Gunnedah Shire Council has merged three separate grant schemes into one streamlined program, with funding of up to $5,000 on offer for local community groups and charities.
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Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
Tamworth Pride cancels Fair Day after funding falls short
Tamworth Pride has scrapped its Fair Day and After Party after funding fell through, joining a growing list of regional pride events forced to cancel this year.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Fire, Local News
Bush Fire Danger Period starts across the region
Seven New England North West council areas start their Bush Fire Danger Period today. Here’s what it means for permits, and how to get your property ready.
Posted inEmergency management, Glen Innes Severn Shire
Hazard reduction burn in Guy Fawkes River National Park
A 2,000 hectare hazard reduction burn is planned for Guy Fawkes River National Park this week. Here’s what locals need to know about closures and smoke.
Posted inNSW News, Regional Development
New rules aim to simplify planning input
More than 100 different planning consultation rules across NSW are being replaced with one statewide plan from 1 September, giving every community the same say on development.
Posted inArmidale, Feature, Grants and funding, Training and courses
Free workshop to boost grant writing skills
Got a great community project but no idea how to fund it? Armidale Regional Council’s free grant writing workshop on 8 October wants to change that.
Posted inFeature, Fundraiser, Inverell
Buy a badge this Legacy Week
Inverell Legacy needs volunteers, donors and badge-buyers this week, as the charity marks its biggest eligibility shake-up in 100 years.
Posted inArmidale, Indigenous, What's on
Thomas Mayo to give 40th Frank Archibald lecture at UNE
Thomas Mayo will deliver UNE’s 40th Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture in October, asking whether Australians are as divided as some would have us believe.
Posted inConsultations and feedback, Feature, Tenterfield
Tenterfield theatre to be named after Peter Allen
Should the School of Arts theatre carry his name? Tenterfield wants your say on honouring hometown star Peter Allen, ahead of October’s festival celebrating his legacy.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW News, Water
NSW floodplain harvesting audit begins
Only 58 per cent of floodplain harvesting storages in NSW were compliant as of June, and now a watchdog audit wants to know if the water take data can be trusted at all.