A proposal to reduce the default speed limit on roads outside built-up areas to 80 kilometres per hour has sparked debate across regional Australia, with local leaders calling for investment in safer roads rather than slower travel.
Brendan Moylan
Posted inArmidale, Health, Moree
Fears for our nurses as incentives slashed
Fears are growing across the Northern Tablelands that the region’s already struggling hospitals could lose even more staff, after Hunter New England Health confirmed financial incentives for some nurses will be cut.
Posted inArmidale, Community development, Housing
Homes NSW out of Duval High housing deal
Homes NSW has formally declined to acquire the Duval High site for housing development, pulling out of the proposal.
Posted inArmidale, Community development, Housing
Government continues to talk up Duval High redevelopment while locals try to block it
A grassroots campaign has been launched to stop plans for a housing development on the former Duval High School site in Armidale
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
Crime down in New England but fears remain
Despite the encouraging drop in crime statistics revealed this week, locals say the statistics are cold comfort, pointing to high rates of violence compared to the rest of New South Wales and shocking recent incidents like the stabbing of a Moree motel owner.
Posted inHealth, Moree, NSW Politics
Moree Hospital without a doctor as health crisis continues
The health and hospital crisis gripping the New England has moved from its focal point from Wee Waa to Moree, where the town’s emergency department has been left without a doctor for weeks.
Posted inEmergency management, Federal Politics, Local News, NSW Politics
Where’s our Emergency Declaration? Joyce, Moylan, call for support in snow storm recovery
The unexpectedly heavy snow fall of last weekend’s storm was fun to play in and great for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for locals to make a snowman in the front yard, but the damage was also widespread.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Economy, Grants and funding, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Social issues and services
‘Disappointing’ NSW Budget delivers limited support for regions
The Minns Government’s 2025–26 New South Wales Budget, handed down today, has already come under fire for failing to deliver for regional areas.
Posted inBusiness, Good News, Moree
Fresh Ideas, Regional Voices – Inside Pitch2Grow 2025
Pitch2Grow 2025 gave the stage to six local founders with six very different ideas, all rooted in a shared drive to create something better for their communities.