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BackTrack in Armidale receives $20k to support at-risk youth

blankby Kate BrownNovember 11, 2025November 15, 2025

Armidale’s BackTrack Youth Works has secured $20k in grant funding to employ a former program participant as part of its wellbeing and dog therapy programs.

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Regional Australia Bank returns $2.79 million to community groups

blankby New England Times News DeskSeptember 5, 2025September 7, 2025

Regional Australia Bank has returned $2.79 million to more than 2,300 organisations 2025, powered by 100,000 regional Australians.

Posted inArmidale

BackTrack is making new tracks

blankby Kate BrownMarch 14, 2023

Armidale’s Backtrack initiative is breaking ground, with a new 600 acre farm of their own, thanks to fate and generous supporters.

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