This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, eligible women from Hunter New England Local Health District are being urged to book a free mammogram, with 40 per cent of women in the region overdue for their two-yearly breast cancer screening. For women aged 50-74, a breast...
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Extra Funding for Backtrack’s Night Crew Program
After much advocating, Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is pleased to announce a $120,000 funding injection for BackTrack to continue their Night Crew program. The Night Crew program is an outreach program which operates between 8pm and 7am to engage...
Phase 2 of SRV Community Engagement Begins
Uralla Shire Council is inviting all residents to take part in Phase 2 of our community engagement around the proposed Special Rate Variation (SRV) and there are plenty of ways to get involved this October. The SRV is a proposed increase to Council rates to help...
Farmers Fear Price Hikes Following Merger
NSW Farmers warns the impacts of a new merger between two major farm supply companies must be closely monitored to ensure prices for essential inputs do not skyrocket.On Thursday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved the acquisition of...
Boy Dies After Crash Near Inverell
A boy has died following a crash 50km north-west of Inverell yesterday morning. About 11.05am (Thursday 9 October 2025), emergency services were called to Girraween Road, Graman, after reports of a crash. Officers attached to New England Police District attended and...
Appeal to Locate Woman Missing from Guyra
Updated: 10am A woman missing from Guyra has been located. 63-year-old Melissa Warner was last seen in Guyra on Monday 29 September with police and family holding concerns for Melissa’s welfare as she lives with a number of health conditions. Inquiries had established...
Racegoers Urged to Travel Safe Ahead of This Year’s Bathurst 1000
NSW Police are urging racegoers to plan ahead and travel safely as they make their way to Bathurst’s iconic Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit this weekend. A high-visibility policing operation is underway throughout the weekend as over 200,000 race enthusiasts are...
Australian Koala Foundation Heads to Warialda
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is coming to Warialda — and the whole community is invited to meet the team behind Australia’s leading Koala conservation efforts. From Tuesday 27th to Thursday 30th October, members of the Brisbane-based AKF team will be in...
Uralla Tip Secures $195K Grant for Safety and Efficiency Upgrades
Uralla Shire Council has received $195,785 in funding through Round 5 of the Landfill Consolidation and Environmental Improvements Program, a NSW Government initiative aimed at improving waste infrastructure across regional communities. The grant will...