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Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Local profiles

Respected farming leader Michael Tooth leaves groundbreaking legacy

blankby RK CrosbyOctober 9, 2025October 10, 2025

One of the founding fathers of NSW Farmers, Michael Tooth of Armidale, has passed away.

Posted inInverell, Local profiles, Moree, Women

Women leading the way in New England: Part Three

by Michelle HespeNovember 17, 2024February 26, 2025

Our women leading the way in the New England continues. Meet Kate Dight from Inverell and Susannah Pearse from Moree Plains.

Posted inCricket, Local profiles, Sport, Tamworth

Frankie Cripps on top down under

by Hamish BatleyNovember 13, 2024April 10, 2025

Frankie Cripps, 18, is everything North Tamworth Cricket Club heard he would be, and then some.

Posted inLocal profiles, Rodeo and Campdraft, Tamworth

Bulls, Broncs and Burpees – All in a day’s work for rising rodeo star Isaac Leclair

by Bec GracieNovember 12, 2024

A move from one side of the country to the other is proving fruitful for rising rodeo star Isaac Leclair.

Posted inBusiness, Local profiles

New England’s unusual collection of bookstores that go beyond books

by Michelle HespeNovember 11, 2024

New England has an eclectic range of bookstores that are not just selling books, but also creating welcoming communities for lovers of the arts, music and other curious and collectible things.

Posted inLocal profiles, New England Today

Politics aside: Brad Widders

by Richard MonkSeptember 10, 2024

Brad Widders is known in the Armidale region for a multitude of reasons, and in the latest edition of New England Today we talk to him about everything… except politics.

Posted inLocal profiles, Moree, New England Today

Moree Plains: the winds of change

by Richard MonkAugust 26, 2024

Susannah Pearse left the city for Moree 14 years ago because she felt there was a better way to do things.

Posted inLocal profiles, New England Today

Lucy Haslam, medicinal cannabis and the future

by Richard MonkAugust 12, 2024

Thanks to Lucy Haslam, the future for cancer patients, their families and friends, is looking more bearable and brighter.

Posted inLocal profiles, New England Today, Uralla

The dream came true: Tara Toomey’s story

by Richard MonkAugust 5, 2024

Tara Toomey’s story is testimony to the belief that a caring community and a good idea can create a successful business and a place where people love to live, but if they can’t live there, they want to visit.

Posted inLocal politics, Local profiles, Moree

Moree’s Mark Johnson reflects on his busy time as Mayor

by Michèle JedlickaJuly 25, 2024

His tenure as mayor has been brief but busy; Mark Johnson reflects after announcing his retirement.

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