Politics aside: Brad Widders
Brad Widders is known in the Armidale region for a multitude of reasons, and in the latest edition of New England Today we talk to him about everything... except politics.
Moree Plains: the winds of change
Susannah Pearse left the city for Moree 14 years ago because she felt there was a better way to do things.
Lucy Haslam, medicinal cannabis and the future
Thanks to Lucy Haslam, the future for cancer patients, their families and friends, is looking more bearable and brighter.
The dream came true: Tara Toomey’s story
Tara Toomey’s story is testimony to the belief that a caring community and a good idea can create a successful business and a place where people love to live, but if they can’t live there, they want to visit.
Moree’s Mark Johnson reflects on his busy time as Mayor
His tenure as mayor has been brief but busy; Mark Johnson reflects after announcing his retirement.
After suffering in silence with little food, this Armidale volunteer vowed to never allow anyone to starve again
After struggling to find sufficient food during her first few days in the country as a UNE student, Danti Asianti vowed to do whatever it took to ensure nobody ever experienced what she had again.
Kootingal volunteer turning personal tragedy into passion for helping the community
Longtime resident of the Tamworth Region Rebecca Cooke has decided to “share the love around” by volunteering wherever she can after suffering a personal setback a few years ago.
Bingara veteran’s strong sense of community propelling him to give his time for a mountain of volunteer work
Steve Adams has served the community almost all his life, first in the Australian Defence Forces (ADF), which he joined in 1975, and now with a mountain of organisations across his home in Bingara.
Inverell volunteer following the family tradition by giving back, “Been in the blood for a long, long time”
For Inverell's Megan Gaukroger, her family have a long line of volunteering and service to the community going back several generations.
Decades of volunteering became healing therapy for Tamworth resident
Libby Darling has found a sure-fire way to get through the tough times, whatever life throws her way, and that's volunteering.