuyra, Investigation, Water
Even a dog wouldn’t drink it: poor water quality a fact of life for some New Englanders
Most take for granted that you can turn the tap on and safe, drinkable water will come out. This is the first part of our investigation into poor water quality in the New England.
Posted inArmidale, Education, General News, Investigation
New Principal for Armidale Secondary College
Armidale Secondary College will be getting its third principal in four years after the announcement that Bree Harvey-Bice has moved on.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation
Armidale Secondary College ‘codesign’ a lie
ASC Principal Bree Harvey-Bice promoted they were working on ‘co-designing a new vision’ for the troubled high school, but it appears that was a lie.
Posted inEducation, Investigation
BackTrack: A good option but not the solution for ASC
It is the groundbreaking initiative savings our kids, so why wouldn’t you want to go to BackTrack with its record and reputation for getting kids back on track?
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation
ASC Police attendance figures make a liar out of education secretary
The New England Times has obtained figures from NSW Police on the number of times they have attended Armidale Secondary College since the school opened at Butler Street.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation
Numbers don’t lie: critical incidents at ASC on sharp increase
Statistics reveal that incidents at Armidale Secondary College have sharply increased and are now at a shocking rate of at least one critical incident per school day.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation
Targeting and retribution: the toxic cliquey culture of ASC
Some parents feel their kids are being treated differently at Armidale Secondary College, and if they speak up they’ll pay the price.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation, Social issues and services
When a child cannot be kept safe: why Armidale needs two high schools
The inability to go to another school, and escape the routine torture they are subjected to, makes already vulnerable children an easy target.