WEEKEND LONG READ: New England was promised worker housing that would stay behind as homes. The REZ EIS delivers 2,060 beds in five temporary camps on paddocks a long way from anywhere.
University of New England
Posted inArmidale, Feature, What's on
Reserve Bank Governor returns to UNE for Graduation
The Reserve Bank Governor is coming home to UNE. Michele Bullock will address the graduation ceremony on Friday, and you can watch the live stream.
Posted inArmidale, Education
UNE research gives people with intellectual disability a voice in rural health care
A University of New England research project is giving people with intellectual disability a direct role in improving rural health care.
Posted inEducation, Glen Innes
Highlands Hub partnership to boost business opportunities in Glen Innes
Glen Innes businesses and entrepreneurs will gain access to new mentoring, training and networking opportunities through a partnership with UNE’s SMART Region Incubator.
Posted inLocal festivals and shows, Tamworth
Dolly Parton tribute headlines second wave of Tamworth festival acts
Dolly Parton gets a one-off tribute, Mack Geiger sets a fastest-selling record, and Brad Cox plays his biggest Tamworth shows yet. More details about the lineup for the 2027 Tamworth Country Music Festival is here.
Posted inArmidale, Emergency management, Expos, conferences and meetings
Armidale event asks how research can help the bush prepare for disruption
Armidale will host a morning forum on Friday, 16 October, asking how academic research can do more to prepare regional, rural and remote Australia for challenging and disruptive futures.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Armidale, Science and Research, What's on
Armidale livestock unit celebrates 50 years
From a handful of traits to trillions of data points, an Armidale unit has spent 50 years reshaping Australian livestock. Now it is throwing a party, and auctioning a heifer.
Posted inArmidale, Crime, Indigenous, Long Read, Moree, NSW Politics, NSW Votes 2027
Tough on crime, weak on details: how emotion rather than evidence drives justice reform
WEEKEND LONG READ: The NSW election is less than six months away, and both sides are selling ‘tough on crime’. The evidence says their tough slogans don’t make us safer. So why do they keep doing it?
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Moonbi, Uralla
New England Highway to close for giant transformer Friday
A 402-tonne load, 72 metres long, is about to crawl over the Moonbi Range. Here’s when the New England Highway will close on Friday, and where to watch it roll into Uralla.
Posted inBusiness, What's on
Glen Innes Highlands Hub launches free Small Business Month program
Breakfasts, bootcamps, and a night of creativity after dark. Glen Innes businesses have a whole month of free support on offer this October. Here’s what’s coming up.