Two young Gunnedah students have taken their voices to Federal Parliament, highlighting housing concerns and the importance of regional health services.
Posted inArmidale, Arts, Fundraiser
Packsaddle 2026 offers art for every budget at NERAM
Artworks priced from $99 to $12,000 will go on show at the 2026 Packsaddle Exhibition at NERAM in Armidale, with all money raised going directly to the gallery.
Posted inBusiness, Good News, Local News, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26: Local shopping, keeping you moving and thoughtful design
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three businesses bringing practical solutions and personal service to the region: a country boutique making shopping and special occasions easier, a family-run automotive and towing group keeping motorists moving, and an architect creating considered spaces tailored to the people who use them.
Posted inBusiness, Expos, conferences and meetings, Tamworth
Investors head to Tamworth and Goondiwindi to meet rural business owners
Investors will travel to Tamworth and Goondiwindi this November to sit down with rural business owners, as the Invest Rural roadshow brings capital and conversation to country towns.
Posted inGood News, North Coast
Ballina woman sole winner of $100m powerball
A Ballina woman spent the day spotting signs from a late loved one. By night, she had won $100 million. Hear the moment her family found out.
Posted inLifestyle, Narrabri, Tourism
Camels, wagon tours and country camping on the way to Narrabri
Amanda Renyard and her husband Wayne moved to the Narrabri area about six months ago, and they brought their camels with them. Now the couple are in the final stages of getting ready to open Narrabri Camel Camp, a new camping and animal experience.
Posted inTamworth
Tamworth residents warned of scam targeting council events
Tamworth residents and businesses are being warned to watch for fraudulent event booking forms and websites impersonating council services.
Posted inAwards, Politics, Tamworth
Tamworth Labor honours its long-timers
Twenty members, 10 to 30 years of loyalty, and one pointed question: why do you stay? Tamworth Labor’s long-timers share what keeps them turning up, and how they fared in the trivia contest.
Posted inTamworth
More than 200 new homes unlocked for East Tamworth
More than 200 new homes are planned for East Tamworth, including at least 70 affordable and social dwellings to ease housing pressures.
Posted inIndigenous, Local profiles
Black Gully Festival to honour Uncle Cyril Green’s life in music
Armidale musician and Dunghutti elder Uncle Cyril Green will be honoured at this year’s Black Gully Festival on Saturday, 7 November. The tribute will reflect on a lifetime in music that began on a guitar in Walcha.