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Preparations are in full swing for the 22nd New England & Northwest Landcare Adventure which takes place next month. The 2-day adventure, themed Nurturing Nature – Cultivating Tomorrow, will include guest’s speakers Terry McCosker, Walter Jehne (Jenna), Phil Lee...
Gwydir Shire Council has introduced a further water trial for Warialda after an initial water saving trial was deemed successful by Council Water restrictions were implemented in the town before Christmas with Council staff hand watering plants in the public gardens...
The 39th Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival has kicked off with the town’s population set to grow over the next week. Festival President Steve Mepham says the start of the festival has been quite busy with many travellers stopping in Guyra on their way to Tamworth for the...
WaterNSW has issued a Red Alert warning for high levels of blue-green algae at Beardy Waters Dam and Beardy Waters Weir near Glen Innes. Stock and domestic water users along the Beardy River are advised to seek alternative water supplies. Stock managers and pet owners...
Australians are underestimating the speed and scale of our switch to renewable power. New South Wales is in the midst of a clean energy boom as four-fifths of our electricity is set to come from renewable sources by 2030, and all of our ageing coal-fired power...
REFLECTIONS Holidays is encouraging its guests to “go with the flow” this summer and help it save water by reporting any leaks when staying in their holiday parks. Reflections, the largest holiday park group in New South Wales, was named as a Water Champion by...
The NSW Rural Fire Service Northern Tablelands Team are keeping an eye on the weather and fire conditions that are prevailing at the moment. Angus McDowell from the NSW RFS says while pleasant conditions have been experienced at the start of the year, cold fronts that...
Gwydir Shire Council have now received the remaining results from the water samples in Warialda taken last week, with the High School bore showing no detectable levels of PFAS. The Crane St bore, while meeting the parameters of the current drinking water guidelines,...
Glen Innes Severn Council have advised that testing of PFAS on their water supply has met the required guidelines for local consumption, offering assurances to residents that there is no cause for concern. In November this year, Council engaged with NSW Health to test...