The Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia's most prestigious country music event, and global superstar Keith Urban today announced the creation of the “Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship,” a groundbreaking initiative designed to support emerging Australian...
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Appeal for Information After Aggravated Break-Ins in Moree
Police are appealing for assistance as investigations commence into two aggravated break and enters in the state’s west on tuesday morning. About 3am, emergency services were called to a motel on Warialda Street, Moree, following reports of two break-ins. Officers...
Operation Soteria Nab Nine People
Police have charged nine people with 18 offences and issued 56 infringement notices during a two-day operation in the state’s north under Operation Soteria. Operation Soteria is a strategic initiative focusing on aggravated break, enter and steal offences, stealing...
Armidale Dad Become Instant Millionaire
An Armidale father has discovered a lottery win can come with unexpected side effects after his $1.6 million Saturday Lotto win left him wide awake, frantically googling. The Northern Tablelands resident held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in...
Fatal crash near Glen Innes
A man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the state’s New England region this morning. About 9.20am (Monday 18 August 2025), emergency services were called to Shannon Vale Road, Bald Nob – about 26km east of Glen Innes – following reports a vehicle had...
New Independent Biosecurity Commissioner Tasked with Examining State’s Cattle Tick Program
The Minns Labor Government has announced Dr Katherine Clift as the state’s new Independent Biosecurity Commissioner as part of the Government’s ongoing work to build a better New South Wales safeguarding the state’s economy against biosecurity threats. Committed to...
Inverell’s Darren Finn Named Learning Ambassador for Adult Learners Week 2025
Community College Northern Inland (CCNI) is proud to announce that Inverell local, Darren Finn, has been named as a Learning Ambassador for Adult Learners Week 2025. The honour was announced by Adult Learning Australia (ALA) CEO, Jenny Macaffer, ahead of the week's...
Warning on Water Review
NSW Farmers is calling for archaic, century-old water rules to be overhauled after the state government released a tone deaf ‘what we heard’ report on a review into stock and domestic water use. The report found most water users rejected the need for more red tape,...
Further Charges Laid After Fatal Crash During Pursuit Near Gunnedah
Further charges have been laid following the death of a motorcyclist in Gunnedah earlier this year. About 7.15am, on Tuesday 28 January 2025, officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol attempted to stop a ute – which had been reported stolen from Moree – on the...