Moree farmer Rebecca Reardon has been elected unopposed as the new President of the NSW Farmers Association at the Annual General Conference.
Posted inArmidale, Arts, Good News
Myers part of Australian first on world stage
An Armidale music teacher just helped make history in the Netherlands, becoming part of the first Australian band ever to crack the World Music Contest’s elite division.
Posted inAgriculture, Awareness Events, National News
Near miss sparks farm safety rethink
One ordinary day on a NSW poultry farm could have ended in tragedy. Now Brad Vinecombe is asking farmers everywhere: is any deadline worth not making it home?
Posted inNSW Politics
Coalition cherry-picks corporate insolvency to spruik payroll tax policy
The NSW Coalition says insolvencies prove Labor is failing business. The same data shows collapses actually fell last year. So which figure tells the real story?
Posted inAgriculture, Expos, conferences and meetings, Moree, Mullaley
Changing of the guard as hundreds of farmers gather to chart NSW agriculture’s future
A New England president departs and another local is tipped to take the chair, as farmers converge on Sydney to fight over renewables, water, drought, and the future of farming.
Posted inBest in the New England 2026, Business, Tamworth
KE Photography captures Best Photographer title
From newborns to weddings, family portraits and milestone celebrations, thousands of treasured New England memories have passed through Kate Dhu’s lens.
Posted inBendemeer, Energy
Essential Energy advises of planned power outage for Bendemeer and surrounding areas
Essential Energy will carry out planned maintenance on Tuesday, 21 July, requiring a power outage affecting about 490 customers near Bendemeer.
Posted inAgriculture, Local News
Pesticide users reminded to meet record-keeping rules
Most north-west NSW farmers are complying with pesticide laws, but an EPA compliance campaign found some users need better record-keeping practices.
Posted inAgriculture, Moree, NSW News
AI and ag tech takes centre stage at NSW Farmers conference
Farm data is an $800 million industry and rising, but the AI data centres crunching it want the same water our communities are short of. The latest new development to divide the ag world is set to dominate this week’s NSW Farmers Conference.
Posted inBest in the New England 2026, Business, Tenterfield
Mum’s the word for the Best Cleaner in New England
That willingness to take on the hardest cleaning challenges, combined with a commitment to quality, has clearly struck a chord with customers.