The Great Koala National Park has moved from promise to Parliament, with legislation to create the giant Mid North Coast reserve introduced this week.
Janelle Saffin
Posted inGrants and funding, Local News, Tenterfield
Angry Bull Trails lands $1.5m for Tenterfield stage and pavilion
Live music, festivals, and cycling events could soon have a new home in Tenterfield. Angry Bull Trails has landed $1.5 million, and 16 other New England projects are sharing the rest.
Posted inBusiness, NSW News
NSW small businesses go digital
Smaller teams, bigger reach, and nearly half now using AI. New research shows how NSW small businesses are changing, and why regional owners stand apart.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Roads and Infrastructure
$319m Armidale to Kempsey Road rebuild gets its builder
Landslips, fires, and floods left it in ruins. Now a builder has been named for the $319 million Kempsey-Armidale Road rebuild, and here is when the work starts.
Posted inConsultations and feedback, Energy, Tenterfield Shire
Have your say on Australia’s first solar panel recycling scheme
More than a million rooftop solar systems are ageing across NSW, and the panels are starting to pile up in landfill. A new scheme could change that for good.
Posted inTenterfield, Tourism
National park upgrades to boost Tenterfield region
Changes to two Tenterfield national parks aim to boost regional tourism, improve visitor facilities and strengthen Western Bundjalung cultural recognition.
Posted inIndigenous, Local News
NSW strategy aims to grow Aboriginal businesses and regional opportunities
A new five-year NSW strategy aims to help Aboriginal businesses overcome barriers, access funding and create opportunities across regional communities.
Posted inNSW Politics, NSW Votes 2027, Tenterfield Shire
Saffin defends regional ministers after confirming administrative error
Janelle Saffin says the numbers back up what she told budget estimates all along, it was never misuse, just a mix-up over which budget line her Sydney travel came from.
Posted inNSW Politics, NSW Votes 2027, Tenterfield Shire
Coalition ramps up attack on Saffin over expenses
“One night, out of a year,” she said of a Ballina hotel stay. Now the Coalition is dragging Minister Janelle Saffin to the Auditor General to explain that and dozens of other travel claims that may not be right.
Posted inMoonbi, Roads and Infrastructure
Moonbi intersection reopens after flood damage repairs
Moonbi’s George Street and River Street intersection is open again, four years after flood damage closed it, following a $1.45 million repair project.