Uralla will come alive with the Christmas spirit, when its inaugural Christmas Street Fair – a free event filled with festive activities for all ages is staged on Friday 22 November from 5 – 9pm, Among the highlights will be a Live Nativity Play, featuring local...
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ACCC to Livestream Public Hearings for Supermarkets Inquiry
The ACCC will conduct a series of public hearings from 7 to 22 November as part of its ongoing Supermarkets Inquiry. The public hearings will be livestreamed via the ACCC website and will be an opportunity for the ACCC to gain a more complete understanding of the...
$12.5 Million Funding to Continue Building Stronger Animal Welfare Enforcement Across NSW
The Minns Labor Government has announced two of the state’s key animal welfare organisations, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals NSW (RSPCA) and the Animal Welfare League NSW (AWL), will receive $12.5 million towards their enforcement and...
NSW Government Launches Australia’s First Operational Seasonal Drought Forecast
The Minns Labor Government’s groundbreaking drought forecasting system will make its debut in this month’s State Seasonal Update, published online this week. The Government is committed to growing and protecting the state’s primary industries and assisting farmers...
Community Program Delivers Massive Boost to Native Fish Stocks
Thousands of native sportfish will be released into waterways across NSW over coming months through the popular Two-Dollar-for-One-Dollar Native Fish Stocking program. NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Acting Executive Director...
Four People Arrested Following Operation Regional Mongoose NSW-QLD Cross Border Investigation
Four people have been arrested as part of a joint cross border operation with NSW Police and Queensland Police. Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders. The...
Farmers Left Out to Dry
A 22 per cent rise in rural water prices could drown farmers in debt and strip many farms of the water needed to produce food and fibre, the state’s peak farm body has said. According to official documents issued today, WaterNSW has submitted a proposal to the state...
Sheep and Goat eID Tag Discount Program Now Underway in NSW
As part of the Minns Labor Government’s $945 million biosecurity program, the $10.2 million electronic identification device Tag Discount Program is now live and available to support producers with the costs of eID devices for sheep and goats. The use of eID tags will...
Gwydir Shire Residents Urged to Have Their Say on Draft Gwydir Water Sharing Plan
The draft Gwydir Unregulated River water sharing plan is now on public display, and the NSW Government is inviting the community to have its say. The draft plan sets out clear rules for fair and sustainable water sharing among water users and the environment across...









