Gunnedah airport closes to replace tarmac
The aerodrome will be closed to all air traffic as work begins in May on the complete refurbishment of the Gunnedah Airport tarmac.
New toolkit for those not ready to talk
Lifeline has launched a new service designed to reach help seekers who aren’t ready to talk to someone else about their situation, or simply prefer to manage things themselves first.
The Future of Tenterfield’s School of Arts up in the air
"To lose it would be incomprehensible" - The future of Tenterfield’s Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts is being questioned in a cost-saving move.
Country mayors say more solar needed in the cities to ease tensions in the regions
The Country Mayors Association of NSW are calling for State and Federal governments in increase rooftop solar installations in Sydney.
A push for Tamworth’s Queen of Country to Return
The crown is coming back to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, if the community and Tamworth Regional Council have anything to say about it.
Warialda’s Greenspace Plans
Warialda residents are eager to learn what is to come with the newly proposed ‘greenspace’ near the town’s centre.
BBQ Battalion back at Big Chill 23
The BBQ Battalion Armidale barbecuing competition is back for this year’s Big Chill Festival, being held at the Armidale Showgrounds May 13 and 14.
Grand final rematch in this weekend’s rugby action
Round 2 action in New England Rugby Union will get underway on Saturday with a grand final rematch between the home side Barbarians and St Alberts College. Barbarians are eager to roll out the hard work at training on the…
PET scanner confirmed for North West Cancer Centre
Cancer patients in the New England North West will soon be able to access a PET scanner closer to home.
World Immunisation Week: don’t forget the other vaccines
Priority groups are being encouraged to get a free flu vaccine and advocates are asking people not to neglect their other vaccinations this World Immunisation Week.