NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin says all options need to be on the table to tackle the state’s feral animal problem, welcoming comments from the Premier. On Tuesday NSW Premier Chris Minns suggested the NSW Government would be open to bounties and other measures...
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Fire Safety Campaign Starts This Weekend
Fire & Rescue NSW Inverell will be commencing their 2025 winter fire safety campaign next month. This Sunday 1 June is Smoke Alarm Action Day, an annual, nationwide day of action supported and endorsed by emergency services from every state and territory that...
Council Secures $250,000 Grant to Support Strategic Growth Planning
Uralla Shire Council is pleased to announce it has been successful in securing $250,000 in funding under Round 3 of the NSW Government’s Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund. This critical funding will enable Council to progress a series of long-standing...
Stronger Willis Creek Bridge to Improve Transport
Armidale Regional Council has engaged a contractor to strengthen the Willis Creek Bridge on Tenterden Road. Council says this work will allow the existing 25 tonne limit to be removed, aiding the more efficient movement of goods and services between Guyra and Tingha....
They’re Racing in Inverell
Racing in the north today centres on the Inverell Jockey Club’s 7-race TAB program. The Jockey club received notification from Racing NSW earlier in the week that they had been awarded another race meeting after the Armidale track was deemed unsafe to race following...
National Reconciliation Week is a Time to Reflect
National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) is a time for all Australians to reflect on how we can walk together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a fairer and more equitable country. This year’s theme, ‘Bridging Now to Next’, invites us...
Inverell Jockey Club Gains Race Meeting
Racing returns to Inverell tomorrow after the Armidale race meeting was transferred yesterday to the Inverell racecourse. Following 58mls of rain over the last 7 days and 8mls yesterday morning, Racing NSW stewards deemed the Armidale track was unsuitable for racing....
Green Waste Being Dumped in Recycle Bins in Uralla Shire
Uralla Shire Council has reminded residents to be wary about what they put in their recycle bins after an increase in green waste being dumped in bins across the shire. Council says as the weather cools down and leaves start to fall, placing green waste into recycle...
Flu Surges Early Around Australia
Health experts are sounding the alarm as Australia faces a worrying surge in respiratory illnesses, with over 75,000 lab-confirmed influenza cases already recorded between January and mid-May, a jump of more than 50% from the same period last year. Alarmingly, flu...
