A 51-year-old man, arrested and charged with 8 counts of intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 years of age whilst under his care, has been bailed to appear in Armidale Local Court in January The Sydney Morning Herald reports the man, who worked at a long...
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Aussies Warned of New Centrelink Scam
Services Australia has confirmed a series of fake websites, which are popping up as ads online and on social media, claiming to offer a “bonus payment” of $890, which people must claim before the end of October, only to steal their personal data. According to...
Man Charged with Sex Offences Against Children
A 51-year-old man has been arrested and charged with intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 years of age against eight alleged victims whilst under his care. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the man, who worked at a long day care centre in Glen Innes at the...
New Magistrate for Moree-Inverell Circuit
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has offered a warm welcome to Moree and Inverell’s new Magistrate, His Honour John Arms. Magistrate Arms has been appointed to the Moree-Inverell Local Court circuit, which includes the communities of Mungindi and...
Drug Driving Roadside Tests Increase
A report released this week shows 13,815 people were charged or issued infringements by police last year for drug driving, compared to 1,409 people a decade ago. The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) says there has been an "explosion" in...
School Councillor Jailed for Sex Crimes
A former Armidale School Councillor has been sentenced to 28 years imprisonment due to child sex related offenses conducted in the 1970s and 80s. Allan Keith Huggins, a 77 yr old former school councillor at O’Connor Catholic College in Armidale, was found guilty in...
Inverell Police Pursuit Ends in Arrest
Two men have been charged after a lengthy pursuit in the New England region last Friday. About 6.50am, officers from the Traffic & Highway Patrol Command attempted to stop a white Ford station wagon on the Gwydir Highway, Elsmore after checks revealed it was...
Investigations Continue Into a Theft from a Pallamallawa Property
Investigators attached to the Rural Crime Prevention Team at Moree are investigating the report of the theft of two Honda motorbikes from a property at Pallamallawa last month. Between 6.30pm on Monday 16 September and 6.30am on Tuesday 17 September, two motorbikes...
Electronic Monitoring to Increase Protection for Victim-Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence
The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to create a safer New South Wales and increase protections for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, with the commencement of electronic monitoring for alleged serious domestic violence offenders released on...









