Newcastle Permanent and Greater Bank are teaming up with The Salvation Army for the annual Toy Drive, collecting gifts for families doing it tough this festive season.
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Posted inFederal Politics, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Labor abandons controversial plan to drop speed limits on rural roads
Federal Government has quietly abandoned its proposal to cut default speed limits on unsigned country roads, following overwhelming backlash from regional Australia.
Posted inBusiness, Local News
From the lab to leadership: Stephanie Cameron new regional director for business
Stephanie Cameron has been appointed the New England North West Regional Director for peak business advocacy body Business NSW
Posted inArmidale, Business, Investigation, Uralla
J&K Auto Repairs comes to you to keep you moving
A new mobile mechanic business is bringing convenience, reliability and a friendly local touch to drivers right across the New England
Posted inBusiness, Local News
RAB members greenlight merger with Summerland Bank
Members of Regional Australia Bank and Summerland Bank have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a proposed merger between the two customer-owned institutions.
Posted inPolitics, Weather
$96.5m BOMB: new BOM website cost 20 times more than originally claimed
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce is leading a chorus of criticism this morning after it was revealed the near-universally loathed new Bureau of Meteorology website cost taxpayers $96.5 million, rather than the $4 million it originally claimed.
Posted inArmidale, Good News, Markets and Fairs, Parenting and kids
Rotary Club of Armidale Central to host special Children’s Christmas Book Sale
The Rotary Club of Armidale Central is setting the scene for a festive season of reading, learning, and bargain-hunting, announcing a special pre-Christmas Children’s Christmas Book Sale to be held on Saturday 13 December.
Posted inLiverpool Plains Shire, Moree Plains Shire, Tenterfield Shire, Uralla Shire, Water
Hands-on support to secure reliable town drinking water
The NSW Government is injecting an extra $2 million into helping 18 regional councils manage critical water infrastructure, securing high quality, reliable water supply for communities across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Good News, Investigation, Tamworth
The livestock owners dream: new rural sitting services finds a niche and gives locals back freedom
Tamworth’s newest small business has hit the ground running, with The Rural Sitter quickly becoming an essential service for locals juggling the demands of animals, property and the realities of rural life.
Posted inMoree, Sport, Tamworth
Call for Parliamentary Inquiry into GRNSW
Barwon MP Roy Butler is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into Greyhound Racing NSW after a report recommended shutting down 15 country tracks, including Tamworth and Moree.