As seasonal conditions worsen across the New England, the federal farm lender behind $3.83 billion in loans has a message: don’t wait for a drought declaration to ask for help.
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Posted inFeature, Good News, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
Tamworth CBD to light up for inaugural City of Lights Festival
Tamworth will transform into an after-dark spectacle this weekend as the city’s CBD hosts the inaugural City of Lights Festival, a free, family-friendly event celebrating the region’s history as a pioneer of electric street lighting.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Mental Health
Hero to zero: rural emergency workers’ heavy burden
Rural first responders face added mental health risks due to isolation, hero worship, misogyny, judgement and expectations to be stoic, research has found.
Posted inFeature, National News, Phones and internet
Senate report demands Triple Zero overhaul
A year-long Senate inquiry has delivered its verdict on Australia’s Triple Zero failures, from nationalising the service to a text-based emergency option. Here’s what’s recommended.
Posted inArts, Feature, Local News
Seven regional arts projects receive CASP funding
Seven creative projects across the New England North West have secured funding through the 2026 Country Arts Support Program.
Posted inConsultations and feedback, Energy, Feature, Tenterfield Shire
Have your say on Australia’s first solar panel recycling scheme
More than a million rooftop solar systems are ageing across NSW, and the panels are starting to pile up in landfill. A new scheme could change that for good.
Posted inArmidale, Feature, Women
Leadership opportunity gives Armidale woman skills to strengthen local sector
Armidale’s Nenneh Lahai has completed a leadership program aimed at strengthening women’s representation in senior roles across the social services sector.
Posted inBusiness, Feature, Gunnedah, What's on
Gunnedah businesses invited to connect and grow
Free workshops, a business breakfast and an AI crash course. Gunnedah’s small businesses have a packed month ahead as Small Business Month kicks off in October.
Posted inAgriculture, Ashford, Emergency management, Feature
Rural Aid urges farmers to register early
Bushfire risk is rising this spring, and Rural Aid wants farmers registered before disaster hits, not after. “Disasters don’t wait, and neither should farmers.”
Posted inArts, Exhibitions and performances, Feature, Tamworth
Nature Machine opens at Tamworth gallery
Eighteen artists, five decades of legacy and a national tour ahead. Tamworth Regional Gallery has thrown open its doors for the 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial, Nature Machine.