From 1–4 May 2025, Glen Innes will once again host the Australian Celtic Festival, and in 2025, the spotlight turns to Brittany, Cornwall and Wales.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Workers and Unions
Barnaby legacy vs Dutton ideology: Regional public servants under threat
Coalition policy of cutting public servants is sharply at odds with Barnaby Joyce’s legacy on fighting for public service jobs, with no sign regional public servants will be spared from the proposed cuts.
Posted inArmidale, Environment, Grants and funding
New project offers $3000 to ditch the wood fire heating in Armidale
Asthma Australia has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing harmful air pollution in Armidale by encouraging residents to replace their woodfire heaters.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, NSW Politics, Sport, Workers and Unions
NSW Government axes regional Office of Sport staff
On Friday, 30 regionally based staff in the NSW Government Office of Sport were told they may no longer have jobs.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
“Safe staffing” rolled out at Tamworth Hospital amid ongoing healthcare debate
Tamworth Hospital has become the latest NSW facility to implement safe staffing levels as part of the NSW Government’s initiative.
Posted inLocal News, Water
NSW Government listens on wetlands
The NSW Government has listened carefully to valuable community feedback on revised wetland mapping in 6 unregulated water sharing plans.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy, Muswellbrook, New England Electorate
The Muswellbrook debate at the heart of the election
The energy transition at the heart of election debate is personal for Muswellbrook residents.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Surrounds, Parkes Electorate
Meet Sally Edwards, Libertarian candidate for Parkes
Sally Edwards, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for the federal seat of Parkes, is no stranger to rural life or grassroots activism, but is a relative newcomer to politics.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Housing
First-home buyers back in spotlight in federal election
First-time home buyers have been offered two different pathways to crack the property market as election campaigning reaches a fever pitch.
Posted inArts, Tamworth
Shining a light on regional and rural artists
Tamworth Regional Gallery is presenting two captivating exhibitions with Overhead and Underneath – Lessons in Observation and The Good by Anna Louise Richardson.