Nine out of 10 parents and carers of students supported by The Smith Family are worried they will not be able to afford all items their children need for school this year, a Smith Family survey has found. The results from the charity’s annual Pulse Survey highlight...
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Glen Innes Airport Remains Closed for Major Works
The temporary closure of the Glen Innes Airport has been extended for major works until 31st of March to allow for essential upgrades and improvements. The closure, which came into effect last November, was to be completed by the 31st of January The works include...
Farmers Welcome Plans to Attract More Vets to Regional NSW
The state’s peak farm body has welcomed a new government initiative to address acute shortages of vets across rural NSW. Under the NSW Government’s Welcome Experience program, vets, vet nurses, vet technicians and their families are now eligible to receive assistance...
Temperatures Set to Soar in the Region
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a heatwave warning for the Northern Tablelands and Northwest slopes and plains for this week. Severe heatwave conditions are expected to build over northeast parts of the state this week before easing later in the week and over the...
New England Deserves Better: Joyce
New England MP Barnaby Joyce says the electorate is well short of major funding investment needed to keep the nation at a standard of living which it has grown accustomed to. It follows last week announcements of federal government funding to four New England...
NSW Psychiatrists Walk Out
More than 200 of the state’s 260 psychiatrists, including 11 from Hunter New England Health, will walk off the job from today amid a pay dispute with the NSW Government. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan says patients are the ones who will suffer...
Truck Roll Over at Warialda
Emergency crews were called out to Warialda just after 1:30 on Saturday afternoon following a truck roll over on Northstar Rd. Fire and Rescue NSW Warialda Unit state upon arrival, the crew found a single stock float on its side. The driver was able to exit the truck...
Man Pleads Not Guilty Following Incident in Emmaville
A builder has pleaded not guilty to grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, dangerous driving, and not disclosing the identity of a driver following an incident in Emmaville on Friday, January 10. The Northern Daily Leader reports the defence for...
NRMA Lends Help to Glen Innes Customers
NRMA Insurance sent out one of their HELP response vehicles to Glen Innes over the weekend following the wild hailstorms which wreaked havoc around the town last weekend. The vehicle is a mobile claims centre so customers can talk to the claims team face-to-face,...