The Albanese Government has cut 30 million dollars from New England roads as part of their ‘budget savings’ measures.
Posted inAgriculture, News
New Cattle Australia board criticised for lack of diversity
The new Cattle Australia body has announced its first board and come under immediate criticism for the lack of diversity in its members. Only one woman and six men were elected to the foundation board of the new organisation which replaces Cattle Council as the representative body for the grassfed beef cattle industry. The outgoing […]
Posted inFederal Politics, News
Senate committee hears how bad poverty is in rural areas
The Senate Community Affairs committee held its third hearing into the nature and extent of poverty in Australia in Murray Bridge this week with a focus on how poverty was affecting regional communities.
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Six dead after siege at Wieambilla
Two police officers and a good samaritan are dead after a tense siege at Wieambilla in Queensland.
Posted inArmidale, Inverell, Local News, News
Inverell follows Armidale’s booze ban
The cartel like behaviour of liquor accords has deepened in the New England with Inverell adopting of the same ‘barred from one, barred from all’ policy introduced in Armidale in September.
Posted inEnvironment, Tamworth
Visitors encouraged to help make Tamworth Country Music Festival green
Visitors to the 51st Toyota Country Music Festival in Tamworth are being urged to go green when visiting the region during the 2023 festival. January 2023 marks the return of the Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth to its traditional 10-day timeslot. Troy Cassar-Daley, the festival’s sustainability ambassador, said there are lots of simple things visitors […]
Posted inHealth
No such thing as a safe vape
NSW Health is urging parents to have early conversations with their teenagers to help discourage vaping.
Posted inAgriculture
Flooding won’t wash away a bumper year for farmers
Australian agriculture is still on track for a bumper year according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), despite the impact of the devastating floods. The ABARES Agricultural Commodities and Crop Reports, released this week, shows the sector setting new benchmarks in export commodities and high yields for winter crops. The […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local politics, Tamworth
Soft plastics recycling now available in Tamworth region
Residents across the Tamworth region can help prevent soft plastics from going to waste through a new kerbside recycling program. Tamworth Regional Council have been trialling soft plastic recycling through the kerbside bin since February this year and from today the program will opened up to everyone in the region. The Curby Program gives residents a home-based […]
Posted inEnvironment, Inverell, Moree, Warialda
First ‘Koala Kiss’ site to be established in Gwydir Shire
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has announced the nation’s first ‘Koala Kiss Site’, which is part of the larger Koala Kiss Project to ensure abundant Koala populations in 50 years. AKF Chair Deborah Tabart said they had selected the Gwydir Shire in NSW because it contained secure habitat with the ability to have certain points […]