Thrones, crowns, capes, and egg-and-spoon races. New England’s aged care villages went all out for a good cause, and one village walked away with the trophy.
Armidale Regional
Posted inArmidale, Education, Immigration, Investigation
International students face growing uncertainty as study rules tighten
A medical certificate, a missed deadline, and a coordinator on leave. Now one nursing student’s plans are on hold, just as new visa rules make changing course harder than ever.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Domestic Violence
Armidale to remember lives lost to violence during 16 Days of Activism
Behind every life lost to violence is a name and a story. This December, Womens Shelter Armidale is asking the community to come together and remember them.
Posted inArmidale, Entertainment, Feature, What's on
Oud master Joseph Tawadros brings solo show to Armidale
His first oud cost 100 dollars and an iron. Now eight-time ARIA winner Joseph Tawadros is bringing it to Armidale on Monday for a night of music, stories, and a fair bit of rambling.
Posted inArmidale, Business, Economy, Feature, Federal Politics
Liberals weigh New England run as Senator makes first Armidale visit
Could the Liberals throw their hat into the ring in New England? On his first Armidale visit, Senator Dave Sharma talks rail, water, Bondi, gun laws, and why he wants your vote.
Posted inArmidale, Business, Real Estate
Armidale’s only 4.5-star hotel hits the market as mining and REZ demand builds
Armidale’s only 4.5-star hotel is up for sale, with agents pitching Rydges Armidale as a ready-made base for the miners, renewable energy workers, and corporate visitors expected to fill the city’s beds in coming years.
Posted inArmidale, Gunnedah, Health, Local News, Mental Health, Regional Development, What's on, Women
Free first aid training back for regional women
In the country, help can be a long way off, and women are often first on the scene. Free first aid and mental health training is coming to Armidale, Forster and more.
Posted inArmidale, Feature, Roads and Infrastructure
Road widening to slow New England Highway traffic at Link Road, Armidale
Heading through Armidale on the New England Highway? Roadworks at Link Road start Monday, bringing 40 km/h limits, one-way traffic, and a closed turn-off until the end of January.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Energy, Feature, Housing, Long Read, Uralla Shire, Walcha
Camps in the paddock: the REZ housing legacy that isn’t
WEEKEND LONG READ: New England was promised worker housing that would stay behind as homes. The REZ EIS delivers 2,060 beds in five temporary camps on paddocks a long way from anywhere.
Posted inArmidale, Armidale Regional, Consultations and feedback, Kentucky, Local News, Uralla, Uralla Shire, Water
Armidale pipeline tops list as Uralla weighs its water future
A pipeline from Armidale has topped the list of options to secure Uralla’s water. But Council says nothing is decided yet, and it wants to hear what residents think.