The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service was kept busy yesterday afternoon attending incidents at Tenterfield and Bingara. Around 12:15pm, a Chopper was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a motorcycle accident southwest of Bingara. A man in his 40s sustained injuries in the...
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Honouring over 500 years of service and new fire trucks in Namoi Gwydir
Superintendent Paul Metcalfe has joined by special guests and fellow NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) members to present medals and officially handover three cutting-edge firefighting trucks at a ceremony at Pallamallawa & District Rural Fire Brigade. Sunday’s event...
Uralla Cleans Up After Snowstorms
The clean-up after the weekend snowstorms continue over in Uralla Shire with homes still without power across the region. Council staff are working to quickly repair roads in the network which were damaged with Torryburn Bridge remaining closed to through traffic,...
Change of Venue for Soup in the Park
Today’s Soup in The Park event being coordinated by Rural Outreach & Support Service and Inverell Men’s Haven of Hope Initiative, has been transferred to Campbell Park. The homelessness awareness event was initially set down for Victoria Park but the venue still...
Speed Shear Postponed
The highly anticipated Sapphire Speed Sheer scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed to later in the month. In a social media post, Sapphire Speed Shear Vice President Ty Glendinning stated due to the weather conditions and safety of the livestock, they’re...
Future Bleak for Bukkulla Fire Station
A public meeting held last Saturday aimed at re-engaging the local community and revitalising brigade operations at the Bukkulla Fire Station has failed. NSW Rural Fire Service Northern Tablelands District manager Scott Mack says despite targeted letterbox drops and...
Sapphire Wind Farm Community Fund Applications to Open Next week
Applications for the Sapphire Wind Farm Community Fund Funding Round 2 will open next Monday, 11 August. Twice a year, Sapphire Wind Farm invites local community organisations to submit applications for a share of funding that can be used on equipment and...
Soup in The Park Hopes to Support the Homeless
This week is National Homelessness week, and Rural Outreach & Support Service, along with Inverell Men’s Haven of Hope Initiative, are raising awareness and offering support to people experiencing homelessness by holding an event called ‘’ this Friday at Victoria...
Essential Energy Crews Work Hard to Restore Power
Good progress was made yesterday to restore power to over 9,000 customers in the past 24 hours across the Mid North Coast and New England regions. As of 5pm yesterday, there are just around 11,700 homes and businesses without power with the areas around Armidale,...
