Armidale musician and educator Bruce Myers is preparing to take Australian brass music onto the world stage after being selected to perform with Australia Brass at the prestigious World Music Contest in The Netherlands later this year.
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Posted inWomen
North Coast MP leads push to rewrite sex discrimination laws after trans rights ruling
Lyne MP Alison Penfold will introduce a private member’s bill seeking to redefine sex as biological and binary after the Federal Court upheld discrimination findings in the landmark Giggle v Tickle case.
Posted inDorrigo, Environment, Travel
Work begins on 46km Dorrigo Great Escarpment Walk
Work has officially started on the Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk, with the project tipped to create 270 jobs and attract thousands more visitors to the region.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Uralla
70 year old man dies in motorcycle crash at Uralla
A second person has lost their life in a crash on Thunderbolt’s Way in less than two months.
Posted inAgriculture, Consultations and feedback, Water
NSW moves to tighten non-urban water metering rules
NSW is proposing tougher non-urban water metering rules, including annual attestation requirements for larger licence holders, as the state pushes to strengthen compliance and improve water management.
Posted inArmidale, Business, General News, Trades You Can Trust 26, Uralla
Small jobs and practical expertise
Small and special businesses are scattered across the New England, plying their specialised skills with great attention and care, and these two are no exception.
Posted inLocal News
NSW introduces new protections for novice motorcycle riders
NSW novice motorcycle riders will face mandatory glove and high-visibility clothing rules from July under sweeping new road safety reforms.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Moree
Moree hydrogen project aims to reshape farming’s future
Could Moree hold the answer to farming’s fuel and fertiliser crisis? Construction is now underway on NSW’s first large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia plant.
Posted inAwareness Events, Gunnedah, Social issues and services, Tamworth
New England communities celebrate the power of volunteering
As communities across the New England region prepare to celebrate National Volunteer Week, organisations are highlighting the evolving ways Australians are giving back amid rising cost-of-living pressures and increasingly busy lives.
Posted inCrime, Inverell
Motel altercation in Inverell leaves one in hospital, other in jail
A man has been refused bail after allegedly attacking another man with a wine glass at an Inverell motel before allegedly threatening police officers following his arrest.