Farmers have renewed calls for meaningful competition reform as experts warn the aviation sector faces similar problems to the supermarket sector.Last week regional airline Rex was placed into voluntary administration – just months after the collapse of regional...
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Armidale Urgent Care Servic Temporarily Closes
Armidale Urgent Care Service (UCS) will temporarily close to patients from today, while Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network works with the local operator to undertake further recruitment of GPs for the service. Hunter New England Central Coast...
Aussies Deaf Rugby Team Miss Out In 7s Championship
The Australian Deaf Rugby Team, currently being coached by former Inverell Highlanders Captain Coach Dave Kearsey, has just missed claiming the Sevens International tournament in Johannesburg in South Africa over the weekend. Australian beat South Africa 19-14 in the...
Bingara Saleyards For Sale
Gwydir Shire Council is inviting expressions of interest for the acquisition of the Bingara Saleyard infrastructure. The successful buyer or buyers will be responsible for the removal and relocation of all or part of the saleyard infrastructure, with interested...
Power Outage at Ross Hill
Inverell Locals experienced a power outage yesterday which affected residents in the Ross Hill vicinity. At around 2.05pm, just under 1000 residents were affected by the outage, with a spokesperson from Essential Energy saying that upon receiving reports, workers...
Chaffey wins Preselection as Candidate for Parkes
Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey is looking forward to packing up his office if he wins the seat of Parkes in the upcoming Federal Election in 2025 after securing his preselection as The Nationals’ candidate on Saturday. Mayor Chaffey beat 2 other candidates to win...
Issues with Communications at Bingara
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce travelled to Bingara this week where he spoke to locals regarding issues raised in the area. According to local Bingara residents, the biggest issue facing the region is not only the lack of communications towers, with only one...
NE Times ‘Best of the Best’ Comp Begins
The New England Times have commenced their ‘Best of the Best’ Competition after a successful reception of their initial “Best of The New England” online competition. Thirty-One categories over the past 8 weeks were up for nominations by New England locals where they...
Highlanders Charging Towards Finals
The Inverell Highlanders have triumphed in both their First and Reserve grade games after defeating visitors Gunnedah Red Devils at Rugby Park in Central North Rugby Competition on Saturday. The Highlanders Men’s First have their sights set on a finals berth after...









