NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has released a new sorghum production guide aimed at informing growers and agronomists on ways to improve the yield and quality of sorghum crops grown in northern New South Wales.The guide is...
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Second 13-year-old charged after man stabbed in Moree – Operation Soteria
A second teenager has been charged over an alleged stabbing in the state’s north west last weekend. Just before 1am Sunday (14 September 2025), emergency services were called to a motel on Alice Street, Moree, following reports of an alleged stabbing. Officers...
Moylan Voices Concerns About Rural Healthcare
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan Statement Regional and rural health care crisis: why both the state and Federal Governments need to act Four weeks ago, I received a call from my friend and colleague Steph Cooke who was attending the ED in Moree. She is the...
Hazard Reduction Burn in Bingara State Conservation Area
The National Parks and Wildlife Service, with support from NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is planning a hazard reduction burn in Bingara State Conservation Area on the North-Eastern side of the Bingara township from today (Wednesday 17 September) to this Saturday (20...
Confidence Lifts in New England Northwest but Costs, Skills & Red Tape Still Choke Productivity
Business confidence in the New England and North West (NENW) region improved this quarter, with local sentiment rising from -38.5 in Q2 to -29.2 in Q3, and expectations for the next quarter climbing to -2.1, close to neutral. While optimism is building, businesses say...
Rebirth of the Bundarra Cup in Bundarra
After a four-year hiatus, the Bundarra Cup is back in Bundarra. In August this year, the Bundarra Racing Club was formed after the Bundarra community agreed that it needed to take ownership of their annual event. The community spent weeks clearing and giving the...
nbn Network Upgrades Now Available Across Uralla Shire
Eligible homes and businesses across the Shire are now benefitting from local nbn upgrades to the fibre and fixed wireless networks. Upgrades to the network include the availability of full fibre upgrades to 947 homes and businesses in Uralla township, and...
Lower Retail Petrol Prices in the June Quarter Reflect Falls in International Prices
Media release: Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) Retail petrol prices were lower in all capital cities and on average across regional locations in the June quarter 2025, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report. Quarterly...
Nikki & Montana Off to 2025 AFL Grand Final
Glen Innes Superkick and Auskick coordinator Nikki Lee has been selected as a 2025 Toyota Australia AFL Volunteer of the Year winner in the Superkick category. Nikki received the surprise news at a Glen Innes Public School assembly where many of the Celts youngsters...
