A man has faced court, charged with firearms offences after several weapons were seized during a search warrant on a property at Invergowrie, near Armidale, on Tuesday morning. About 7.30am, officers from the New England Police District and Australian Border Force...
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More Support for Councils & Farming Communities
NSW Farmers has renewed calls for fairer local government funding for regional and rural communities following a state parliamentary inquiry held earlier this week. NSW Farmers Business, Economics and Trade Committee Chair John Lowe says local councils were on the...
World Breastfeeding Week
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is inviting women and their families to education and support sessions from today until 7th August, in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week. Women and their families are encouraged to attend free education and...
Nationals Call for Support Towards REX
The NSW Nationals have called on the State and Federal Labor governments to ensure regional communities won’t be cut off after REX Airlines went into voluntary administration earlier this week. Leader of the NSW Nationals, Dugald Saunders says it’s the second regional...
Inverell Education Week and Book Week
Inverell Shire Council’s Youth Advisory Council is delivering a reading challenge to celebrate Education Week and Book Week. The reading challenge is open to all students in four age divisions including Years K-2, Years 3-4, Years 5-6, and Years 7 – 10 with prizes on...
REX Under Fire by Prime Minister
Regional Airline REX has come under fire by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after the airline went into an unexpected trading halt on Monday. Mr Albanese expressed concern that REX had moved away from regional services to focus on flights from Sydney to Melbourne,...
Hazard Reduction Burns in the Region
Firefighters from the NSW Rural Fire Service Northern Tablelands Team will continue to take advantage of the favourable weather conditions to undertake much needed Hazard Reduction Works ahead of the approaching fire season. Local crews assisted by NSW RFS North...
Inverell Shire Council Meetings
Current Inverell Shire Councillors will sit for a further two Council meetings before their term ends September. The next meeting will be the 14th of August while their final meeting will be held on the 4th of September ahead of Local Government election on the 14th...
Moylan meets with Health District Execs
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan met with senior executives of Hunter New England Health District this week at the Armidale Hospital, to discuss a range of issues and initiatives that will improve health outcomes for the regional communities. Mr Moylan...