From 1–4 May 2025, Glen Innes will once again host the Australian Celtic Festival, and in 2025, the spotlight turns to Brittany, Cornwall and Wales.
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Posted inArmidale, Environment, Grants and funding
New project offers $3000 to ditch the wood fire heating in Armidale
Asthma Australia has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing harmful air pollution in Armidale by encouraging residents to replace their woodfire heaters.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
“Safe staffing” rolled out at Tamworth Hospital amid ongoing healthcare debate
Tamworth Hospital has become the latest NSW facility to implement safe staffing levels as part of the NSW Government’s initiative.
Posted inLocal News, Water
NSW Government listens on wetlands
The NSW Government has listened carefully to valuable community feedback on revised wetland mapping in 6 unregulated water sharing plans.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy, Muswellbrook, New England Electorate
The Muswellbrook debate at the heart of the election
The energy transition at the heart of election debate is personal for Muswellbrook residents.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Surrounds, Parkes Electorate
Meet Sally Edwards, Libertarian candidate for Parkes
Sally Edwards, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for the federal seat of Parkes, is no stranger to rural life or grassroots activism, but is a relative newcomer to politics.
Posted inArts, Tamworth
Shining a light on regional and rural artists
Tamworth Regional Gallery is presenting two captivating exhibitions with Overhead and Underneath – Lessons in Observation and The Good by Anna Louise Richardson.
Posted inLocal News, What's on
Big screen, on-stage, book and craft fun these school holidays
There’s a lot happening around the New England these school holidays. Check out what’s happening in your neighbourhood here.
Posted inArmidale, Competitions and free stuff, School News
New England teams off to State Final of da Vinci Decathlon
New England students, including five teams from Armidale and one from Inverell, have qualified for the State Final of the da Vinci Decathlon in Sydney later this year,
Posted inHealth, Local News
They’re about you, but do you own them? Who owns your medical records
Who owns these medical records? As they’re about your body and your health, is it you? Or is it the doctor who wrote them? And what happens to them if your doctor leaves or retires?