MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan delivered a Private Members’ Statement in NSW Parliament last night, urging the Minns Labor Government not to sign the National Water Agreement (NWA) which is currently under Commonwealth consultation. Mr Moylan warned...
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Police Appeal to Road Users to Stay Safe as School Holidays Start
Police are appealing to road users to stay safe on the road ahead of the upcoming school holidays. With the aim of keeping the road toll at zero during the school holiday period, police will be out in force to ensure that everyone arrives at their destination safely....
New Addition to Uralla FRNSW
Fire protection in the state’s New England region has been boosted with the arrival of a new, state-of-the-art Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) engine at Uralla. The $470,000 Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) Iveco Class 2 pumper enables firefighters to tackle structural,...
New Penalties for Persistent Domestic Violence Breaches
The NSW Government has passed new laws to better protect victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, including tougher penalties for breaching an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO) in certain circumstances. The new offences target conduct that may...
Community Urged to Remain Vigilant About Home Fire Safety
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...
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...
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲.
The new Inverell Aquatic Centre continues to be a hive of activity as construction heads towards completion. Tilers have commenced tiling the walls of the 50-metre pool and pouring of the concrete for the splash pad will be completed later in the week, weather...
Three HNELHD Finalists Announced in NSW Health Awards 2024
Three Hunter New England Local Health District projects have been announced as finalists in the 2024 NSW Health Awards for their extraordinary efforts to improve the NSW public health system. Now in its 26th year, the awards acknowledge the personalised, sustainable,...
$2.1 Million to Help Boost Cancer Research in NSW
Coinciding with World Cancer Research Day today, the NSW Government is committing $2.1 million in research grant funding to support the work of the state’s cancer researchers, including world-renowned Professors Georgina Long AO and Paul Timpson. Co-Australian of the...









