Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three businesses bringing a personal touch to everyday life and leisure: a Thermomix consultant helping busy households feel more confident in the kitchen, a local maker crafting small-batch soaps and skincare, and a houseboat holiday business offering a different way to explore the Myall Lakes.
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Posted inGunnedah
Teys Australia backs Gunnedah families with $2,793 fundraiser
A community fundraiser at Gunnedah’s AgQuip Field Days has raised $2,793 to support vulnerable families experiencing hardship, homelessness and domestic violence.
Posted inEducation, Good News, Walcha
Walcha students find lasting lessons in Fiji
Two Walcha students swapped holiday downtime for a Fiji orphanage, where they scrubbed, sewed curtains and installed new beds in a sick bay left empty since Covid. Saying goodbye was the hardest part.
Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Riders urged to protect themselves
One in five NSW road deaths is a motorcyclist, yet bikes are just 3.7 per cent of registered vehicles. A new report on airbag vests shows how much protection riders could be missing.
Posted inArmidale, Education
UNE research gives people with intellectual disability a voice in rural health care
A University of New England research project is giving people with intellectual disability a direct role in improving rural health care.
Posted inLiverpool Plains Shire
Quirindi and Werris Creek residents invited to shape future of their towns
Residents, businesses and community groups in Quirindi and Werris Creek are being encouraged to help shape the future of their towns through two upcoming community roundtables.
Posted inAwards, Warialda
Warialda advocate recognised with prestigious community award at NSW Parliament
Warialda’s Louisa Gilmour has received a prestigious NSW community award for championing regional voices through storytelling and the creative arts.
Posted inEnvironment, NSW News, NSW Politics
Koala park bill hits Parliament
The Great Koala National Park has moved from promise to Parliament, with legislation to create the giant Mid North Coast reserve introduced this week.
Posted inBusiness, Local News
NSW businesses could avoid stamp duty costs under proposed changes
Thousands of NSW small and family-run businesses could avoid additional stamp duty costs under proposed changes to trust regulations.
Posted inBarwon Electorate, Legal, NSW Politics
Butler bill would return firearms appeals to NCAT
A firearms owner fighting a minor confiscation must find $20,000 to appeal in the Supreme Court. Roy Butler’s new bill would send those cases back to NCAT, which he says is faster and affordable.