NSW is first to sign onto the national gun buyback after the Chanukah terrorist attack. Local MP Jamie Chaffey and Shooters Union Australia say the scheme is unfair, unworkable and will fuel a black market.
Social issues and services
Posted inCrime, Moree
Solicitor charged after alleged 3D-printed firearms seized in Moree
A solicitor has been charged after police allegedly seized four firearms, ammunition and equipment used to manufacture 3D-printed weapons in Moree.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence
Man charged after alleged Pallamallawa home assault
A Pallamallawa man is behind bars after an alleged weekend break-in and assault left a woman needing medical attention. He’s due back in Moree Local Court in October.
Posted inAged Care, Business, Gunnedah, Guyra, Inverell
McLean Care to merge with Respect Group after months of turmoil
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.
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.