Warialda’s Louisa Gilmour has received a prestigious NSW community award for championing regional voices through storytelling and the creative arts.
Posted inEnvironment, NSW News, NSW Politics
Koala park bill hits Parliament
The Great Koala National Park has moved from promise to Parliament, with legislation to create the giant Mid North Coast reserve introduced this week.
Posted inBusiness, Local News
NSW businesses could avoid stamp duty costs under proposed changes
Thousands of NSW small and family-run businesses could avoid additional stamp duty costs under proposed changes to trust regulations.
Posted inBarwon Electorate, Legal, NSW Politics
Butler bill would return firearms appeals to NCAT
A firearms owner fighting a minor confiscation must find $20,000 to appeal in the Supreme Court. Roy Butler’s new bill would send those cases back to NCAT, which he says is faster and affordable.
Posted inGood News, Health, Tamworth
Tamworth PET scanner upgraded
Prostate cancer affects around 1 in 6 men, and Tamworth’s PET scanner can now image it locally. Here is what the upgrade means for some patients who used to travel for scans.
Posted inEnergy, Environment, Hunter, Long Read, Nundle, Walcha
The REZ environmental damage the law allows
WEEKEND LONG READ: More than 3,200 hectares of native vegetation will go for the New England REZ transmission line, including 147 hectares of critically endangered New England Peppermint grassy woodland. And they’re allowed to do it because the law gives them a “free kick” as a state significant project.
Posted inGlen Innes
Glen Innes community set to fibre up with faster internet
More than 3,000 Glen Innes homes and businesses can now access full fibre internet upgrades, improving connectivity across the community.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
New offences for dangerous drivers
Film a crash victim and share it online, and you could face jail. New NSW laws also target dangerous driving, hit-and-runs and street racing. Here is what the legislation seeks to introduce.
Posted inArmidale, Local festivals and shows, Narrabri, Tamworth
Big weekend of festival action across the New England
Street art in Armidale, world food in Tamworth, and rural women gathering in Narrabri. Saturday, 17 October is shaping up as the biggest festival day of the season. Here is where to be.
Posted inArmidale, Crime
Teen charged over violent Armidale home invasion
An 18-year-old man has been refused bail after allegedly taking part in a violent home invasion in Armidale that left a woman in her 40s with head and arm injuries.