Accidents and road closures News

Another major pipe burst in Uralla

by New England Times News Desk6 days agoMay 12, 2026

A burst pipe on Bridge Street in Uralla, near the intersection with Rowan Avenue, is causing significant disruption.

Crater Bluff in the Warrumbungle National Park (file)

Accidents and road closures, New England Surrounds, Recreation

Another dramatic Warrumbungles rescue

by Kath JacobsMay 10, 2026May 10, 2026

Another dramatic rescue has unfolded in the Warrumbungles, with two Victorian climbers winched to safety after spending the night stranded on a bluff following a head injury caused by falling rock.

Accidents and road closures, Armidale, Education

PLC girls praised after stretchering injured hiker to safety

by Kath JacobsMay 6, 2026May 12, 2026

PLC Armidale students carried an injured hiker with a broken leg for hours through the Warrumbungles, using a makeshift stretcher in a dramatic bush rescue.

Accidents and road closures, Roads and Infrastructure, Uralla

Burst water main closes New England Highway at Uralla

by Lia EdwardsApril 23, 2026April 24, 2026

A burst water main has shut the New England Highway in Uralla, with detours sending trucks through local streets.

Accidents and road closures, NSW News

Police out in force as double demerits begin for long weekend

by Lia EdwardsApril 23, 2026April 24, 2026

Double demerits are in force and police are out in numbers — with the road toll already higher than last year.

Accidents and road closures, New England Surrounds

Oxley Highway closed, livestock killed when road train crashes at Goolhi

by RK CrosbyApril 16, 2026April 18, 2026

The Oxley Highway was closed in both directions at Goolhi, west of Gunnedah, due to a truck crash which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of sheep.

Accidents and road closures, Fundraiser, Walcha

Appeal for family of 22 year old truck driver who died in horror crash

by RK CrosbyApril 4, 2026April 7, 2026

A fundraising appeal has been launched to support the young son of 22-year-old Kempsey man Daniel Meehan, who died following a horror truck crash on Thunderbolts Way near Walcha earlier this week.