Healthy cycling push
MORE bikes will be hitting the streets of Armidale between 15 and 22 September, as NSW Bike Week is celebrated.
The annual community event promotes...
Marjorie’s legacy lives on
By GARY FRY
OBITUARY: Marjorie Humphrey
BORN at Tenterfield on February 15, 1924, Marjorie Laing was the eldest daughter of Charles Laing and his wife Bertha...
Extra theatre bed cuts wait
ARMIDALE residents are less likely to have to wait or need to travel for surgery with the arrival of a new operating theatre bed...
Milestone of song, dance, stage
OVER the last 150 years Armidale has grown from a rough and ready colonial outpost to the cosmopolitan city it is today.
It evolved in...
Signs of growth
By JO HARRISON
DEVELOPMENT in new home and land releases in Armidale is showing signs of resurgence with strong interest from buyers fuelling the need...
CWA boosts cancer care
By JO HARRISON
MEMBERS of the Kellys Plains/Dangarsleigh CWA recently presented a $200 cheque to Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Oncology Unit of the Armidale...
Pair of brainy bees soar
HE may have been more than 12 months younger than his competitors, but a passion for science has rewarded The Armidale School’s Ali Ahsan...
Region gateway open for business
By JO HARRISON
A SOPHISTICATED and modern interior will now greet visitors to the recently refurbishment Armidale Visitors Information Centre (VIC) providing a gateway to...
Produce bonanza in park
THE Walcha Farmers’ Market on Saturday 21 September at McHattan Park will be the first of many to come, with the markets being held...
Turning rubbish into art
By BARRY BLAIR
A BALANCE of upcycling and lateral thinking has resulted in some interesting entries in an art competition at Uralla.
The competition has raised...
From hot metal to high-tech
FUNDING of $1100 has been approved for the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) to assist in the recording of the oral history of...
Tree planting day takes off
FOR colder regions like Armidale National Tree Planting Day takes place later than the rest of the country to allow for warmer weather.
It is...
