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Cooinda Retirement Village Wraps Up Year
COOINDA Retirement Village, located in Ross Street, has held their annual Christmas luncheon for residents and friends and announced the results of their recent annual general meeting. At their recent annual general meeting, Cooinda’s board for the upcoming year...
Call for Border Crackdown
Farmers have called for a border crackdown to stop the spread of highly invasive fire ants into NSW, following several biosecurity breaches that exposed the country to a $60 billion risk. NSW Farmers Biosecurity Committee Chair Tony Hegarty said it was clear the NSW...
Council to Convene Community Safety Roundtable
Council will host a roundtable meeting to discuss further strategies for enhancing public safety. The meeting will bring together key stakeholders, including the Glen Innes Business Chamber, sponsors of a recent petition from the business community and local Police....
Ledger Found NOT GUILTY
Former Uralla Shire Councillor Natasha Ledger has been found not guilty of common assault and stalking-intimidating with the intention of causing fear or physical harm relating to charges from two separate incidents dating back to last year. Her case involved...
Atep Family Extension to Remain in Australia
Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has welcomed a Ministerial decision to allow the Atep family of Bingara more time to stay in Australia. The family’s right to stay was due to end today however, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Tony Burke...
Supermarkets Slammed for High Christmas Prices
Farmers say fair prices from the nation’s supermarkets remain nowhere to be seen with new research revealing the two major supermarkets are charging up to $19 more than Aldi for a basket of groceries. According to a price comparison released by CHOICE on...
ASIC to Sue REX for Misleading Market Information
Troubled regional airline REX is under fire as it faces legal action from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for deliberately misleading the market regarding its financial situation. The corporate regulator has alleged REX, along with 4 of its...
Nationals Block International Education Reforms
The Federal government has slammed the National Party claiming it had got into bed with the Liberal Party and the Greens political party to block reforms to international education which they believe will hurt the regional communities they claim to represent. The...
