A police officer has been charged following an investigation into alleged domestic violence offences. In March 2025, officers attached to Western Region Command commenced an investigation into reports of alleged offences involving an off-duty police officer between...
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Confidence Lifts in New England Northwest but Costs, Skills & Red Tape Still Choke Productivity
Business confidence in the New England and North West (NENW) region improved this quarter, with local sentiment rising from -38.5 in Q2 to -29.2 in Q3, and expectations for the next quarter climbing to -2.1, close to neutral. While optimism is building, businesses say...
Sorghum Production Guide Released to Improve Crop Yield
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has released a new sorghum production guide aimed at informing growers and agronomists on ways to improve the yield and quality of sorghum crops grown in northern New South Wales.The guide is...
nbn Network Upgrades Now Available Across Uralla Shire
Eligible homes and businesses across the Shire are now benefitting from local nbn upgrades to the fibre and fixed wireless networks. Upgrades to the network include the availability of full fibre upgrades to 947 homes and businesses in Uralla township, and...
More Serious Crime in Moree
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has slammed the Minns Labor Government’s soft stance on youth crime after another serious incident in Moree on Sunday night. Police allege a group of teenagers broke into a motel overnight and stabbed the 52-year-old owner...
Lower Retail Petrol Prices in the June Quarter Reflect Falls in International Prices
Media release: Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) Retail petrol prices were lower in all capital cities and on average across regional locations in the June quarter 2025, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report. Quarterly...
Health system reform must be on agenda amid record high hospital activity
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) says the latest Healthcare Quarterly report from the New South Wales Bureau of Health Information (BHI) again underscores the urgent need for investment in preventive and primary health care to address increasing rates of...
Teenager Charged After Man Stabbed in Moree – Operation Soteria
A teenager will face court charged over an alleged stabbing in the state’s northwest on Sunday morning Just before 1am (Sunday 14 September 2025), emergency services were called to a motel on Alice Street, Moree, following reports of an alleged stabbing. Officers...
Man Charged Following Assault in Armidale
A man has been charged following an alleged assault in Armidale on Saturday morning. About 12.30am, officers from New England Police District were called to the corner of Rusden Street and Marsh Street, following reports a man allegedly punched a 34-year-old man to...
