One in five NSW road deaths is a motorcyclist, yet bikes are just 3.7 per cent of registered vehicles. A new report on airbag vests shows how much protection riders could be missing.
Awareness Events
Posted inAwareness Events, Health, Women
Armidale event to bring menopause out of the shadows
Women across Armidale and the New England region are invited to a free community event on Saturday, 7 November, which aims to make menopause easier to talk about.
Posted inAgriculture, Awareness Events, Health
One in three young women low in iron
One in three young Australian women are low in iron. For Iron Awareness Week, MLA is taking its message into GP waiting rooms, social media feeds, and overseas markets.
Posted inAwareness Events, Mental Health
Rural Aid: staying connected in the bush
Ninety-four per cent of farmers say their community matters for getting support. Rural Aid wants us to check in on each other this Mental Health Month, with free counselling for farm families.
Posted inAwareness Events, Health, Women
Record year for NSW breast screening
A record number of NSW women got a breast screen last year, and regional women led the way. But plenty are still putting it off.
Posted inAwareness Events, Health, Social issues and services
125 events to celebrate NSW carers
They work behind the scenes and rarely get thanked. Now 125 events across NSW will celebrate unpaid carers this National Carers Week. Here’s what’s on offer.
Posted inAwareness Events, Business, NSW Politics, Tamworth
Anderson urges locals to shut the laptop and shop local
Rising costs and a slow economy are biting local businesses. Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson has a simple ask for October: shut the laptop and shop in town.
Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News
Police blitz for Labour Day weekend
Double demerits, random breath and drug tests, and 261 lives already lost this year. Police have a blunt message for anyone hitting the road this Labour Day long weekend.
Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Slow down: holiday traffic warning
Nine crashes, nine lives lost in under a week. Now police are gearing up for the school holiday rush, and they are promising no tolerance on the roads.
Posted inAwareness Events, Glen Innes, Inverell, Social issues and services, What's on
Centacare marks 25 years with parties across the region
Free barista coffee, a sausage sizzle, and fun for the kids. Centacare is throwing 25th birthday parties in Inverell, Glen Innes, and Narrabri next week, and everyone is invited.