A Recovery Assistance Point will re-open in Gunnedah on Friday 10 February, ensuring individuals, families, farmers, and business owners can continue to access support months on from last year’s flood events.
Posted inEnergy, Uralla Shire
Expansion of Uralla solar farm gets little opposition
The New England Solar Farm near Uralla is set to expand after only one substantive objection was received to their modification proposal.
Posted inRoads and Infrastructure
NSW Farmers wants roads detail
NSW Farmers says Labor needs to explain how it will fix the state’s flood damaged roads if it wins the upcoming election.
Posted inHealth, Inverell
Free perimenopause talk in Inverell
A free public health talk on perimenopause will be held in Inverell on the 18th of February hosted by a hormonal consultant, naturopath and author Kim Piper.
Posted inGunnedah
16 scholarships awarded to Gunnedah students
Sixteen young Gunnedah people are on their way to begin their tertiary studies with the help of a Gunnedah Community Scholarship.
Posted inFederal Politics, Health, NSW Politics
Taylor: We want Single Employer Model in all NSW now
A stoush has erupted between the New South Wales and federal governments over the Single Employer Model of GP training, with NSW Minister for Regional Health Bronnie Taylor saying they want it in every health district in the state now.
Posted inHealth
AMA rates Tamworth as one of the worst hospitals
Only three out of 201 public hospitals across Australia are providing care within recommended timeframes, and none of the hospitals in the New England, according to a report by the AMA.
Posted inGunnedah
New playground for Pensioners Hill Lookout
Gunnedah Urban Landcare Group will be adding a new playground to the Pensioners Hill Lookout as part of their ongoing work to care for the site.
Posted inArmidale, Health, Moree, Tamworth
Moree, Armidale, Tamworth benefit from Telestroke service
People in Moree, Armidale and Tamworth are among more than 3,000 patients who experienced a stroke in rural and regional NSW and received life-changing treatment thanks to the $21.7 million NSW Telestroke Service.
Posted inAgriculture
Australia’s cattle herd to reach largest size in nearly a decade
Meat and Livestock Australia says the nation’s cattle herd is on track to be the biggest in nearly a decade in 2023, thanks to producers successfully rebuilding their herds after years of drought.