NSW Health Inspectors have now issued 105 short-term closure orders since new laws strengthening tobacco and vaping control efforts came into effect in November 2025. This milestone came ahead of a further increase to the federal tobacco excise, driving concerns this...
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Body of Man Missing from Inverell Located
The body of a 52-year-old man reported missing from Inverell yesterday has been located. The man was last seen at a hotel on Evans Street, about 10pm on Saturday. Officers attached to New England Police District were notified yesterday and commenced inquiries into his...
Government Must Protect Gwydir from Further Water Buybacks
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is urging the Minns Labor Government to act and prevent any further Commonwealth water buybacks from the Gwydir catchment. The Federal Government recently announced they are targeting entitlement holders in the northern...
Six-Month Progress Update on Inverell Shire Council’s 2025-2029 Delivery Program
Inverell Shire Council considered its six-month progress report on the 2025–29 Delivery Program at its Ordinary Meeting on 25 February 2026. The report provided an update on the implementation of the 2025–26 Operational Plan for the period 1 July to 31 December 2025...
Cutting Red Tape Will Lift Small Business Productivity Across the New England Northwest
Business NSW New England North West (NENW) has welcomed the NSW Government’s renewed focus on cutting red tape for small businesses, following the announcement by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Minister for Small Business Janelle Saffin of a review aimed at reducing...
Man Dies Following Assault at Campground Near Armidale
New England Police have arrested a man after a 33-year-old man died following an assault at a campground at Ebor yesterday morning. Just after 1:30, emergency services received a report of an assault at a campground off Point Lookout Road and upon arrival, police were...
$200,000 Driving Digital Capability, Equity and Resilience in Rural Australia
FRRR and Telstra are inviting remote, rural and regional community groups to apply for grants of up to $10,000 through round 4 of Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program, which opens today. Heyfield Community Resource Centre were awarded an $8,988 grant in...
Bundarra Township Under Water Restrictions
Uralla Shire Council is committed to managing our water resources responsibly and proactively. As a community, we all have a role to play in preserving our water resources now and into the future. To guide this, Council continues to closely monitor dam storage levels,...
Transport Certainty Needed for Great Northern Railway Corridor
Glen Innes Severn Council has formally written to the NSW Minister for Transport and lodged its submission to Transport for NSW as part of the consultation for the New England & North West Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan (SRITP). Mayor Margot Davis...
