One ordinary day on a NSW poultry farm could have ended in tragedy. Now Brad Vinecombe is asking farmers everywhere: is any deadline worth not making it home?
Awareness Events
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50 Years of Deadly brings communities together across the New England
From bustling street marches and flag-raising ceremonies to art exhibitions, community barbecues, children’s activities and sporting events, communities across the New England embraced this year’s NAIDOC Week
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events
Armidale community to unite for Vinnies NSW Community Sleepout
Armidale residents will sleep outdoors on 28 August to raise funds supporting local homelessness, housing hardship services statewide.
Posted inAwareness Events, Gunnedah, Social issues and services, Tamworth
New England communities celebrate the power of volunteering
As communities across the New England region prepare to celebrate National Volunteer Week, organisations are highlighting the evolving ways Australians are giving back amid rising cost-of-living pressures and increasingly busy lives.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Domestic Violence, Glen Innes, Inverell
New England creative events to raise awareness of DV
A series of powerful community events will use art and storytelling to raise awareness of domestic and family violence.
Posted inAwards, Awareness Events, Volunteering
Nominations open to recognise region’s quiet achievers
Know someone who gives their time to help others? Nominations are now open to recognise the New England’s volunteers.
Posted inAwareness Events, What's on, Women
Celebrating International Women’s Day in New England
2026 marks a 115-year milestone for International Women’s Day (IWD). This year’s theme, Give to Gain, highlights the power of collective generosity and the belief that “when women thrive, we all rise”.
Posted inAwareness Events, Education, Gunnedah, Manilla, Quirindi, Women
Women’s Week seeks to break barriers with deadly science
Girls in Gunnedah, Manilla and Quirindi will be at the centre of a statewide celebration next week, as culturally grounded STEM workshops roll into New England schools for NSW Women’s Week.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, What's on
Central Park gathering planned to support Iranian democracy movement
A peaceful community gathering will take place in Armidale’s Central Park on Sunday, February 8, to show solidarity with people in Iran who are calling for democratic reform and an end to the current Islamic regime.
Posted inAwareness Events, Deepwater
Deepwater locals urged to register for 2026 Black Dog Ride One Dayer
Locals in the Deepwater area are being encouraged to throw their support behind next year’s Black Dog Ride One Dayer, with registrations now open