The Coalition’s plan to gut the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) would have devastating consequences on ex-serving members lives and leave local veterans waiting years for the support they need, according to the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).In the...
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Investigation Into Death of Child Continues in Glen Innes
An investigation is continuing into the death of a child at a home in Glen Innes on the weekend. About 6.40am (Sunday 30 March 2025), emergency services were called to a home on Hunter Street, Glen Innes, after an 11-month-old boy was found unresponsive. NSW Ambulance...
Bush Fire Danger Period Comes to a Close
The Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) has ended for most of NSW, including Glen Innes,Inverell & Tenterfield LGA’s. Fire agencies and land managers in these areas where the BFDP has ended will now turn theirattention towards conducting hazard reduction works, which...
Appeal for Public Assistance as Inquiries Continue into Moree Home Invasion
Detectives have released images of three men who may be able to assist police following a home invasion in the state’s north-west earlier this year. Emergency services responded to reports of a home invasion at premises on Amaroo Drive, Moree, about 3.30am Friday 14...
BreastScreen Campaign Targets Underscreened Women
BreastScreen NSW has relaunched a campaign encouraging women to have a life saving mammogram and join the more than 55,000 women who screened across Hunter New England Local Health District in 2024. Kairsten Marley, Hunter New England Local Health District...
Coles Recalls Spinach Varieties Due to Contamination
Coles is recalling Coles branded spinach products (see full list below), sold between Thursday 20 March and Saturday 29 March at Coles supermarkets, Coles Local stores and Coles Online in Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT (Including some...
Farmers Plea to Pollies: Prioritise Food Security This Federal Election
NSW Farmers has urged political parties to invest in agriculture and reverse the anti-farming policies driving surging food insecurity as the next federal election is called.One in six Australians experienced severe food insecurity in 2024 and NSW Farmers President...
Falling Flu Vaccinations and Potential Horror Flu Season a Recipe for More Deaths
Falling influenza vaccinations due to vaccine fatigue and misinformation, combined with the risk of a horror flu season like the one experienced in the Northern Hemisphere, could result in more lives lost from flu and other respiratory diseases this year.Australian...
State Ignores Sheep Shutdown Impact
A state government inquiry has failed to recognise the impact of the live sheep by sea trade ban on sheep producers across NSW, farmers have warned.On Wednesday a NSW Government inquiry handed down its final report into the effects of the live sheep by sea trade...