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Progressive cinema focuses on coal seam gas mining

Progressive Cinema presents ‘GasLand’, a compelling and emotional first-person story of discovery and empowerment, at 7.30pm on August 10, at the Armidale Club. In...

15-year strategic plan for Council

Last Thursday evening, Armidale Dumaresq Council (ADC) hosted the launch of its ADC Community Strategic Plan. After 18 months of community engagement, the Plan has...

Civil War veteran commemorated

A unique ceremony took place in the Armidale Cemetery on the weekend. A plaque on a previously unmarked grave was formally unveiled by descendents...

Integrated fox control encouraged

Coordinated group ‘1080’ baiting is currently occurring across the Southern New England region to reduce fox populations. The New England Tablelands has one of...

TAS wins GPS shooting titles

The Armidale School’s rifle team has taken out the GPS Shooting Premiership in Sydney, braving cold wet and windy conditions to claim victory in...

Field of Dreams

What began as a field of dreams in 1994 for Armidale’s Phil Wheaton, five fellow committee members and their then homeless club is today...

Nutrition experts tackle environmental challenges

Scientists and industry representatives from around the world have met at the University of New England for the University’s biennial “Recent Advances in Animal...

Early schooling in Armidale: Part 2

Celebrations were held in Armidale in June 2011 to mark the 150th anniversary of what is known today as Armidale City Public School. The...

‘Giggle Ball’ is on again

Camp Quality’s ‘Giggle Ball’ was so successful last year, it’s back by popular demand. What is fast becoming a ‘must do’ on the Armidale social...

Region represented at UK migration events

Regional Development Australia Northern Inland (RDANI) recently represented NSW in the UK, on behalf of the NSW Government’s Department of Trade and Investment, Regional...

2011 Census: shedding some light in a town near you

Just like the song, the Census goes ‘everywhere man’. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will count communities in all of Australia’s small and isolated towns...

Government advertising a waste of money

The $12 million Government advertising campaign to promote the clean energy package and another $13 million to put out associated paraphernalia is a vexing...