The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) New South Wales and ACT Chair, Dr Rebekah Hoffman, is visiting GP clinics across the New England region to discuss how to further improve rural general practice care so that no patients miss out. Dr Hoffman said it was...
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More Ambos to Make Region Home
The New England Zone has received a significant boost to frontline emergency care with an additional 28 paramedics starting work in April. This workforce expansion is part of the Minns Labor Government’s commitment to deliver 500 additional paramedics to regional and...
New England Northwest Regional Leadership Summit 2025 to Plan for the Future
The Business NSW New England Northwest Regional Leadership Summit 2025 will be staged on the 8 and 9 April in Tamworth where regional business leaders, innovators, and changemakers will come together to connect ideas and create lasting impact across the New England...
Record Numbers in Northwest for School Programs
THE number of Primary School aged children involved in AFL after school clinics across the North West region this term and next is extraordinary. Led by the AFL’s Participation Coordinator for the North West Lachie Bennetts-Inkster and new AFL SportsReady Trainee Ruby...
Accident on New England Highway
New England Police are investigating an accident involving a utility and a cow on the new England Highway yesterday morning. About 6.30am, emergency services were called to the scene near Glencoe, south of Glen Innes, after reports a utility had hit a cow. The driver...
Investing in Rural Healthcare Infrastructure is Key to Stronger Communities, says ACRRM
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is calling for urgent investment in rural healthcare infrastructure, highlighting that workforce retention is directly linked to access to essential services such as housing and childcare. ACRRM President Dr...
Cane Toad Sightings & Surveillance in Glen Innes Severn LGA
Glen Innes Severn Council has been notified of a cane toad (Rhinella marina) report within our Local Government Area. The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Northern Tablelands Local Land Services are working with the reporter and local businesses to ensure...
Sponsors Needed to Support More NSW Students Experiencing Disadvantages
In January, The Smith Family launched its Back-to-School Appeal to help children experiencing disadvantage to access extra learning, personal and financial support for their education, with children supported by generous Australians who sign up as their sponsors....
Major Overhaul of Supermarket Sector Needed
An investigation by Australia’s competition watchdog has found the future of locally-grown fruit and vegetables is under threat unless major changes are made to the nation’s supermarket giants. Today the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released...