• LATEST NEWS
  • LOCAL NEWS
  • DIRECTORY
  • ENGAGE
  • EVENTS
    • ADD AN EVENT
  • ABOUT
    • ADVERTISE
    • SUPPORT
    • CONTACT
  • #18142 (no title)
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
Skip to content
New England Times
FRIDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2025
  • LATEST NEWS
  • LOCAL NEWS
  • DIRECTORY
  • ENGAGE
  • EVENTS
    • ADD AN EVENT
  • ABOUT
    • ADVERTISE
    • SUPPORT
    • CONTACT
  • #18142 (no title)

Anoulack Chanthivong

Posted inArmidale, Good News, Grants and funding, Youth

Premier favours Armidale’s BackTrack with cash boost

blankby New England Times News DeskOctober 7, 2025October 9, 2025

Premier Chris Minns has announced a significant boost for a successful community-led initiative tackling youth crime in Armidale, with new funding from to extend BackTrack’s Night Shift program.

Posted inGlen Innes, Good News, Tamworth, Training and courses

Local inmates learn skills for a more positive future

blankby Lia EdwardsSeptember 1, 2025September 3, 2025

Inmates across New England’s two correctional facilities are being given the chance to build brighter futures, with a surge in vocational training and traineeships designed to equip them with qualifications and real-world skills before release.

Posted inAwareness Events, Crime, Money, National News

Calls to be smarter than scammers in scam awareness week

blankby Lia EdwardsAugust 25, 2025August 26, 2025

Australians are being urged to stay alert to scams as Scams Awareness Week runs from 25–29 August, with new figures showing both the scale of the problem and the importance of vigilance.

Posted inDomestic Violence, Money, NSW Politics

NSW budget boosts justice funding and support for victim-survivors

blankby RK CrosbyJune 2, 2025June 2, 2025

With the NSW Budget just weeks away, the Minns Labor Government has started the major announcements, today detailing how they will inject more than half a billion dollars into the justice system.

Posted inGeneral News

New ‘Rental Commissioner’ to give renters a voice

blankby New England Times News DeskJuly 11, 2023

NSW renters will soon have a strong voice to government with the announcement today that sector leader Trina Jones will be the first NSW Rental Commissioner.

Posted inNSW Politics

NSW Government drops ban on secret bidding to pass renter’s bill

blankby New England Times News DeskJune 7, 2023

The Minns Government has dropped a clause to end secret rent bidding after negotiations with minor parties failed to get support for the measure.  The Government will amend its legislation […]

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST

Sign up to get daily news updates so you don't miss a thing.

Adding you to our mailing list - won't be long

Thanks! You have been added to our mailing list.

Have your say

Most read stories

  • Christmas in the Mall draws thousands for a night of festive fun
    Christmas in the Mall draws thousands for a night of festive fun
  • Boost to paediatric allied health workforce set to reduce wait times across NSW
    Boost to paediatric allied health workforce set to reduce wait times across NSW
  • Soil shocker: This book will make you love dirt
    Soil shocker: This book will make you love dirt
  • Licence to spray: EPA kicks off North West pesticide campaign
    Licence to spray: EPA kicks off North West pesticide campaign
  • Inverell Aquatic Centre redevelopment delivered under budget
    Inverell Aquatic Centre redevelopment delivered under budget
  • Inverell Shire Council Releases 2024–2025 Annual Report
    Inverell Shire Council Releases 2024–2025 Annual Report
  • Narrabri CBD to come alive with return of Christmas Pop-Up Shop
    Narrabri CBD to come alive with return of Christmas Pop-Up Shop
  • NSW to tighten E-bike regulations amid safety concerns
    NSW to tighten E-bike regulations amid safety concerns
New England Times

An independent news site based in New England, NSW, Australia

NEWS

  • Armidale Regional
  • Glen Innes Severn Shire
  • Gunnedah Shire
  • Gwydir Shire
  • Inverell Shire
  • Liverpool Plains Shire
  • Moree Plains Shire
  • Narrabri Shire
  • Tamworth Regional
  • Tenterfield Shire
  • Uralla Shire
  • Walcha

ABOUT

  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • Join our email lists
  • Support our Work
  • Careers
  • Send us a news tip
  • Advertise With Us
  • Websites by New England Times
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

QUICKLINKS

  • Directory
  • Events
  • Engage
  • Good News
 
© Copyright 2025 New England Times
New England Times is bound by the Standards of Practice of the Australian Press Council. If you believe the Standards may have been breached, you may approach New England Times or make a complaint to the Australian Press Council in writing at www.presscouncil.org.au. The Council may also be contacted on 1800 025 712