The cost-of-doing-business crisis is forcing more than one in five small businesses to cut spending in cyber security, despite them being the least prepared for a cyber attack. A new report on the impact of cyber attacks on NSW small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has...
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Haussler Calls for Community Support for Mini World Cup
Founder of the Joeys Mini World Cup Heinrich Haussler has paid tribute to the players, coaches, managers, and parents who participated in this year’s event. Mr Haussler says this year’s Joeys Mini World Cup has been the biggest Inverell has ever hosted, and the impact...
Moylan Moves to Congratulate New Councillors and Welcomes New Nurses to Inverell
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan says he will be making a journey around the electorate to meet up with councillors following last month’s local government elections. Mr Moylan says he’ll be writing to Councillors today to congratulate them on their election to...
Whooping Cough Cases Rise in NSW
Whooping cough infections continue to rise across NSW, with NSW Health encouraging parents to take steps to protect their newborn baby. Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that spreads from one person to another and causes severe episodes of coughing. The symptoms...
NSW Government Gives Nurses and Midwives an Interim 3% Pay Rise
NSW nurses and midwives have agreed to a four-week pause in industrial action, and a 3% interim pay rise backdated to July 1, while negotiations with the government over pay and conditions are ongoing. Health Minister Ryan Park confirmed that both the government and...
40% of women in the Hunter New England Overdue for Breast Screening
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, women aged 50-74 from Hunter New England Local Health District are being urged to book in a free mammogram, with almost than 40 (39.7) per cent of women in the region overdue for their two-yearly breast cancer screen. Olasunbo...
Warm Summer Predicted as Bush Fire Season Officially Commences
Today marks the official start of the 2024-25 bush fire season, as high fuel loads present challenges for fire agencies across the state. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is prepared for a predicted warm summer, with firefighters having responded to more than 1,600...
Fatal Quad Bike Accident Kills Elderly Man
A man has died following a quad bike crash in the state’s north west. Emergency services were called to the scene about 4.30pm yesterday (Monday 30 September 2024), after reports of a vehicle crash, approximately 25km south of Moree. Police from the New England Police...
Lehman proud of Knights Efforts in Grand Final
Former Gun Flat student Chelsea Lehman has put in a brave effort for the Newcastle Knights against the Illawarra Steelers in the Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Grand Final at CommBank Stadium on Sunday but has narrowly missed out on the premiership. The Steelers had to...