Bundarra and Mungindi’s town drinking water supply has received a much-needed boost with Uralla Shire Council and Moree Plains Shire Council included in $2 million of water infrastructure funding. Both councils will receive $150,000 each from Advanced Operational...
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Farmers and Families Urged to Stay Safe on Quad Bikes
The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk of fatal injuries or crashes, with children also at risk. Since 2011, 234 Australians have died in quad bike...
FRRR and ARLF Launch New Drought Preparedness Program
FRRR and the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) are pleased to announce the launch of the Future Drought Fund’s Communities Program, funded by the Australian Government. The Future Drought Fund’s Communities Program will continue to empower people in...
Gardens Ready for Bundarra Festival
The Bundarra Garden Festival will be held this weekend with 6 gardens to be open to the public as organisers raise money for the Inverell Breast Cancer Support group. The six gardens include Abingdale and Fairview on Bakers Creek Rd, Box Moor on Gwydir Hwy, Bundarra...
Chopper Called to Transport Woman
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a woman who had fallen from a horse, northeast of Moree yesterday morning. A woman in her 20s was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for pelvic injuries and transported by road ambulance to Moree Airport to...
Regions Need Real Connectivity
Farmers have been left to cope with dangerous holes in mobile coverage as the federal government delivers a lacklustre response to a major telecommunications review. On Thursday the federal government finally issued a response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications...
Fire Permits Required for Burns
The NSW Rural Fire Service Northern Tablelands team have reminded residents in the Inverell, Glen Innes and Tenterfield Local Government Areas that fire permits are currently required for any burning activities. Fines of up to $5,500 or 12 months in prison may apply...
Hazard Reduction Burn in Bingara State Conservation Area
The National Parks and Wildlife Service, with support from NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is planning a hazard reduction burn in Bingara State Conservation Area on the North-Eastern side of the Bingara township from today (Wednesday 17 September) to this Saturday (20...
Telecommunications to be Discussed at Information Sessions in Gwydir Shire
NSW Farmers invites members and the wider community to the Gwydir LGA Telecommunications Information Roadshow. These Information Sessions will take place at Upper Horton, Bingara, Warialda, Gravesend, Croppa Creek, and North Star today and tomorrow Telecommunications...
