After a financial collapse, a failed audit and community anger over a century-old bequest, Inverell’s McLean Care has found a buyer. Here’s what the Respect Group merger means for residents, staff and the town.
Social issues and services
Posted inCrime, Glen Innes, Yetman
Man charged after alleged knife-point break-ins and police pursuits
A man allegedly kicked in a door, held a resident’s neighbour off with a knife, then led police on two pursuits that ended in bushland near Yetman. Farmers helped track him down. Now he faces 10 charges.
Posted inAgriculture, National News, Phone and Internet, Social issues and services
Regional Tech Hub shuts its doors after six years
It helped 80,000 households navigate patchy internet, the 3G shutdown and Triple Zero outages. Now the Regional Tech Hub has closed, after funding for the free service ran out.
Posted inCrime, Yetman
Man on the run after ramming police car near Yetman
A man is still on the run through bushland near Yetman after ramming a police car during a pursuit, with officers urging locals not to approach him.
Posted inArmidale, Social issues and services, What's on
Pimples, parties and pornography: PLC Armidale forum tackles modern parenting
Puberty hasn’t changed, but the world teenagers navigate it in has. PLC Armidale is bringing in police, lawyers and educators to help New England parents catch up.
Posted inCrime, Moree
Woman charged in Moree after police drone assists in arrest
A police drone circling over Moree tracked a woman from a backyard shed straight into a domestic violence arrest.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Social issues and services
Armidale’s annual sleepout asks locals to feel the cold for Vinnies
More than 1,100 Armidale locals sought help from Vinnies last year. Now the charity wants the wider community to spend a night feeling what that means.
Posted inCrime, Wee Waa
Police seek information after Wee Waa break and enter
A Wee Waa resident confronted an alleged intruder after waking to find a man inside his home before dawn on Friday.
Posted inCrime, Narrabri
Appeal for information after alleged break and enter in Narrabri
Police are appealing for information after an alleged break and enter at a home in Narrabri early this morning.
Posted inCrime, Inverell
Man charged over alleged drug supply in Inverell
A man has been charged after police allegedly seized cannabis and more than $10,000 in cash during searches in Inverell.