NEGS has backed up its drought-breaking 2025 netball season with another Division 1 championship, completing a successful year for the Armidale school.
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Posted inAccidents and road closures, Feature, Guyra
One man dead, another trapped in Guyra Road accident
Updated: a 75 year old man died, and a 30 year old man and 5 year old girl remain in hospital after a crash on Guyra Road.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Feature, Tamworth
UNE links Armidale heritage with new Tamworth campus
A piece of Armidale history has been laid into the foundations of the University of New England’s new Tamworth campus, symbolically linking the university’s past with its future.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Feature, Inverell Shire, Local politics, Tenterfield Shire
No challengers as three councils return mayors and deputies unopposed
Three New England councils, six elections, not a single challenger. But in Glen Innes, a councillor who came last in 2024 wants the mayor’s chair, and he’s interviewed himself about it.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Lifestyle, Moree Plains Shire, New England Surrounds
The Great Barwon Banh Mi Hunt
It started, as most great quests do, with a craving and a Facebook post. Roy Butler MP, a self-confessed foodie with an “unhealthy obsession” with the Vietnamese pork roll, put out a call to the far west: where in Barwon can a person get a decent banh mi?
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 inArmidale, Crime, Feature, Legal, Mole River
Confusion as man accused of Mole River decapitation won’t talk
A mental health order for the Mole River murder accused lasted only minutes in court, before they realised the charge was too serious for it to be an option.
Posted inArmidale, Feature, Sport
PLC Armidale hockey teams crowned IGSA champions
PLC Armidale’s senior and junior hockey teams have been crowned 2026 IGSA champions after impressive Grand Final victories in Sydney.
Posted inArmidale, Business, Expos, conferences and meetings
Armidale creatives push for physical coworking hub as group hits 360 members
An Armidale businesswoman has built a 360-member community for local creatives and business owners in just a few months, and now has the region’s mayor and council on board to help it grow further.
Posted inArmidale, Awards, Feature
Armidale brewery takes top honours at Sydney beer awards
The Welder’s Dog has taken home a Champion Award from the 2026 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show for its Piney Pale Ale.