The NSW Opposition is calling on the Minns Labor Government to take strong and immediate action to help regional communities being gripped by youth crime, after a tragic escalation of the crisis. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said he is deeply disturbed by an...
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Three Teens Arrested After Motorcyclists Dies
A critical incident investigation is underway after a motorcyclist died following a pursuit with a stolen vehicle in the state’s north today. About 7.15am, (Tuesday 28 January 2025), officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol attempted to stop a Isuzu D-Max...
Rural Operation Targets Rural Crime
Two people have been charged following a three-day police operation in the New England region last week. The high-visibility operation to proactively target crimes in rural and regional areas, was run between 6pm on Monday 13 January 2025 and 4am Thursday 16 January...
Albanese Government Takes Strong Action to Protect Telco Consumers
The Albanese Government is bringing forward a number of important reforms to ensure telco consumers are better protected by significantly strengthening the Australian Communication and Media Authority’s compliance and enforcement powers and increasing penalties for...
New Leaders at IRLX
Inverell Regional Livestock Exchange has new leadership following the announcement of Hamish McDonald as the new Business Manager and Dwayne Dixon as the Assistant Manager. The move comes after Regional Livestock Exchange promoted current Inverell site manager...
Woman Injured in Car Crash
Emergency services were called to Copeton Dam Road, west of Inverell, following reports of a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon. Officers attached to New England Police District arrived to find a station wagon had hit a tree before catching alight. Fire and...
Australia’s 2024 Goatmeat Boom
Reaching unprecedented heights in 2024, the Australian goatmeat industry has set new benchmarks for production and exports. For the calendar year, exports smashed the previous Australian record (set in 2014) of 35,778 tonnes shipped weight (swt), hitting 51,488 tonnes...
Council Prepares for FOGO Service with Waste & Recovery Study
Glen Innes Severn Council is progressing towards the implementation of a food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection service, in line with the NSW Government’s targets to halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions...
Back to School Appeal to Address Children’s Education Inequality
Nine out of 10 parents and carers of students supported by The Smith Family are worried they will not be able to afford all items their children need for school this year, a Smith Family survey has found. The results from the charity’s annual Pulse Survey highlight...