Farmers have welcomed new merger reforms amid supermarket pricing scandals and the cost of living crisis but warn more work must be done to fix entrenched competition problems impacting families. On Thursday the House of Representatives passed new merger and...
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Regional Workforce Planning – Allied Health and Nursing
Hunter New England Central Coast PHN (HNECC PHN) invites our local health professionals to participate in a consultation series to help us better understand and address the unique workforce challenges facing our region. This is a valuable opportunity to share your...
Road Closure for Christmas Fair
Inverell Shire council advise there will be road closures in place for the Inverell Christmas Fair in Campbell Park tomorrow. Campbell St into Captain Cook Drive will be closed from the Byron St Roundabout through to Gunson way from around 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon...
Teens charged over alleged traffic offences at Armidale – Operation Regional Mongoose
Two teens will face a children’s court today over alleged traffic offences in the state’s north west. Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling Dumaresq Dam Road, Armidale, about 5pm yesterday (Thursday 21 November 2024), when they saw a...
Poker Run to Help Out a Mate
The Sapphire City Motor Sports Club will be holding a Charity Poker Run on Sunday as they raise funds for local cancer charity ‘Helping Out a Mate’. The Poker Run will consist of around 115km of total travel with 5 stops to collect cards making a poker hand, with...
Fast Action Needed on Fire Units
A special registration solution for farm vehicles used to fight fires in NSW is long overdue, the state’s peak farm body has said.Farm Fire Units are a common implement on many farms, usually consisting of a small truck, ute or trailer with permanently fixed water or...
NSW State Government Grant; Safe and Secure Water Program Grant
Uralla Shire Council is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of up to $855,315 from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the Safe and Secure Water Program to develop a comprehensive 30-year water strategy for our...
Wildlife Causes Power Outage to Parts of Inverell
A magpie is being blamed for this morning’s power outage that affected parts of Inverell. Essential Energy crews responded quickly to the unplanned outage earlier today with the electricity network protection equipment automatically switching power off to 2,349 homes...
Football Event Donated $2,10 to Hospital Charity
WITH a successful Joey’s Mini World Cup wrapped up, event organisers have presented a donation of $2,100 to local charity, Operation: Operating Room. Each year, the Mini World Cup includes a charity category, where businesses play abridged matches in a round robin...
