In a brand-new event for the region, Armidale’s Central Park and Tingcombe Lane will become a sea of light and festivity on Friday 23 August for the Armidale Light Festival
Posted inIndigenous, Inverell
Cultural burn this Friday at Ross Hill Reserve
Residents with asthma and other respiratory condition are being warned of a planned cultural burn at on the north west outskirts of Inverell on Friday.
Posted inAgriculture
Producers urged to take part in upcoming WoolPoll
Producers are being encouraged to take part in the upcoming vote on the wool levy.
Posted inInverell, Investigation
Inverell is food for the soul
Fred believes this rural community, cradled within the hills and paddocks of the New England, has captured his heart, and satisfies his soul.
Posted inArmidale, Education
New England students skill up for careers in AgTech
Local high school students are gaining experience in the future of agriculture with a Taster Program.
Posted inEducation, Local News
Pilot project to instil kindness in children in the New England
A new pilot program will be delivered throughout the New England region to help build empathy and reduce anxiety among our children.
Posted inEducation, NSW Politics
School leadership back into the classroom more from next year
More than 4000 NSW teachers who left the classroom to take administrative roles such as assistant and deputy principal will have to return to the classroom next year, if they haven’t already.
Posted inAgriculture, Science and Research
New England’s sheep geneticists reach milestone
Meat & Livestock Australia’s Sheep Genetics program, led by Armidale researchers, has hit a new milestone with the latest MERINOSELECT analysis reaching 500,000 genotypes – making it the largest genomic evaluation of its type anywhere in the world. MERINOSELECT is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for Merino producers. It produces Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) that […]
Posted inArmidale, Investigation
Two-step move away from Sydney and floods ends in Armidale
Christine and her daughter were part of the mass exodus from Sydney during the pandemic, relocating to the Northern Rivers at the end of 2020, just in time for the floods.
Posted inGunnedah, Local politics
Community drop-in sessions for Gunnedah open space draft Master Plans
Two community drop-in sessions will be held this week for people who want to learn more about the draft Master Plans for Kitchener Park, Wolseley Oval, the Showground and the Riverine Precinct