WaterNSW has issued a Red Alert warning for high levels blue-green algae in the Macintyre River at Boggabilla. This alert also extends upstream to the township of Toomelah to downstream of Goondiwindi. The Red Alert warning applies only to water within the Macintyre...
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Council Opposes Proposed NSW Bulk Water Price Increases
At its Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, Inverell Shire Council resolved to formally oppose the exceptionally high bulk water pricing increases proposed by the Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) and WaterNSW for the period 2025-2030. The pricing...
New England-Northern Inland Volunteers on Their Way to 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards
Communities from across the New England-Northern Inland region are being urged to get behind their local volunteer finalists for the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year finalists will join more than 200 of their...
Barbed Wire a Threat to Wildlife
Wildlife friendly fences allow animals to jump over or safely crawl under them, reducing the risk of animals getting caught in a wire twist. It is strongly recommended that fences do not have any barbed wire. However, if barbed wire must be used, it is best not to...
New Mandatory Food and Grocery Code for supermarkets to Include Multi-Million Dollar Penalties
The Albanese Government is ensuring that supermarkets will face multi-million-dollar penalties for harmful breaches of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. The Albanese Government will today introduce the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and...
More Time to Have Your Say on Draft Water Sharing Plans
The NSW Government is extending the public exhibition period for 7 draft water sharing plans across regional NSW until early 2025, giving communities even more time to have their say. This includes draft plans for: Macquarie/Wambuul Bogan Unregulated Rivers Water...
Country Mayors Endorse Opposition to Planning Piracy
The Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) has endorsed the universal condemnation at the Local Government NSW conference in Tamworth recently of the State Government’s planning announcement last Friday. “The NSW Government has looted the most significant planning...
NSW Agriculture Continues to Soar
Farmers have beaten the odds to lift NSW’s agricultural production to its third highest level in history, according to a new report released by the state government this week. Despite challenging seasonal conditions during the first half of the year, NSW’s...
NSW Police Welcome Pay Rise
NSW Police officers have voted overwhelmingly to accept the Minns Labor Government’s historic four-year pay agreement to recruit and retain police officers with highly competitive salaries. For the first time in memory, police will be paid to stay, rather than...
