The balance of showing kids the beauty of farm life while keeping them safe is the focus of Farm Safety Week, as 12 per cent of injuries involve children.
Awareness Events
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More participants wanted for Vinnies Community Sleepout
Locals will be braving the cold to address homelessness in regional Australia through the Armidale Vinnies Community Sleepout 2024 at the end of August.
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Locals do 3,249 push-ups to raise money for headspace
New England locals completed the challenge and have so far raised $525 for headspace Armidale, and $2,398 for headspace Tamworth.
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30 farmers have lost their lives on the job already this year
Farmsafe Australia has revealed 30 farmers have lost their lives in the first half of this year in the 2024 Safer Farms Report, released today at the start of National Farm Safety Week.
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Jam-packed NAIDOC Week in the New England
There’s lots of events all across the New England for NAIDOC Week.
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A time to celebrate and raise awareness about the struggles faced by Refugees
Australia is celebrating Refugee Week promoting greater awareness of issues refugees face and their contributions to Australia.
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Raising awareness for drought resilience projects
Today is the United Nations’ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, an important day to raise awareness of Australia’s ongoing efforts to prepare communities for the next drought.
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Local ambassador for Migraine Australia hopes for “More compassion and understanding”
New England Ambassador for Migraine Australia, Inverell’s Megan Gaukroger, says Migraine Awareness Month is a great time to learn, but compassion is needed all year round.
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We’ve gone Burple!
The New England Times is joining with many organisations and people around the country going Burple – wearing burgundy or purple – for migraine awareness today for Migraine Australia’s Burple Day.
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Burples a bit of fun for the not at all fun disease affecting 1 in 5 people
We are all being asked to wear burgundy and purple on Friday June 7 to show our support for the five million Australians who live with this common but misunderstood disorder.