Although winter has officially come to an end, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the community to remain vigilant about home fire safety. This winter, FRNSW recorded 12 preventable residential fire deaths across NSW, an increase of four on last year’s fatality...
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Parents Urged to Enrol Kids in Swim Lessons Early Amid Concerning Rates of Infant Drownings
With alarming data revealing babies under one year old accounted for two in five (40%) under fours' drowning deaths across the country last year1, parents are being called to start swim lessons for their children as early as possible. Tragically, 323 Australians lost...
Australians on Fixed Wireless Services Enjoy Broadband Speed Boost
Some consumers on NBN Co’s Fixed Wireless Plus plan have experienced a significant improvement to their broadband speeds in the past six months following recent speed changes introduced by NBN Co, the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report has...
Moylan Supports Age Limit Bans on Social Media
With the federal government announcing legislation yesterday forcing social media companies to enforce a minimum age limit of 16, Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has backed the move. Speaking on STA FM Tuesday morning, Mr Moylan says after the last sitting of...
New Fund to Tackle the Homelessness Crisis
The Minns Labor Government is continuing to pull every available lever to address the housing affordability and availability crisis facing New South Wales, with an $100 million investment into Homelessness Innovation Fund. This game-changing fund comes at a critical...
Delungra Hotel Shear 4 Life 2024
The 3rd annual Delungra Hotel Sheer for Life Speed Shear competition will be held this weekend with organisers hoping for another bumper crowd. Shearers from around the country will head to Delungra to compete for a share in the total prize pool of $30000 in the Open...
New Disability Accommodation to Open in October
Not-for-profit organisation Brighter Access will officially open their newly built Specialist Disability Accommodation Housing in Inverell next month. The Sapphire Villas will be officially opened at 10am on Wednesday October 23rd with a tour through one of their...
NSW Women of the Year Awards 2025
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan MP is encouraging people to make a nomination for the NSW Women of the Year Awards 2025, with nominations now open. The NSW Women of the Year has five award categories including Premier’s NSW Woman of Excellence, NSW...
Glen Innes Beautification Project Takes Off
Glen Innes Severn Council is excited to announce that works on the Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification commenced on Saturday, 24 August. This project received grant funding from the Australian Governments Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI) and...