Fay Kirk and Robert Walker have been named joint recipients of the 2025 Senior of the Year Award, recognising their outstanding contributions to the Narrabri community.
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Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Times Engage Poll
Engage Poll: Honesty with some communication skills, please
POLL RESULTS: New Englanders are most looking for honesty, a brain at work, and good communication skills when they consider which candidate to vote for in an election.
Posted inGood News, Gunnedah, What's on
Gunnedah hosts launch of Dorothea Mackellar coin set
The Royal Australian Mint launched a set of 50c coins honouring Gunnedah’s favourite daughter Dorothea Mackellar, at the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society in South Street in Gunnedah yesterday.
Posted inIndigenous, Tamworth
Tamworth Council to present groundbreaking local government-Indigenous partnership
The Tamworth Coalition of Aboriginal-Controlled Community Organisations is working to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians with revolutionary move.
Posted inAgriculture, Local News
Farmers to join forces on local issues
NSW Farmers branches across the northwest are gearing up for a series of meetings to discuss how they will tackle issues such as connectivity and feral animals in the region.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025
Deepfakes harder to detect spurring election concerns
Hyper-realistic digitally altered or created images are becoming harder to detect and platforms designed to detect them are failing to do so, research shows.
Posted inArmidale, Energy
ARC agrees to multimillion-dollar benefit sharing deal
Armidale Regional Council (ARC) has agreed to a benefit sharing arrangement with energy company ACENERGY which could see millions of dollars invested in the community.
Posted inGlen Innes, Health
New medical imaging centre coming to Glen Innes
A new state of the art medical imaging facility, including a CT scanner, is coming soon to Glen Innes.
Posted inEmergency management, Local News, Weather
Flood watch cancelled as predicted heavy rain fails to appear
The Bureau of Meteorology and NSW SES have cancelled all flood and severe weather warnings for the New England as the predicted heavy rain failed to materialise in much of the region.
Posted inGood News, Moree
Moree crowns citizen of the year 2025
Moree’s Robert Bartel has been announced as Senior Citizen of the Year at the annual Senior Citizens luncheon.