Fees to register farm chemicals could jump more than 200 per cent, and industry warns growers will pay for it, while some products may never reach Australian paddocks at all.
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Posted inArmidale, Good News, Sport
TAS students shine on national and world stage
While most students spent the school holidays relaxing, these TAS students were busy winning national and international titles in rugby, hockey and rowing.
Posted inConsultations and feedback, Regional Development, Tamworth
Community invited to help shape next 20 years for Tamworth Regional Airport
Tamworth Regional Airport is set for a 20-year rethink, and Council wants your say. Here’s how to have input into the plan shaping the airport’s future.
Posted inArmidale, Best in the New England 2026, Business
Professionals Armidale retains Best Real Estate title for second year
Professionals Armidale has cemented its reputation as the New England’s leading real estate agency, taking out the Best Real Estate title for the second consecutive year
Posted inHealth, Moree, What's on
Healthy Harold’s Festival of Health returns to Moree with new cybersafety session
A new cybersafety session for families is being added to the program as Healthy Harold’s Festival of Health returns to Moree, with free events open to the whole community.
Posted inBarwon Electorate, Emergency management, Grants and funding, Politics, Tenterfield
$2.7 million disaster threshold plan an “insult” to small councils
Damage to your whole town, still miss out on funding: that’s the risk if Canberra’s disaster threshold triples to $2.7 million. Barwon MP Roy Butler says it’s “an insult” to small councils.
Posted inEducation, Expos, conferences and meetings, Tamworth
Crucial boarding school expo helps local parents make important decisions
Hundreds of local families are expected to make their way to the 2026 Tamworth Boarding Schools Expo, where 41 boarding schools from across New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland will gather under one roof.
Posted inBest in the New England 2026, Business, Tenterfield
Sherelle Fashions goes back-to-back as New England’s Best Fashion Store
The Tenterfield boutique successfully defended the title it won in 2025, with customers once again voting in large numbers for the family business they say offers far more than just clothing.
Posted inHealth, Local News, Social issues and services, Women
Fear of child protection puts regional mums at risk
Pregnant women in regional NSW face a double risk: less access to health care, and a fear of child protection that stops many from seeking help at all, new research shows.
Posted inAwareness Events, Indigenous, Local News
50 Years of Deadly brings communities together across the New England
From bustling street marches and flag-raising ceremonies to art exhibitions, community barbecues, children’s activities and sporting events, communities across the New England embraced this year’s NAIDOC Week