Rising star Brooke Moran has been awarded the inaugural Waratahs Ian Campbell Scholarship
Armidale Regional
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Education, Mental Health, Tamworth
TAFE NSW trades teachers wear bold shirts to support mental health
TAFE NSW Armidale and Tamworth teachers are backing the future of the New England region’s construction workforce by wearing a custom-designed shirt as part of a new state-wide initiative to raise awareness of mental health and provide vital support to trades students.
Posted inArmidale, Awards, Sport, Tamworth Regional
NIAS 33rd Annual Academy Awards gala rescheduled to small celebration
Snow cancelled the 33rd NIAS Academy Awards, but a smaller event will be held in Tamworth, and top athletes including Bella Henderson and Archie Clarke have been recognised for 2024–2025.
Posted inArmidale, Competitions and free stuff, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Youth
Young artists in Armidale encouraged to get creative for mental health
BetterSpace Wellbeing Clinic is putting young people at the centre of the mental health conversation with its first ever Thought Defusion Art Competition,
Posted inArmidale Regional, Emergency management, Good News
Post snow storm BBQ raises cash for local SES
Jackson’s Provedores hosted a free BBQ to thank SES and emergency workers after recent wild weather, raising over $500 through community donations and matching funds to support the local SES unit.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Good News
Locals leverage City to Surf to raise funds
Locals from school students to a mum are taking part in this weekend’s City to Surf in Sydney to support causes they care about.
Posted inArmidale, School News, Sport
Snow no barrier to TAS, Sydney Grammar rugby clash
In a match that will surely become folklore, TAS and Sydney Grammar braved snow and mud on Backfield, with TAS taking a 25–3 win in their final GPS home game of the season.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Science and Research
Australia pioneers world-first FMD vaccine
A world-first biodegradable vaccine to protect livestock from foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been developed through a $20 million, five-year research partnership between Meat & Livestock Australia, Tiba Biotech, and the NSW Government.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Armidale, Emergency management, Gunnedah, Local News, Weather
Evacuations in Gunnedah as flooding worsens, others plan to be without power for days
The heroes in high vis have been hard at work today dealing with increasing flooding in the low country and getting the power back on where they can as the snow melted in the high country.
Posted inArmidale, Science and Research
UNE academic finds first evidence of multi-species dinosaur herds
New research by a University of New England (UNE) palaeontologist has uncovered the first known evidence of multi-species herding behaviour in dinosaurs