The NSW Government has admitted it has no modelling, no contingency planning, and no legislative framework to protect agriculture if fuel supply disruptions threaten food production. During Budget Estimates questioning, the Minister for Agriculture confirmed the...
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2026 Volunteer Grants Expressions of Interest Open
Expressions of interests are now open for the Australian Government Volunteer Grants Program which provides funding for organisations that increase participation in volunteering and focus on the inclusion of vulnerable people. The Volunteer Grants program is an...
Australia Well Prepared to Tackle Fuel Crisis: Bowen
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia is well prepared to tackle the current global fuel crisis. In a Facebook post, Mr Bowen says supply of diesel and petrol continues to arrive in Australia as expected and the back-up reserves remain in place. Minister Bowen...
Joyce Pushes to Wipeout Climate Policy
New England MP Barnaby Joyce says he wants to get rid of the Government’s climate policy stressing it’s destroying the country Mr Joyce says the impact of renewable energy projects and closure of the oil refineries in Australia is having a detrimental effect on the...
Council Receives 2024/25 Financial Statements at Extraordinary Meeting
Glen Innes Severn Council received its 2024/25 financial statements at today’s Extraordinary Council Meeting, as part of Council’s ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability, and sound governance. Financial statements are a core governance document, providing...
NSW Government Drought Response a Good Start
The NSW Government has announced an expansion of their Drought Plan and while welcome, more needs to be done, according to Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) Chairman, Mayor Rick Firman OAM (of Temora Shire). “Our farmers in south-west NSW are struggling and they...
Grain Industry Drives Growth in Agriculture
Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan has applauded the state’s cropping sector for once again leading the way on growth and productivity, farm income and export value growth. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and...
MacIntyre Shines at Science Challenge
MacIntyre High School has taken out the 2026 Sapphire City National Science and Engineering Challenge held at the Inverell RSM Club on Friday. 190 students and their teachers from surrounding secondary schools and one primary school competed in this year’s event...
Electoral Roll Closes Today
The NSW Electoral Commission is encouraging all eligible voters in Uralla Shire Council (Ward A) to enrol or check their enrolment details before the close of roll this evening ahead of the April 18 By Election. NSW Electoral Commissioner Rachel McCallum says whether...
