Experts from across Australia will gather in Sydney this month for a Motorcycle Safety Roundtable convened by the Minns Labor Government after the number of motorcyclists dying on NSW roads hit a 10-year high. In 2024, there was an increase of 16 people who died...
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Funding Secured for New Shade Sail at Sunny Jim Mackay Park
Uralla’s Sunny Jim Mackay Park will soon become a lot more comfortable for users thanks to a $28,000 grant to build a new shade sail over the park’s gym equipment. The funding comes from the NSW Government’s Local Small Commitment Allocation program which provides...
Doctors Strike
The Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF) has advised it will proceed with planned strike action between Tuesday and Thursday this week – in breach of the orders of the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). ASMOF's strike plans will disrupt our...
Last Chance to Enrol or Update Your Details for the 2025 Federal Election
Australian citizens 18 years and older have until 8pm tonight (local time) to enrol or update their details ahead of the 2025 federal election. While it is already confirmed that Australia’s enrolment rate for this election will be a record high – with around 98% of...
Inverell’s Main Street Transformed by Youth Artworks
Inverell, 7 April – The creativity of local youth will be on show in the Inverell CBD this week with the unveiling of a new public art initiative in Otho Street and Byron Street. Seventeen artworks created by talented young artists aged 12 - 19 will be...
Farmers Welcome Write-off Clarity
NSW Farmers has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that the $20,000 instant asset write-off will be extended, if re-elected. Introduced in 2015, the instant asset write-off allowed businesses to claim a deduction for the cost of an asset up to a prescribed...
Two Arrested After Home Invasion in Moree
Two teenagers have been charged over a home invasion in north west NSW that left one man with a broken nose. Officers from Operation Soteria arrested the 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old woman in Moree yesterday (Thursday 3 April 2025), as part of its ongoing crackdown...
Trump’s Tariffs to Impact Farmers
NSW Farmers says Donald Trump’s trade tariffs will hurt Aussie farmers and American consumers. While the state’s peak farming body was disappointed the Trump Administration imposed a 10 per cent tariff on Australian exports, NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin...
Locals & Tourists to Benefit from New Shelter at Centennial Parklands
Community members and visitors to Glen Innes will soon have even more to enjoy at Centennial Parklands. The ageing picnic shelter at the popular Centennial Parklands will be replaced with a modern and comfortable space in a convenient and accessible spot thanks to a...