“This man knows nothing about segregation.” A Gomeroi Elder and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council have hit back after Gunnedah councillors voted to fly just one flag in the chamber.
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Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News
Police blitz for Labour Day weekend
Double demerits, random breath and drug tests, and 261 lives already lost this year. Police have a blunt message for anyone hitting the road this Labour Day long weekend.
Posted inBusiness, What's on
Glen Innes Highlands Hub launches free Small Business Month program
Breakfasts, bootcamps, and a night of creativity after dark. Glen Innes businesses have a whole month of free support on offer this October. Here’s what’s coming up.
Posted inTamworth
North Tamworth church hall to create work for local tradies
A new North Tamworth church hall will provide space for local gatherings while supporting builders and tradies during construction.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence, NSW News
Moree domestic violence rate three times state average as MP urges fresh ideas
Moree’s domestic violence rate is more than triple the state average. As NSW adds 1,000 prison beds, the Northern Tablelands MP says the answers may lie in Austria, Spain, and Sweden.
Posted inBusiness, Local News, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26 Day 1: Creatively different
Today for Small Business Month, let’s kick things off by demonstrating the diversity of local small business with artisanal woodcarvers, a bookkeeper, and a creative collective that you simply have to visit.
Posted inArmidale, Energy, Walcha
Origin walks away from Skye Ridge wind farm near Walcha
Origin has walked away from its 870MW Skye Ridge wind farm near Walcha, effective immediately, to double down on its Northern Tablelands project west of Armidale. But the move was no surprise.
Posted inAwards, Gunnedah Shire, Liverpool Plains Shire, What's on
Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains call for local legends
Every town has a local legend who never gets thanked. Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains want their names, and in Gunnedah there are new award categories to find them.
Posted inLocal politics and councils, Walcha
Eric Noakes stands down after a decade as Walcha’s mayor
Eric Noakes has handed Walcha’s mayoralty to Hyde Thomson, as his deputy steps aside amid questions over a tourism venture.
Posted inGunnedah, Indigenous, Petitions
Gunnedah petition demands Aboriginal flag in Council chamber
Gunnedah’s deputy mayor warned of “a reverse type of apartheid” before councillors voted to hang just one flag in the chamber. Now Aboriginal community members are fighting back with a petition.