Glen Innes Severn Council is proposing an expansion of its Access Bus service to address a gap in transport options for seniors living in the villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe and Red Range. The Access Bus is currently delivered through Council’s Life Choices...
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Appeal for Information Following Speeding, Crash in Armidale
Police are appealing for information following a traffic incident in the state’s Northern Tablelands region. Shortly before 1pm on Friday 13 June 2025, police were told an unknown driver of a silver Toyota Corolla, with Queensland number plates, was speeding on Rusden...
Council to Decide on SRV Proposal After Strong Community Response
Glen Innes Severn Council will next week discuss the outcomes of its recent extensive community engagement program – concerning a new Community Strategic Plan (CSP), Delivery Program (DP), Operational Plan and Budget (OP) and the Revised Long-Term Financial Plan...
Future Affordable Housing Planned for Council’s Hill Street Site
Uralla Shire Council has taken the first step in addressing growing housing pressures, resolving to transfer land at 15 Hill Street to Homes North Community Housing to support the development of affordable housing. The land transfer is conditional on Homes North...
New Funding to Feed the Future
NSW Farmers has thanked the Minns Government for delivering new funding for biosecurity and agricultural innovation to help farmers feed the future. On Friday NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced a $100 million dollar funding...
PFAS Testing Results Confirm Compliance with Guidelines
Uralla Shire Council is pleased to confirm that recent testing has once again verified the safety and quality of the drinking water supplied to residents of Uralla and Bundarra. The latest testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), completed in May 2025,...
Council Assumes Biosecurity Role Following Dissolution of NEWA
After over 75 years of dedicated service, the New England Weeds Authority (NEWA) has been dissolved, with its responsibilities transitioning to Uralla Shire Council effective 15 June 2025. Established in 1947 as the New England Tablelands (Noxious Plants) County...
Beware Early Morning Tax Scam Emails and SMS Designed to Catch You Off-Guard
Australia’s largest accounting body, CPA Australia, is urging the public to be wary of tax scam emails, SMS and other communications this tax time, including those that arrive in your inbox overnight designed to catch you off-guard in the morning. CPA Australia Tax...
Moylan Welcomes Funding to Improve Safety On Our Roads
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has welcomed additional funding for level crossings in Uralla and Armidale. More than $211,000 has been secured for Armidale Regional Council and Uralla Shire Council from the NSW Government’s Level Crossing Improvement...