Inverell Library is set for a major refresh after securing a $500,000 State Library of NSW grant to modernise and revitalise the much-loved community facility.
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Grants open to help communities prepare for drought
More than $3 million is available for community-led projects helping rural and regional Australians prepare for drought.
Posted inArmidale, Grants and funding
Small grants available for community projects across Armidale region
Applications for the next round of Armidale Regional Council’s Community and Village Grants will open on Monday, 1 June 2026.
Posted inGlen Innes, Money
Glen Innes Severn Council backs national campaign to protect regional banking services
Glen Innes Severn Council has backed a national campaign calling on banks to maintain face-to-face services in regional communities.
Posted inFederal Politics, Money, National News
Taylor mimics One Nation in Budget Reply speech that snubs regions
Critics say Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech exposed a Coalition mimicking One Nation rhetoric on “mass migration” while offering little detail, little vision, and little for regional Australia.
Posted inFederal Politics, Glen Innes, Grants and funding, Local News, Local politics
Budget leaves regional councils facing impossible choices
Regional councils say the federal budget still leaves country communities behind, warning shrinking grants and rising costs are forcing councils to “operate on the smell of an oily rag”.
Posted inFederal Politics, Money
‘Class war’ budget targets aspiration
Barnaby Joyce has accused Labor of punishing aspiration through its budget tax reforms, warning changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts will drive investment offshore and push renters “onto the street”.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News, Money, Roads and Infrastructure, Transport and Freight
Chaffey blasts Budget as “broken promises” for Parkes electorate
Parkes MP Jamie Chaffey has slammed the Federal Budget, accusing Labor of abandoning regional Australia through Inland Rail cuts and “net zero obsession”.
Posted inAgriculture, Money, Roads and Infrastructure, Transport and Freight
Small wins overshadowed by deep cuts for regions
Not happy: small wins on measures like excluding farmers from new taxes are not impressing rural advocates.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Grants and funding, National News
Armidale’s APVMA budget winner with additional public good funding
The APVMA has emerged as a surprise winner in the federal Budget, with an $8.7 million funding boost welcomed by industry after years of concerns about the regulator’s performance and resourcing.