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Posted inAwareness Events, Kootingal, Local profiles, Tamworth, Volunteering

Kootingal volunteer turning personal tragedy into passion for helping the community

by Steve KatteMay 24, 2024

Longtime resident of the Tamworth Region Rebecca Cooke has decided to “share the love around” by volunteering wherever she can after suffering a personal setback a few years ago. 

Posted inAwareness Events, Bingara, Local profiles, Volunteering

Bingara veteran’s strong sense of community propelling him to give his time for a mountain of volunteer work

by Steve KatteMay 23, 2024

Steve Adams has served the community almost all his life, first in the Australian Defence Forces (ADF), which he joined in 1975, and now with a mountain of organisations across his home in Bingara. 

Posted inAwareness Events, Inverell, Local profiles, Volunteering

Inverell volunteer following the family tradition by giving back, “Been in the blood for a long, long time”

by Steve KatteMay 23, 2024

For Inverell’s Megan Gaukroger, her family have a long line of volunteering and service to the community going back several generations.

Posted inAwareness Events, Local profiles, Tamworth, Volunteering

Decades of volunteering became healing therapy for Tamworth resident

by Steve KatteMay 21, 2024

Libby Darling has found a sure-fire way to get through the tough times, whatever life throws her way, and that’s volunteering. 

Posted inFederal Politics, Local profiles

From Warialda to Canberra: Mark Coulton on retirement, Palestine, and a bright future for the Nationals

blankby Tom PleveyApril 11, 2024February 26, 2025

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced his retirement last week, and The New England Times caught up with him over the phone when he’d just flown back to Moree from Canberra. 

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