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In a welcome move for the local government sector, the NSW Government has announced that from 1 July 2027, it will take over ownership and responsibility of the Rural Fire Service’s mobile assets – commonly referred to as the “Red Fleet”. Mayor Darcy Byrne, President...
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has encouraged rural communities to be on the lookout for new parthenium weed germinations following recent rain. NSW DPIRD State Priority Weeds coordinator, Bill Davidson, said it will be easier to...
This National Men’s Health Week (15 to 21 June), experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s...
The countdown is on for NAIDOC Week 2026 celebrations in Inverell and Tingha with the community being urged to nominate someone for a NAIDOC Week Awards. There are 10 award categories with the main awards being the Aunty May Yarrowick Award, male and female Youth of...
The owner and operator of an unlicensed quarry in Balala, near Armidale, has been ordered to pay $190,000 by the Armidale Local Court for breaching the state’s environment laws by extracting gravel at more than two and four times the legal limit. Mr David Patrick...
A teenage boy has been charged after a loaded firearm and ammunition was seized during a motor vehicle stop in the state’s north west slopes region on the weekend. Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting a vehicle stop in Narrabri about...
Police have charged 16 people during a four-day high-visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in the state’s northeast. Between Wednesday 10 June 2026 and Saturday 13 June 2026, officers attached to Oxley Police District – assisted by Western...
Glen Innes Severn Council is supporting the “Invest in Us” campaign, a statewide call for the Federal Government to restore fair and sustainable funding for Local Government in regional NSW. Led by the Country Mayors Association of NSW, the campaign seeks to return...
NSW Farmers has welcomed the NSW Liberal and Nationals $300 million biosecurity and feral animal control policy announcement, as a significant step toward addressing a burgeoning crisis farmers have been managing almost alone for too long.NSW Farmers President Xavier...