The national cotton crop is tipped to fall from 4.5 million bales to 2.7 million. With Gwydir allocations down after a dry winter, growers are planting less and bracing for a hot, dry season.
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Posted inEnergy, Local News, Women
Regional women rush clean energy course
Nearly 70 regional women applied in a single month. A new program is training women to help their communities shape the renewable energy rollout, and demand has been huge.
Posted inLocal News, Roads and Infrastructure
Gwydir Highway works to impact motorists for six months
Motorists face changed traffic conditions on the Gwydir Highway for six months as turnout lane works begin at Gibraltar Range.
Posted inBusiness, Good News, Local News, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26: Flowers, Massage, Tech help
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three local businesses that keep the New England beautiful, relaxed, and stress free.
Posted inAgriculture, Moree, NSW News, Social issues and services
Farmers want slasher taken to length of daylight saving
While city workers might rejoice, for farmers the onset of daylight saving time is a six-month grind – and they’re calling for compromise.
Posted inArmidale, Local festivals and shows
Walking tours to unlock Armidale’s hidden stories
Crime and justice, trailblazing women, and colourful characters are hiding in plain sight on Armidale’s streets, and two new walking tours will bring their stories to life at this year’s Creative Streets Festival.
Posted inFire, Tamworth
Car destroyed in fire behind Tamworth’s Atrium
Explosions, thick smoke, and workers evacuated. A car was destroyed in a fire behind Tamworth’s Atrium on Saturday, but was an e-bike really to blame? Police say the cause is still unknown.
Posted inNSW Politics, NSW Votes 2027, Tamworth
Tamworth’s Jeff Bacon joins One Nation upper house ticket
Shooters, then Nationals, now One Nation. Third time lucky, Tamworth gun maker Jeff Bacon has landed second on an upper house ticket promising to repeal NSW’s new firearm laws.
Posted inAwareness Events, Business, NSW Politics, Tamworth
Anderson urges locals to shut the laptop and shop local
Rising costs and a slow economy are biting local businesses. Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson has a simple ask for October: shut the laptop and shop in town.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Hunter, Sport
Tragic start to grand final weekend as car hits Knights fans
Updated: Knights fans lined the road to send their team off to the grand final. Then a car ploughed into the crowd. Ten are injured including two 5 year olds and a 2 year old, two critically, and the driver is under arrest.