Inverell Library is set for a major refresh after securing a $500,000 State Library of NSW grant to modernise and revitalise the much-loved community facility.
Grants and funding
Posted inGrants and funding, Local News
Grants open to help communities prepare for drought
More than $3 million is available for community-led projects helping rural and regional Australians prepare for drought.
Posted inArmidale, Grants and funding
Small grants available for community projects across Armidale region
Applications for the next round of Armidale Regional Council’s Community and Village Grants will open on Monday, 1 June 2026.
Posted inFederal Politics, Glen Innes, Grants and funding, Local News, Local politics
Budget leaves regional councils facing impossible choices
Regional councils say the federal budget still leaves country communities behind, warning shrinking grants and rising costs are forcing councils to “operate on the smell of an oily rag”.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Grants and funding, National News
Armidale’s APVMA budget winner with additional public good funding
The APVMA has emerged as a surprise winner in the federal Budget, with an $8.7 million funding boost welcomed by industry after years of concerns about the regulator’s performance and resourcing.
Posted inArmidale, Grants and funding, Youth
Armidale’s BackTrack winners in Australia Post community grants
Armidale’s BackTrack Youth Works is among NSW organisations sharing in Australia Post grants supporting mental health and disaster recovery.
Posted inFederal Politics, Grants and funding, Moree, Narrabri, Roads and Infrastructure, Transport and Freight
Inland Rail axed, local projects in limbo
The federal government’s cost cutting ahead of the budget will include axing of the Inland Rail project already under construction, with the shocks to be felt keenly in the New England.
Posted inEducation, Grants and funding
Armidale student awarded $5,000 Real Futures Grant
An Armidale medical student has received a $5,000 national grant recognising her work to improve healthcare access in rural Australia.
Posted inGrants and funding, Tamworth
Tamworth project backed in $6.4m community grants program
Tamworth health services will expand under a $6.4 million NSW community grants round.
Posted inGrants and funding, Inverell
Grant writing workshop for Inverell residents and local organisations
Inverell residents can sharpen their grant writing skills at a hands-on workshop aimed at boosting local funding success.